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Hi kids, 31 year old sommelier from Central Massachusetts here. I'm looking for contacts, tasting buddies and pretty much anyone interested in wine geekdom local to me. Anyone? My favorite grapes/wines include Nebbiolo...

Hi gooselee4, first think first if you keep this passion you are showing, you will definetely reach a great deal of knowledge. I believed the best way to start in the right track is to do a Sommelier course from a...

I'm working my way through the WSET program, but am not in the industry. Most of the folks in my tasting groups who are in the industry and are not doing WSET are doing the International Sommelier Guild (ISG). They seem...

Hi Everyone, I'm a Brazilian sommelier and I have a chance to make and international wine/sommelier course abroad, most specifically in the U.S. So, I want your opinion, is there a real good sommelier/wine program ? I was...

I agree with you schellbe and read the very first posting on this topic. I mathematical formula will never replace the occasion, palate and food and for that, we are also assuming that scores are something we should...

It's not so much that the off vintage makes the wine match the meal as the fact that some of the "great" vintages require more time. The 2005 Bordeaux for example, are pretty tannic and you can find other vintages that...

This whole rating vs. price discussion seems to miss the point, at least to me. We should rate the meal and the wine, not the wine. I would rather have an "85" wine that goes well with the meal, ambiance etc. than a 90...

I also live in Tokyo and absolutely love sake. I recommend a place called "Sake no Ana" ("the sake hole") in the Ginza area. They have around 130 sakes, fantastic stuff and very knowledgable sake sommeliers (if that is the...

I found this quote at http://www.pinotage.co.za/index.php?page=19 " At a recent tasting in an upmarket restaurant, a French sommelier chose a Pinotage, chilled to 12ºC, as the ideal companion to oysters! "