Photo of Jason Wagner via Facebook.
According to Jason Wagner—who recently left RM Champagne Salon to take over the vacant somm position at The Gage/Henri—Food & Wine had named him one of the "Top Sommeliers of 2012." The announcement was set to happen in an upcoming edition.
The sudden job switch, however, likely created some confusion at the magazine, which probably was going to feature a glowing write-up about the Jason Wagner experience at RM Champagne Salon. The writer didn't have this experience at The Gage or Henri. I'm thinking that a fact-checker called up Wagner to verify some info and that's when he told him he left.
When Wagner was informed that the story was pulled, he griped about the situation on Facebook late Monday night:
