by admin | Apr 29, 2016 | Blog
n Throughout the course of a day we constantly change our focus and state of awareness; from holding a conversation to driving, watching TV, or taking part in a physical activity such as a walk in the country. We also process information from the outside world with...
by admin | Apr 18, 2016 | Blog
n Anders Henriksson 2001 In 1983 David Helgren, then an assistant professor at the University of Miami, gave his students a geography pop quiz consisting of a blank map of the world with instructions to identify several dozen prominent cities and countries. He...
by admin | Apr 5, 2016 | Blog
n Yan Lei Tasting is the heart and soul of what we do as wine professionals. It’s both the “work” we do and also the most enjoyable thing about our profession. Any career in wine—whatever facet—ultimately comes down to tasting. After 25-plus years and tasting tens of...
by admin | Mar 13, 2016 | Blog
n August 2007; I’m in Germany for the Grosse Lage tasting in Wiesbaden with a group of writers and other industry people from the U.K. and the U.S. If not familiar, the Grosse Lage classification, which is comprised of Grosses Gewächs wines, is the pinnacle of...
by admin | Feb 13, 2016 | Blog
n Louis Lozon Valentine’s Day; in any informal poll of the most dreaded nights in the restaurant business it’s usually voted at or near the top. For me it’s not quite number one. I award that honor to New Year’s Eve and for good reason; people who rarely go out at all...
by admin | Jan 23, 2016 | Blog
n It’s January and that means the exam track has started again with the M.S. Master’s theory exam on March 7th, the first Advanced Course later than month, and the first Advanced Exam in April. Needless to say, there’s lots of studying going on in many quarters....
