by admin | Jun 6, 2013 | Blog
n Last month the classical music world celebrated an important milestone: one hundred years ago on May 29th, Igor Stravinsky’s Le Sacre du Printemps, or The Rite of Spring, was first performed. For most people, Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring means Disney’s Fantasia and...
by admin | May 21, 2013 | Blog
n In November 2009, I sat in front of a film crew with Tim Hallbom, a behavioral scientist, for the better part of four hours over two sessions tasting wine. During the sessions, Tim tracked my eye and language patterns with the goal of trying to deconstruct my...
by admin | May 16, 2013 | Blog
n The highlight of my recent trip to Germany was several hours spent tasting at the Weinbörse. If not familiar, the Weinbörse is one of Germany’s top annual wine events held in late April in the beautiful medieval city of Mainz. Every spring, some 200 members of the...
by admin | May 4, 2013 | Blog
n I’m just back from ten days on the road; a trip split between three Alto Adige wine seminars in Denver, D.C., and New York, and a trip to Germany for the Weinbörse, the big annual spring wine fair. While the likes of such a sojourn may sound glamorous, anyone who...
by admin | Apr 17, 2013 | Blog
n Last weekend the classical music world lost one of its long time great performers. Adolf “Bud” Herseth passed away at his Oak Park home outsideof Chicago. He was 91. Herseth was the former principal trumpet in the Chicago Symphony—for 53 years. His name may be far...
