by admin | Aug 10, 2012 | Blog
n MTV In Master Sommelier classes and tasting examinations we ask students to assess the structural components of wine, specifically the levels of residual sugar, alcohol, acidity, and tannin, as well as the length and quality of the finish. Further, we ask them to...
by admin | Aug 4, 2012 | Blog
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by admin | Jul 19, 2012 | Blog
n Pixar Usually I just roll with things and not too much bothers me. But like everybody else, I do a have my pet peeves with the wine world. Here are a few of them replete with more than a touch of hyperbole and sarcasm.Neon-Colored Plastic CorksA public service...
by admin | Jul 13, 2012 | Blog
n The Café at the Victoria & Albert Museum In and of itself, lunch is usually not a big deal. Most of the time it’s partaken solo either on the run, at one’s desk, or even in the car. Unless there’s a good reason to actually “plan” lunch as in sharing time with a...
by admin | Jul 5, 2012 | Blog
n “It’s an important and popular fact that things are not always what they seem.”Douglas Adams from the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the GalaxyNot long ago I finished re-reading the Douglas Adams novel, Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy. If you’ve not read it, I highly...
by admin | Jun 28, 2012 | Blog
n My last post was the first of two installments comprised of advice I’ve given to tasting students over the years. In it I offered strategies concerning the overall use of the M.S. tasting grid as well as pointers for looking at and smelling wine in the context of an...
