Student Success Story: Josh Jacobsen of Rae Vino
We asked NVWA student Josh Jacobsen about getting his wine education while pursuing the dream of opening Rae Vino, an online wine shop.
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Five Scary Wine Faults and What You Should Know
Explanations from our favorite wine fault articles on the web, along with a “How Scary?” description, which aims to break down each “fault” in layman’s terms.
Student Spotlight: Get to Know Frank Filippini
Frank Filippini is a returning student to Napa Valley Wine Academy from Redwood City, California. He is a Senior Manager for the Americas Search Business Operations at Yahoo where he works to liaise between product, engineering, and sales teams. We’ve had the pleasure of getting to know Frank, who has a passion for discovering and discussing wine with those around him. In this installment of our student spotlight, get to know Frank Filippini!
6 Questions with Carlton McCoy, MS (Element 47 at The Little Nell)
In 2013, Carlton McCoy became the 10th Master Sommelier to earn the credential from a post at The Little Nell’s “Element 47” restaurant in Aspen, Colorado. If there’s anyplace in the U.S. with a bit of MS-pixie dust floating in the air, it surely is there, but don’t confuse it for some magical transformation from …
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Our New Education Center in Downtown Napa
In January of this year, we officially moved into our very own brick and mortar, headquartered at 2501 Oak Street, smartly situated at the corner of California and Oak in downtown Napa, California. The space was formerly occupied by a theater arts school, which leaves a lingering excited energy in the walls, good vibes all …
Q&A with Frédéric Barnier, Winemaker, Maison Louis Jadot
When Frédéric Barnier, Technical Director of winemaking of the iconic Maison Louis Jadot winery in Burgundy, France visited Los Angeles earlier this year, I had the chance to meet with him over lunch at Gracias Madre. We enjoyed an array of haut vegan-Mexican fare along with a range of wines from Jadot’s entry-level offerings from Chablis, …
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The Art of Sabrage: How To Saber a Bottle of Champagne
No doubt, many of you reading this having attempted to saber a bottle of Champagne before and we believe you when you tell us that it went off without a hitch (insert winking smiley face here). The Noble Art of Sabrage is truly an art form, and executing a seamless and show-stopping display of sabering …
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5 Wine Careers to Consider with a WSET or CSW certification
5 Wine Careers to Consider with a WSET or CSW certification A Napa Valley Wine Academy Education, whether you are pursuing a CSW (Certified Specialist of Wine) or WSET (Wine and Spirit Education Trust) credential, will help you compete for jobs in the following five areas.* Wine Educator Napa and Sonoma Counties alone are home …
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Figuring Out Fizz
We may be living in the golden age of sparkling wine. Never before has so much quality “fizz” been available to the wine consumer. San Francisco Chronicle wine writer Jon Bonné prognosticates in his January 10 column that 2014 will be the year during which sparkling becomes as much a part of everyday drinking as …
9 Steps to Becoming a Better Wine Taster
Here are your 9 Steps to Becoming a Better Wine Taster 1 – One sip is rarely enough. Our ability to perceive nuances of flavor and levels of acidity in wine, among other components, owes much to our condition while tasting. Is it your first wine of the day? Are you fatigued or sick? Did …
