This is an article that I am posting at Geoff’s request. It’s a little longer than an average blog post, but I hope that you find it worthwhile. Thanks to Geoff for the invitation to participate here.
Magnums of Avize chardonnay in Bollinger's cellars, to be used as reserve wines
Champagne is arguably the most famous wine in the world, yet while few people dislike drinking it, it often happens that even…
I want to extend an enormous thank you to the Guild of Sommeliers and Ruinart for making the trip to Champagne a reality; it was truly an honor to be a part of such an experience. To give future competitors some insight to the itinerary we all experienced I thought I might write about some of the highlights:
When I first sat down to the examination with 19 other competitors in the Chicago area, I hadn't the slightest…
A very special and heartfelt thanks goes out to Leslie Rudd! It was my great honor to be selected as one of the MS to participate in the Rudd Roundtable last weekend in Napa Valley where the some of the best and brightest talent in our industry gathered together to study and share some great information about preparing ourselves and each other for the Master Sommelier Diploma Examination and for excellence in the roles…
To say that this second entry is belated (The Riesling Enrichment trip took place almost 4 months ago) is a gross understatement and I apologize for the gap. However, I did manage to amass quite a bit of video footage throughout that week. The most compelling visit on day two was with Klaus Peter Keller of Weingut Keller in the Rheinhessen at his estate in the village of Florsheim-Dalsheim. In the footage below Klaus…
A dried grape wine from Cyprus was first known to be described in 800 BC by the Greek poet Hesiod and was known as the Cypriot Manna. Previously…