Each article in this 52-week series will feature one new cocktail and one new alcoholic addition so that, bit by bit, you’ll build out a stellar home bar. Cocktails are delicious and all, but where does one start? How does one learn to craft the perfect, balanced drink without dropping an entire paycheck on making …
Are the best Rosés (still) being shortchanged against their red and white peers? There’s a long-standing joke in the wine business that a wine’s most common flaw is that it isn’t red. This is, of course, a reference to the perception that dry red wines tend to outscore their white, dessert, sparkling, and rosé counterparts …
What Can We Learn from the World’s Top Rosé Wines? Read More »
I’m lucky that as the Program Director of our WSET Diploma program, I get to hear all the amazing success stories of our graduates, so I recently asked some of them to share how completing the Diploma has benefited their lives and careers. But first, if you’re one of those curious Level 3 students, let’s …
WSET Level 4 Diploma: The Leap from Level 3, and Why the Diploma is Worth Doing Read More »
Each article in this 52-week series will feature one new cocktail and one new alcoholic addition so that, bit by bit, you’ll build out a stellar home bar. Cocktails are delicious and all, but where does one start? How does one learn to craft the perfect, balanced drink without dropping an entire paycheck on making …
Kryss Speegle MW’s masterclass on Natural Wine Styles inspired this Q&A with Andrew Jones of Field Recordings. In short, Domo Arigato Mr. Ramato. Andrew Jones of Field Recordings. Photo by Asia Croson Photography. Napa Valley Wine Academy introduction Kryss Speegle MW’s masterclass on Natural Wine Styles prompted the idea to reach out to a producer …
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If you’re unfamiliar with all that is happening in the world of wine in this pillar of the Pacific Northwest, now is the time to get educated. If you take only one thing away from reading this mini ode to Washington State wine, it should be this: Napa Valley Wine Academy has an upcoming masterclass …
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Writer Emily Johnston Collins describes a burgeoning winemaking and hospitality scene in Santa Barbara County—a great place to consider starting your career in wine. [Editor’s note: Writer Emily Johnston Collins, Advanced Sommelier CMS makes the case for making a home in Santa Barbara County, where a young winemaking scene with many winemakers farming blocks on …
What’s Hot in Santa Barbara County? Wine and Hospitality Job Opportunities Read More »
Would the world know Vermouth if it weren’t for the Martini, Manhattan, and Negroni? Long a staple of these classic cocktails, in big doses and small, as a complement to the essential ingredient of Vodka, Gin, Campari, or Rye, Vermouth is a fortified, aromatic wine made from white grapes. Making a good Vermouth is about …
During the first quarter of 2023, one story has thoroughly dominated the wine news cycle: the U.S. wine market is shedding younger consumers. Long focused on attracting the disposable income of Baby Boomers, the wine industry in the USA seems to have missed the mark with subsequent generations, who are eschewing wine for other adult …
People want to enter the wine industry for a variety of reasons. Some do it to follow their passion, and compensation is not a priority. Others want to turn their talents into a lucrative career in an industry that interests them. And some need to make a reasonable wage but are hoping more for a …
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