by admin | May 26, 2012 | Blog
n I’m just back from Aspen and the first Master’s Exam of the year. It was a great exam with 63 students participating over four days. The results are four newly minted Master Sommeliers, and I want to congratulate them: Dennis Kelly, wine director for the French...
by admin | May 21, 2012 | Blog
n “It’s Not an Adventure until Something Goes Wrong.” Yvon Chouinard Legendary climber, environmentalist and founder of PatagoniaPreludeLast week I was in Pomona to judge the LA...
by admin | May 18, 2012 | Blog
n This post is not about wine. I apologize in advance. That being said, I just want to call attention to the fact that my daughter, Maria Gabriela Gaiser, is now a college graduate (cue marching bands, dancing bears, and general celebratory mayhem). For Maria, it’s...
by admin | May 16, 2012 | Blog
n Picking up a glass to smell wine may not seem like a big deal, but after many years and watching thousands of students and consumers I’m convinced that it’s anything but automatic–and something everyone may not be able to figure out on their own. I’ve also...
by admin | May 13, 2012 | Blog
n Mom and Maria in 1994 It’s Mother’s Day, and as much as I’m not fond of Hallmark holidays, I think this one’s legit. After all, where would we be without Mom? Can the importance of Mom be overstated? I seriously doubt it. Mom is the love source and as much as we...
by admin | May 10, 2012 | Blog
n Not long ago, I had a lengthy phone conversation with a writer who was putting together a piece for the NY Post. During our chat he happened to mention how difficult it was for him to get a good bottle of wine in a restaurant. My reaction was somewhere between...
