Archive for September, 2015
PROSECCO THE PLACE
Ca di Rajo Export Manager Luca Ortoncelli and I dined at San Francisco’s Sociale this afternoon. He is in the USA to meet with his importers, journalists, bloggers and friends, like actress Debi Mazar. You see, before he worked in the wine industry, he made films. Hoping to keep his toes in cinema, he has visited Hollywood movie lots […]
ROMAN RUINS, GOTHIC CASTLES AND WINE – TEJO, PORTUGAL
Tejo, the wine region formerly known as Ribatejo and pronounced “TAY-JHO” is well-known in Europe but little-known here. At a tasting earlier this week organized by Joan Brower of the Dilenschneider Group and led by Master Sommelier Eric Entrikin, we learned that the region is a treasure trove of unique and value-priced wines. Made from […]
SICILIA – THE COOKING OF CASA PLANETA
SPQR restaurant on Fillmore Street in San Francisco was the perfect setting for a luncheon of Sicilian food and wines led by the charming and down to earth Alessio Planeta, manager and owner with his sister Francesca and his brother Santi of the family company Planeta. Chef Matthew Accarrino and Sommelier and Italian wine expert Shelley Lindgren are the […]
40 Years a Master Sommelier – Celebrating Richard Dean
On October 13th, 1975, Richard Dean became one of America’s first Master Sommeliers. Forty years later, he still works the floor at Taj Hotel Group’s Campton Place, albeit part time. That is quite an accomplishment for a Master Sommelier, many of whom leave the floor to take high-paying jobs in wine sales and to enjoy […]
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