A wise man once said that before one can understand anything properly, one has to learn how to love it. For me, this holds true with both wine and women. It seems that the bulk of my time is spent with the pleasurable task of trying to understand the qualities and complexities of wine and…
I slammed shut my volume of Encyclopedia Americana and muttered to myself, “This makes absolutely no sense!” I had just returned home from seeing the latest Bond thriller. 007 was drinking a dark red wine which he referred to as a “Claret.” However, according to my research, a Clairette is a white Rhone varietal. Being…
Thanks to the COC Foundation capital campaign, the District’s family campaign, the bid savings we captured from our previous projects, and Measure M we’ve been able to reserve a majority of the estimated project costs. As you may have noticed, the new home of the Institute of Culinary Education will be located at the southeast…
Industry Veteran Acquires Publication and Expands Reach In a move to stabilize and invigorate one of the nation’s top wine industry publications, Publisher / Executive Editor and Owner of TPM Custom Publishing, Meridith May, has announced the acquisition of Sommelier Journal (www.SommelierJournal.com). “Sommelier Journal is an authoritative, highly-respected guide written by wine professionals for wine…
The difference between a large wine tasting event and a small one should be fairly obvious to a wine 101er. However, at the latest incarnation of Pinot Days, an event where only wines made from the Pinot Noir grape are offered, we enjoyed a mid-sized tasting that incorporated the best of both worlds, satisfying every…
CONSTRUCTION UPDATE From the COC Facilities Department Will Karrat, Director, Facilities Projects As you may have noticed, the new home of the Institute of Culinary Education (see photos below) will be located at the southeast corner of the Mentry Hall building. The building will house all of the kitchens ‐ instructional and teaching — that are needed,…
Thank goodness for Ian Blackburn. Allow me to explain… Not long ago, I had the extreme displeasure to attend a wine seminar and tasting event that was run so poorly that I ended up leaving far earlier than I normally would, and vowed never to attend an event again by that particular organizer until I…
On November 13, courtesy www.LearnAboutWine.com, we sat in on a one-hour seminar delivered by Jean Hoefliger, winemaker Alpha Omega; Aaron Pott, winemaker; and Lars Ryssdal, General Manager, Ackerman Family Vineyards. And after a tasting of their wines we then enjoyed a tasting from top California (mostly Napa) Cabernet Sauvignon winemakers. So, without further adieu, lets…
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There are a few wine events that are on my “Can’t Miss List”, no matter what. Pinot Days, held this year on December 7 at the Skirball Cultural Center, is one of these events. As most of you know, I preach the way to learn about wines is through experience – this includes knowledge and…