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Wine: you’re not indispensable.

September 12, 2016 13418 Views 0 Comment
I sell wine for a living. Wine is a commodity. It’s fermented grape juice, a very common agricultural product. The …
  • vintage reports

Barolo 2015 – another great vintage in the making

November 09, 2015 4149 Views 0 Comment
Barolo 2015 vintage overview: a wet spring followed by beautiful warm summer weather, a mild autumn and a few rain …
  • great wines of the world

The most expensive honey I ever drank

July 09, 2014 3436 Views 0 Comment
One of the benefits of working at a fine dining restaurant is the opportunity to taste some of the greatest …
  • wine awards

Wine awards at Restaurant August

July 03, 2014 3024 Views 0 Comment
Congratulations to Erin White, the sommelier at Restaurant August for receiving two coveted wine awards! This year we have made …
  • sommelier

Sommeliers are storytellers

June 12, 2014 2763 Views 0 Comment
So you know all eighteen grapes of Chateuneuf du Pape. You know your clones. You’re obsessed with your Riesling soils. You …
  • pairings

Sassicaia and truffles

May 07, 2014 3459 Views 0 Comment
Back in 2007, while working at the Westin Excelsior and Grand Hotel in Florence, I had the amazing chance to …
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