The Sommeliers’ Case
Recognized as two of the nation’s brightest young sommeliers, Andrey Ivanov and Maximilian Kast are […]
Recognized as two of the nation’s brightest young sommeliers, Andrey Ivanov and Maximilian Kast are […]
Canadians have made wine since the Vikings sailed the seas. While icewine—imported from Austria by […]
Zoom in on a smaller city like Tulsa, and you find cooperation, support, and mutual […]
In July of 2015, sommelier Liz Mendez, along with her chef/husband Mark were sitting in […]
Humid and subtropical Madeira, jutting skyward off the African coastline, crowns a massive underwater volcano, […]
The Pilsner has been making a comeback for at least the last five years. American […]
There is no other country more deserving of a fine wine culture than Turkey. Food […]
College Cellars of Walla Walla is a bonded winery within the Walla Walla Community College […]
The announcement late last year that Champagne Taittinger had bought a substantial parcel of land […]
Restaurateurs’ rigid adherence to the philosophy that, “The customer is always right” has softened over […]
If you want to know the taste of a Chenin, you must change the Chenin […]
Chateau Musar Jeune White ’13 (Bronze) Bekaa Valley, Lebanon What a delicious wine! Almost equivalently […]
If you keep up with global wine news you know that New Zealand Wine Growers […]
Xinomavro is widely regarded as the most noble grape variety of northern Greece, producing wines […]
“You HAVE to taste these!” insisted an incredulous, fellow Master of Wine. This happened late […]
Kansas is not the first place one thinks of for a sommelier scene. While the […]
Whomever thought of taking one of the most popular styles of beer and lowering its […]
Wine drinkers owe a big thanks to Cabernet Franc. Not only is it impressively versatile […]
Rodil has helped open some of the top restaurants in Austin including Uchi, Congress, and […]
In the region of Südtirol / Alto Adige, where the primary language is German (followed […]
Franciacorta is Italy’s premier region for sparkling wine, and yet it remains relatively little known […]
We sommeliers want authentic things and we are atavists. We celebrate the old man on […]
An old cliché in the wine trade says that all roads for wine lovers lead […]
Small businesses are flourishing and a cross-pollination of cultures is bringing new dimensions to the […]
When you are neighboring the single biggest wine-producing region in the world, one responsible for […]
To age or not to age? This is a question wine professionals often encounter when […]
Tea shares wine’s ability to captivate, if not intoxicate. Remember the first wine that really […]
One of the myths of the modern sommelier scene is that the job – or […]
Uttering the word “session” conjures a great deal of emotion in the beer world these […]
Maynard James Keenan handed me my second espresso. To meet, I woke before dawn and […]
For many years while I was working as wine columnist for The Washington Post, I […]
Begging the question: are they? As the public becomes more aware of the term “sommelier,” […]