by admin | Oct 15, 2018 | Blog
n Hilma af Klint, Group IV, No. 3, 1907 It’s a common scenario: an industry person is leading a consumer tasting. During the tasting two people in the crowd have completely different responses when asked about one of the wines. And their descriptions are wildly...
by admin | Sep 21, 2018 | Blog
n Sonia Delaunay: Market at Minho – 1915 At a recent conference, good friend Peter Granoff, MS, and I drew the task of taking a group through a dozen wines from the Roussillon region during a luncheon. In the pregame conversation over coffee, we were going...
by admin | Sep 2, 2018 | Blog
n Kandinsky: Blue – 1924 In his recent column, “In Wine and Critics, Populists Find an Easy Target,” New York Times wine critic, Eric Asimov, writes of the recent trend of criticism and mistrust of wine writers, professionals, and critics by the public. Asimov...
by admin | Jul 14, 2018 | Blog
n Chagall: The Wine Harvest from Daphnis et Chloé As a wine professional and classically trained musician, I’ve always wanted to know if wine was important in the lives of the great composers. Did Bach, Mozart, or Beethoven enjoy wine daily? Did they keep a cellar?...
by admin | May 29, 2018 | Blog
n With the Memorial Day weekend just over, the summer season is officially here. Hopefully you’ll have an opportunity to take some time off in the next few months—even a real planned vacation. And with time off, there’s never a better opportunity to catch up on a bit...
by admin | Apr 28, 2018 | Blog
n Paul Klee – Insula Dulcamara (1938) In a recent conversation with a student, I was asked how I would prepare for the Master’s tasting exam if I had to take it again. What strategies would I use to prepare for the exam? More importantly, what strategies would I...
