He has been described as the sommelier's sommelier, and during this covid-19 crisis, Ronan Sayburn is working seven-day weeks facilitating and hosting wine masterclasses, interviews and live tastings. Related stories: Somm of the People, All of the Time ...
Wine-Searcher sat down with Parr and Mackay to discuss their newly award-winning book, The Sommelier's Atlas of Taste, as well as the inspirations behind the pages, lessons learned from one another along the way, and the notion that terroir is actually a created, man made concept. What ...
November 1, 2024Team Sommelier India Tasting Notes by Elizabeth Gabay AUSTRIA 2012 Ried Weinberg, Weingut Wachter-Wiesler, Eisenberg, Burgenland, Austria Old vines planted on steep, slate soils in the southern part of Burgenland near the Hungarian border. The wine is fermented … ...
and when I opened one recently, I didn’t like it – was too much of the malolactic processing, to me the wine acquires that strange and specific taste. But then I had a second bottle a few weeks after, and it was excellent
I have visitedthe Southern Italian region ofPuglia a number of times and I was the Wine Director and Sommelier for I-Trulli, an Apulian restaurant in Manhattan, so I have a fondness for the wine and food of the region. A few months ago the Association of Puglia in Rose’ arranged for...
Glass 1- Riedel Universal tasting glass (this is the one typically offered at all of the wine tastings), Glass 2 – Chef & Sommelier Open’Up glass, one of most aesthetically pleasing glasses for the daily drinking, and Glass 3 – Riedel Radical Cabernet glass (my favorite glass for the...
A Blog About Wine And Life By Sommelier Sara Kay Quick Sips: Abecela Reserve Tempranillo “South East Block” 2009 The Back Story:This is one of 10 wines that found its way to me so that I could become better acquainted with Oregon Wines thanks to Trellis Growing Partners. It is ...
Sommelier Challenge International Wine & Spirits Competition, an extension of the 'Challenge' series introduced by nationally syndicated wine columnist Robert Whitley, presents wineries, distilleries and importers with an opportunity to have their wines
We asked a sommelier how they find great wine for less: 1. Shop local - 2. Know your price point - 3. Avoid wine trends - 4. Pull out the world map - 5. Explore entry-level wines - 6. Consider a wine club membership - 7. Buy wine in bulk." International Wine & Spirit ...
Is WSET a Sommelier qualification? WSET courses focus on learning about wine rather than the service element. That said they provide an invaluable level of knowledge that allow you to talk about wine with some level of authority. If you dont want to study, take exams, or gain a professional...