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Meet Madeline Triffon - First American Female Master Sommelier
Madeline Triffon has traversed the eddies of being not only a female pioneer in the until recently male-dominated US wine business, but more so in being the first Master Sommelier of her gender. W...
MEET MONIKA CHRISTMANN - INSIDER INTERVIEWS BY DAVID FURER
Prof. Monika Christmann and I met in Chicago soon after she'd completed her time working on Simi Winery's winemaking team having begun as Department Head for both Oenology & Wine Technology and...
Meet Tom Stevenson - The Sparkling Wine Authority
If anyone on this website hasn't heard and read of Tom Stevenson then they've grossly misstepped. Worth noting is that after a trying time interviewing a previous subject via email I balked at doin...
Meet Richard Smart - The 'Flying Vine Doctor'
The ‘Flying Vine Doctor’ Richard Smart has been involved with worldwide viticulture since the mid 1960s dating to time spent at Roseworthy College in his native Australia where he once served as it...
Understanding Rioja is as easy as one, two, three. 1) There are three wine-growing regions—Rioja Alta, Alavesa, and Rioja Baja; three types of wine—white or “blanco,” rosé or “rosado,” and red or “...
Meet Willi Klinger - Wine Marketing Maestro
A life in theatre didn't prove daunting enough for the Viennese Willi Klinger, now the Managing Director of the Austrian Wine Marketing Board filling in his spare time moonlighting as a lecturer at...
Summer School Has Never Been More Fun
San Francisco, Calif. (May 28, 2015) San Francisco Wine School invites wine lovers to pump up their wine savvy this summer, with a series of relaxed and enjoyable wine tasting workshops that also i...
Naoussa Appellation, Macedonia, Greece
Greece is home to some of the world’s most interesting grape varieties, yet the wines they produce have never received much fanfare. Even visitors to the country may not venture beyond a simple loc...
Meet Beltrán Domecq y Williams - Insider Interviews by David Furer
Beltrán Domecq y Williams has had an illustrious career. His studies included time at UC-Davis with the illustrious Professor Maynard Amerine, training that later led to Domecq co-authoring with Ja...
France and the Wines of Bordeaux
France and the Wines of Bordeaux Winemakers around the globe look to France as the benchmark; Burgundy for Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, the Rhone Valley for Syrah, Bordeaux for Cabernet Sauvigno...
Insider Interviews by David Furer - Presenting Patrick Spencer
After many years working in restaurant management, later some with a winery near his Oregon home, Patrick Spencer set his sights on a related niche which had at the time been the cause of much hand...
San Francisco Wine School brings California Wine Intensive to DC June 5-7, 2015
Somms of the East Coast get ready; serious California wine education is hopping coasts to cater to the thriving restaurant scene in Washington DC. David Glancy of San Francisco Wine School proposes...
Spain's Private Vintner's Club - Grandes Pagos de Espana
Spain's Private Vintner's Club - Grandes Pagos de Espana Finca Sandoval owner and journalist Victor de la Serna and Carlos Falcó Fernandez de Córdova, Marquis de Griñon, presented a selection of tw...
San Francisco Wine School brings California Wine Intensive to DC, June 5-7, 2015 - Earn the credential for California wine in three fast-paced days Somms of the East Coast get ready; serious Calif...
Insider Interviews by David Furer - Presenting Aaron Pott
Between officing at home and Quixote Winery where his own label, Pott Wines, are vinified, native Californian Aaron Pott looks to the interests of mostly Napa Valley clients who cherish his ability...
San Francisco, Calif. (March 26, 2015) Busy wine professionals don't always think about formal wine education but two new programs from San Francisco Wine School were designed just for them. Just f...
Insider Interviews by David Furer - Presenting Paul Hobbs
Owner/winemaker of his eponymous winery, Paul Hobbs's exposure to farming started as a child where in upstate New York his father presciently had young Paul taste apples of the same variety grown i...
Xinomavro (Ksee no' ma vro) is the signature varietal of the Naoussa region of Greece. An indigenous Greek varietal known for it's distinctive flavors and aromas and long aging potential, Xinomavro...
Why Sommeliers Love Pinot Noir
Pinot Noir is a favorite of sommeliers and winemakers alike. This noble red variety from France's Burgundy region makes an intensely flavored, complex, high acid wine with incredible longevity, but...
Insider Interviews by David Furer - Presenting Leonardo LoCascio
Like contemporaries Terry Theise, Neil Empson, Kermit Lynch, all of whose full names grace the bottles of wines selected and marketed by them, Leonardo LoCascio's timing, business acumen, sense of ...
Nantucket Vineyard: Island Inspiration
Making wine is all about passion, that is nothing new, but it is fascinating to see unparalleled devotion to making wine against all odds. While Martha’s Vineyard evokes vinous imagery, another isl...
Insider Interviews by David Furer - Presenting Jean Arnold-Sessions
Jean Arnold-Sessions' career has been greatly centered around wineries in northern California: Chateaux St. Jean and Montelena, J, Jordan, Chalk Hill, Williams Selyem, Laurel Glen, Rudd, and for th...
After New Year's Eve, Valentine's Day is the second worse night to dine out. Expectations are high, menus are fixed, everyone is rushed and stressed, and overall quality of food and experience is ...
Insider Interviews by David Furer - Presenting Carole Meredith
Best known for her UC Davis research group's pioneering use of DNA typing in differentiating Vitis Vinifera varieties and elucidating their parentages, Carole Meredith's first career has helped in ...