Wine Talks with Paul K.
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Emilia Nardi is one of a kind. Gracious, elegant and a force of Italian wine women.
To sit with Emilia is like sitting with the Queen...but somehow even queen sounds almost diminutive for her role. Makes her sound like she is sitting on a throne handing out directives. Nothing could
Port wine is history in a bottle. Rupert Symington and family created some of that history.
Port wine is really quite fascinating. It is like history in a bottle. And wine really is about history. This concept all comes together when listening to Rupert Symington of Grahams Port house. The S
From fashion to wine, Alberto gets it. Alberto Moretti Cuseri from Sette Ponti on deck.
The world of Tuscan wine is more complicated than it might seem. From a fiasco (straw bottle) of Chianti to the most coveted Brunello Di Montecino's, you can find a diverse and sophisticated genre of
To learn Italian wine, listen to the pro. I speak with Cristina Mariani-May of Banfi Wines
What you will learn about the wines of Tuscany and Piemonte will only be out down by what you will learn about the wine life. Raising 3 children while becoming a million miler in the air, Cristina Mar
They are Master Somms, married and taking on Aussie wines. Meet Jane Lopes and Jon Ross.
Between the two of them, it took 21 years to earn their Master Sommelier status; obviously, no easy task. Lest we forget, while studying for this accolade, one has to earn a living. They met while wor
The wine history you will hear, cannot be written ever again. Meet Arthur de Lencquesaing.
This was serendipitous. The fact that Mr. Lencquesaing was in Los Angeles at the very time I began reading his grandmothers book (albeit it very slowly, it is written in French) and that the vendor ca
Clear and articulate about the Italian wine trade. Meet Dr. Cristian Maddalena.
We could have spoken for hours. In fact, after I turned off the recording system, he stayed for another 20 minutes wrapping up the previous hour. With a PhD in history, Cristian is able to add a level
Only 3 people in the wine world like him. David Frost is a Master of Wine and a Master Sommelier.
There can only be one explanation (maybe two) for someone to want, study, test and pass both the Master of Wine curriculm and the Master Sommelier curriculm. So rare it is that there are only 3 people
Love at first site and other crazy notions about wine. Meet Kenny Kahn.
Reading Kenny's website , you will learn that the night he met his wife it was love ar first sight...for him. Tongue tied the rest of the night, the story ends well with solid marriage; lets face it,
Max Mussio Lewis defines Friuli wine. Meet Max.
Once in a while in this crazy business, you stumble across passion that has no bounds. Certainly, even to engage in the wine trade it takes passion, but there is typically an end to it. I am not sure