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...
by admin | Jun 26, 2012 | Blog
n This post is really geared to MS students in exam mode, specifically the tasting exam. Many students and fellow Masters (including me) consider the tasting exam to be by far the most challenging of the three segments of the overall M.S. examination (theory and...
by admin | Jun 21, 2012 | Blog
n Photo by Kent Hanson The Wente Clone Turns 100This week saw two important celebrations for 100th birthdays in the wine world. First, an outstanding symposium at Wente Vineyards in Livermore on Monday celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Wente clone of...
by admin | Jun 16, 2012 | Blog
n Recently I was in the UK for meetings and had a couple of hours in Heathrow before getting on my flight to head back home. After catching up on e-mail, I strolled about looking for a place to grab a sandwich. As I wandered through the food court, I spotted a cafe...
by admin | Jun 12, 2012 | Blog
n In a recent post I extolled the virtues of the dining ritual; how it can be a valuable resource that nurtures our social and family lives. Somewhere near the end of that post I mentioned that Carla, Maria, and I took it upon ourselves to recast the Lord of the Rings...
