by admin | Sep 29, 2016 | Blog
n Memory of a number of key aromatics is needed to recognize classic grapes and wines. Some are more problematic than others. The tough ones can become “blind spots” for student tasters and lead to habitual confusion between similar– but in reality very...
by admin | Sep 16, 2016 | Blog
n Gustav Klimt: Detail from the Tree of Life Once upon a time commencement speeches were the stuff of dust and tedium. Most were 10-15 minutes of filler provided by an extinguished luminario—usually an alum—meant to provide pearls of wisdom to graduating acolytes who...
by admin | Sep 4, 2016 | Blog
n Eon Productions Hopefully you had a chance to watch some of the recent coverage of the Olympics. I was busy so only had bits of time here and there to tune in but was always glad when I did. What made the games so compelling to me was not so much the competition...
by admin | Aug 30, 2016 | Blog
n The Red Vineyard by Van Gogh Two things I shared with my Dad were classical music and a love of great art. The first was a vital part of my life from fourth grade when I started playing the trumpet all the way into my mid-30’s. During that time there were two music...
by admin | Aug 25, 2016 | Blog
n Recently I was in Washington D.C. to present at the annual Society of Wine Educator’s Conference. The night before I joined two friends for dinner at The Grill Room in the Rosewood Hotel. The Grill Room is a small, intimate dining room that seats about 60 featuring...
by admin | Jul 30, 2016 | Blog
n Vilfredo Federico Damaso Pareto (1848 – 1923) was an Italian engineer, economist, and philosopher. He made numerable contributions to economics and the social sciences in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. In 1896 while at the University of Lausanne Pareto...
