by admin | Sep 18, 2017 | Blog
n Salvador Dali – Still Life Moving Fast The NPR feed on Facebook has just alerted me to the fact that I need to pencil in September 23rd on my calendar. You might do so as well. Why? Because powers supposedly wise are predicting the apocalypse—the end of the...
by admin | Aug 12, 2017 | Blog
n Everyone, hope you’re having a good summer. It’s been a busy one on this end. Between work, travel, and our getting ready to move, there’s been precious little time to write. To point, after living in San Francisco for 32 years, Carla, Patrick, and I are moving back...
by admin | Jul 8, 2017 | Blog
n Some years ago, I was in Heathrow waiting to fly home after several days of meetings in the UK. After catching up on e-mail, I looked for a place to grab a quick sandwich. As I wandered through the food court I spotted a cafe called Giraffe whose motto “live eat...
by admin | Jun 6, 2017 | Blog
n Since its inception in late 2005, the goals of the Certified Sommelier Examination have always been the same: first, to provide the hospitality industry with a much-needed basic sommelier certification. Second, to introduce students to the MS examination format. I...
by admin | May 16, 2017 | Blog
n There is perhaps no more contentious term in the wine world than terroir. The mere mention of the word can send the listener into a state of uncertainty, confusion, trance, or agitation–even fury. Trying to nail down the definition of terroir can be just as...
by admin | Apr 17, 2017 | Blog
n “There’s always room for a story that can transport people to another place.”J.K. RowlingLast November I was in Idaho’s Snake River Valley working on a project with the Idaho Wine Commission. My task was to visit winery tasting rooms and be a...
