Tag: Certified Sommelier
A NATURAL RENAISSANCE – THE WORLD EMBRACES CORK CLOSURES
Check out my recent technical article in The SOMM Journal, August/September 2017 “One of the best efforts I have ever seen.” A Wine Editor “Best article in the magazine.” Another Wine Editor Catherine Fallis MS, Planet Grape LLC
BONNY DOON VINEYARD PRESENTS ‘GRAPETIONARY A-Z’
Press Release Charles Communications Associates San Francisco Wednesday October 5, 2016 Taste 26 wines representing each letter of the alphabet from A-Z at Bonny Doon’s Popelouchum Estate Vineyard in San Juan Bautista Saturday, October 29, 2016 WHAT Swirl, Sniff, Savor. Repeat x 26. Bonny Doon proprietor Randall Grahm invites you to stroll […]
Origins of the Sommelier
The word “sommelier”, or wine waiter, may have stemmed from the old French words “sommerier”, “somier”, and “bête de somme”. In this old French language, a “bête de somme” was a “beast of burden” and the “sommelier” was its herdsman. Later, the word became more specialized and referred to the official responsible for the transport […]
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