by admin | Oct 11, 2013 | Blog
n Last year as a part of my tasting project, I did a session with dear friend and fellow Master Emily Wines. Emily is the current Senior Director of Beverage for Kimpton Hotels and Restaurants in the U.S. She’s had an outstanding career in the wine industry having...
by admin | Oct 1, 2013 | Blog
n “Music has Charms to Soothe a Savage Breast” William CongreveMusic has been called the universal language. It’s the aspect of our culture that arguably moves us more than anything...
by admin | Sep 20, 2013 | Blog
n www.ukmums.tv “The future seems bright.” “I just can’t get any distance from it.”“He’s blowing it all out of proportion.”“My mind went blank.”Sound familiar? Odds are you’ve probably heard all of them at some point as they’re commonly used expressions. But they may...
by admin | Sep 6, 2013 | Blog
n “But it just smells like wine.” The Beginner’s DilemmaSound familiar? I think this is a common experience for most people just getting into wine. It was for me. I clearly remember going to my first professional tasting while in grad school studying music. As I...
by admin | Aug 26, 2013 | Blog
n Last week I was working with a corporate client leading a tasting for some 50 of their employees. The experience level in the group ranged from a few seasoned veterans to a larger group not much beyond the novice level. As I asked them to examine a particular wine,...
by admin | Aug 7, 2013 | Blog
n Recently there’s been much discussion and lively debate in the Master Sommelier community about the term “viscosity” as it’s used to describethe appearance of wine as it moves in the glass. Some feel the term is incorrectly used even to the extent that it should be...
