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...
by admin | Nov 21, 2015 | Blog
n Time is a funny thing. It can pass in the blink of an eye or seem like an eternity. Take the four minutes and ten seconds allowed for each of the six wines in an MS tasting exam. In those few short minutes a student must use the deductive tasting grid to examine and...
by admin | Nov 8, 2015 | Blog
n This post is a much-delayed third segment in a series I began over two years ago on strategies for teaching beginning tasters. It’s an important “next step” for beginners but it applies to everyone. To review, there were two previous phases/strategies for beginners:...
