by admin | May 13, 2015 | Blog
n In the last post I wrote about two sets of grapes/wines that consistently give students nightmares in tasting practice and exams. Why? Because each set is filled with grapes easily confused with each other. I called these grapes the “Evil Dwarves.” My last post...
by admin | May 10, 2015 | Blog
n In blind tasting, there are two sets of grapes that consistently give students nightmares because each set is populated by grapes easily confused for one another. I call them the “Evil Dwarves.” The first set is made up of semi-aromatic white grapes and includes...
by admin | Apr 15, 2015 | Blog
n Warner Brothers Animation If you’re in the business long enough it will happen. In fact, it’s inevitable. At some point you will be asked to be part of a panel discussion for a tasting and/or seminar. If you do enough of these panel discussions, Darwin’s law on...
by admin | Apr 6, 2015 | Blog
n Geoff Kruth, MS is the COO of the Guild of Sommeliers. With the help of Matt Stamp, MS, Kruth oversees guildsomm.com, arguably the finest online resource for both wine and the sommelier community. Geoff is also an outstanding tasting coach and recently I interviewed...
by admin | Mar 24, 2015 | Blog
n Nickelodeon Animation Studios I’m no stranger to test-performance anxiety. I have two degrees in music and in my student days I dealt with taking auditions and playing performances. I clearly remember my first time playing a solo in Keller Hall, the recital hall at...
by admin | Mar 11, 2015 | Blog
n I’ve blogged extensively about tasting over the last three years but never about the basics of the Master Sommelier deductive tasting grid or how to use it—until now. Here’s a play-by-play description of how to use the grid. If you don’t already have a copy of the...
