The New York Times had an article in Sunday’s metro section about the American Sommelier Society’s 20-week wine education course. Mostly filled with restaurant workers looking for a better job.
June 2, 2008
Past studies
One year ago I was in the last-minute throes of studying for the unit 3 exam for the diploma. The test included two hours of blind tasting in the morning and three hours of essay questions on the “Light Wines of the World,” the title of unit 3. That’s all the wine in the [...]
June 2, 2008
What’s open now
Domaine de la Quilla 2006 muscadet-sevre et maine sur lie
As is all Muscadet, this wine was made from melon de borgogne in the region where the Loire river meets the Atlantic Ocean. Also typical of muscadet, this wine is 12 percent alcohol, fresh, easy to drink and meant to accompany a plate of oysters.
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