Don’t Stand So Close to Me

n Sony Pictures Proxemics is the science of how we communicate with others and the environment around us through the use of space. While the term may sound a bit abstract it definitely applies to wine service as far as awareness of the appropriate distance to maintain...

Drag and Drop: Installing Olfactory Memories

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...

Ask

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...

James Bond and Your Happy Place

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...

Van Gogh’s Glass

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...