Tag: Wine Education
CELEBRATE SAUVIGNON BLANC WINE
Food and Wine Celebrate Sauvignon Blanc Wine Catherine Fallis Tue Apr 30 Each year Sauvignon Blanc Day (#sauvblanc) is celebrated on the first Friday in May. That makes it May 3rd this year. (grape goddess says “so vin yon blahnk”. Repeat after me. “so vin yon blahnk”.) As that day begins in New Zealand so […]
PINOT NOIR NEW ZEALAND 2017 – WELLINGTON WATERFRONT
Global wine industry leaders to descend on Wellington this month In just under three weeks, an astounding selection of global wine imbibers and influencers will descend on our nation’s capital for Pinot Noir NZ 2017. We’ve got a line-up of 30 speakers from Japan, the United States, Australia, the United Kingdom, and New Zealand, who […]
SHERRY-LEHAMNN/KEVIN ZRALY BORDEAUX MASTER CLASS NYC
Explore the terroir of St. Julien and the great Leoville estate along with its newest acquisition, Chateau Mauvesin with Proprietor Damien Barton-Sartorius and America’s Leading Wine Educator Kevin Zraly on Tuesday, January 24th, 7:00-9:00pm, for a reception and seated tasting at the Sherry-Lehmann Gallery, 505 Park Avenue at 59th St. NYC. $250 per person. Limited. […]
ITALIAN WINE SCHOLAR PROGRAM RECEIVES ENDORSEMENT FROM THE ITALIAN TRADE COMMISSION
Press Release The Wine Scholar Guild’s Italian Wine Scholar Program received official endorsement from the Italian Trade Commission (ITA). The Italian Trade Commission is a governmental body whose role is to promote the internationalization of Italian companies in line with the strategies of the Italian Ministry for Economic Development. It identifies and connects Italian and […]
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 […]
LABOR OF LOVE – Wine Family Women of Piemonte
BOOK REVIEW BY CATHERINE FALLIS MASTER SOMMELIER Suzanne Hoffman first visited the northern Italian region of Piemonte with her second-generation Sicilian mother, Frances Castrogiovanni Manale, in 1999 while her husband was away in China. Upon arrival, they found it cold, wet, foggy and not very inviting. At table, however, the real pleasures of this region […]
PLANET GRAPE WINE COURSE – Introduction to Wine
by Master Sommelier Catherine Fallis, aka grape goddess Introduction to Wine Welcome to the PLANET GRAPE WINE COURSE. In this introductory section, we’ll learn about senses and how to put them to use right away with Sensual Experience exercises, what grapes make the best wine, the best place to grow grapes, basic geography of […]
PLANET GRAPE’S GUIDE TO STARTING A WINE COLLECTION
Do you ever wonder what it might be like to step into a room chock full of your favorite wines, pick up a few bottles that are in their prime drinking range, and step back into your dining room? For many of us this is no more than a fantasy. Unlike the classic homes of […]
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