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....
by admin | Jan 9, 2016 | Blog
n A belated Happy New Year to everyone! I hope the past few weeks have afforded you some well-deserved quality time off with family, friends, and most of all solo.I usually don’t make New Year’s resolutions. In the past I’ve found that any resolutions I make are...
by admin | Dec 7, 2015 | Blog
n In the past, I’ve written holiday posts about possible gift ideas for friends and family. This year is different. If your year was anything like mine, it was crazy. Usually my year slows down after Thanksgiving but not this year as I’m finishing up this post in...
