Bloggers off and running

The first wine bloggers conference is under way in Sonoma. I’m sure you’re going to get updates from Lenn over at LENNDEVOURS. They’ve sent out a press release, which notes the increase in bloggers over the past four years and how it can/will affect the marketplace.
As my schedule prohibited attending, I’m interested in knowing how [...]

Spanish wine Icon tasting

A brief on the wines we tasted tonight at the Icon tasting. More notes tomorrow. It’s time for bed.

Two days with Pancho

If anyone has the opportunity to learn about Spanish wine with Pancho Campo, s/he should take it. The first Spanish Master of Wine travels the world with his Wine Academy of Spain promoting Spanish wine. I just finished the two-day class and will take the test tomorrow, which I expect is not designed to [...]

Noble House tasting

I’ve been in the city since Monday for the Spanish wine class, which just finished. But first, a post about the Noble House tasting held Monday at Bar Americain. There I met Anthony Allport, whose wine I tasted out at the restaurant and wrote about earlier.
Pretty cute, and much younger than I imagined.
Also there was [...]

Words on Premium

I have an article on Premium Wine Group in the Fall issue of Edible East End magazine. It’s the one currently on the street now with the Brussels sprouts on the stock quote pages on the cover.
At right is Russell Hearn, co founder of Premium, the only custom crush operation east of the Mississippi, right [...]

Spanish wine class

There’s been a last minute change in the schedule for the Spanish wine class. I got an e-mail that says:
I am thrilled to inform you that we have just received the confirmation that Mr. Cesar Saldaña, CEO for the CRDO Sherry will join the program as a speaker. Mr. Saldaña will conduct the chapter about [...]

Recommended reading

I just made it through this book in preparation for the Spanish wine educator’s class I will be taking next week.
The maps are pretty good; I kept my World Atlas of Wine closeby for comparison, but this book is much more up to date with many of the changes incurred by the 2003 Spanish wine [...]

One way to break in?

The Court of Master Sommelier’s website has a job section and on September 9, The French Laundry posted a position for a wine intern. It goes like this:
Wine Intern, The French Laundry Restaurant ~ Napa Valley, CA
Title: Wine Intern – The French Laundry Restaurant
Company Overview: The French Laundry is a 60 seat, Wine [...]

Classes starting

I’m going to start wine classes for the staff at the restaurant. (Reflected in the wine glass is my preferred method for keeping notes: the marble notebook. I have my whole college education on a shelf.)
I’ve found that people in the restaurant really appreciate having someone who knows something about wine, especially when they have [...]

It’s all about Spain

I have signed up for the Spanish Wine Educators Course to be given in New York at the Warwick Hotel on October 21 through October 23. Organized by the Spanish WIne Academy, the course will be given by Pancho Campo MW. I haven’t traveled to Spain’s wine regions. My only trip there was with a [...]