Yannick is the Head Sommelier at the University Club and an Advanced Sommelier with the Court of Master Sommeliers. He is a proud New Yorker born into a family of French restaurateurs who knew that hospitality was his calling from a young age. Yannick worked at Le Cirque, Oceana, Jean-Georges, and Atlas before becoming a sommelier at Felidia and Atelier at the Ritz-Carlton. In 2003, a car accident left Benjamin paralyzed below the waist and he quickly adapted, outfitting his wheelchair with a table that allows him to work the floor as a sommelier. Yannick has been recognized among Wine Enthusiast’s Top 40 under 40 and was named Person of the Year by New Mobility Magazine in 2017. He is currently the resident sommelier on the hit radio show “On The Town with Michael Riedel” on AM 970 The Answer and has made multiple appearances on ABC, NBC, and CBS. In 2015, Yannick starred in “Uncorked,” a documentary series about sommeliers on Esquire TV. Jancis Robinson of the Financial Times calls Benjamin “the new star of New York's gastronomic firmament” and The Wine Spectator talks about Benjamin revealing a “kinder, gentler side of the profession.” Yannick created Wine on Wheels - one of New York City’s largest and most exciting wine events. Wine on Wheels brings together hundreds of esteemed sommeliers volunteering to pour over 180 wines from around the world for charity. Yannick is also a para-athlete and competes in marathons to raise money for Wheeling Forward.