by admin | Mar 7, 2012 | Blog
n Service exams can be incredibly challenging for the student in that they demand the polished skills of a top sommelier, great depth of knowledge of wines and spirits, and some real savvy when it comes to food and wine pairing. When coaching students in service, I...
by admin | Mar 2, 2012 | Blog
n Double Bond came across my radar through a good friend and colleague. This small Central Coast winery was founded by biochemist John Klacking. The winemaking team is headed up by retired physicist John Thunen, who has a long successful track record in small batch...
by admin | Feb 29, 2012 | Blog
n Yesterday a tasting of outstanding Baroli from Fontanafredda, one of the top producers in Piedmont. While still unmistakably Nebbiolo in terms of character and tannin, I found the wines to be remarkably sleek, stylish and complex, capable of an easy 30 years in the...
by admin | Feb 26, 2012 | Blog
n I remember the first time I ever paid for a professional tasting of any kind. It was the summer of 1987 and I was in North Beach at Singer & Foy, a now defunct retailer then located just off Washington Square. The tasting listed in their mailer that day was, if...
by admin | Feb 22, 2012 | Blog
n Whenever I tell someone I’m traveling to judge a wine competition, their response is inevitably, “Oh how lucky you are to get to taste all those wines. And I think, “Yeah right.” Funny how the very thought of tasting over a hundred wines in a day sounds like big fun...
