by admin | Sep 3, 2012 | Blog
n I like Australia. It’s so far from the rest of the world that strange and even bizarre things happen there and no one else seems to notice. Consider this: Australia is the only country that ever lost a head of state. That’s right, in 1967 then Prime...
by admin | Aug 22, 2012 | Blog
n So you think you know everything …My reward for passing the Master’s Exam in March of 1992 was to work Sunday brunch two days later. It wasn’t punishment, it was just how the schedule worked out and I wasn’t about to pass the shift off on the other two sommeliers...
by admin | Aug 10, 2012 | Blog
n MTV In Master Sommelier classes and tasting examinations we ask students to assess the structural components of wine, specifically the levels of residual sugar, alcohol, acidity, and tannin, as well as the length and quality of the finish. Further, we ask them to...
by admin | Aug 4, 2012 | Blog
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by admin | Jul 19, 2012 | Blog
n Pixar Usually I just roll with things and not too much bothers me. But like everybody else, I do a have my pet peeves with the wine world. Here are a few of them replete with more than a touch of hyperbole and sarcasm.Neon-Colored Plastic CorksA public service...