Changing roles of the sommelier.

POSTED
Jan, 2008
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Joe Power

Joe Power

This is a very good article about how the role of the sommelier has changed in recent years.

To judge by all the reverence they are accorded, you’d think chefs were the most interesting people on the planet. In truth, they are sometimes not even the most interesting people in their own restaurants. Often, that distinction belongs to the sommelier.

Wine makes everyone more interesting.

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Drink wine and smile.

Red wine is good for your teeth.
A class of chemicals in red wine grapes may significantly reduce the ability of bacteria to cause cavities, according to a US study published recently in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry.
That wine stuff! Is there anything it can’t do?

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Where is the best place to buy wine?

These days there is no shortage of places to buy wine. There is wine at the supermarket, there are huge chain package liquor stores, there are specialty shops, wine clubs, and Internet shopping available to almost all of us.
Personally, I use all of the above. There are plenty of good wines at reasonable prices [...]

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On Beer

In this article the author
does a great job of extolling the wonders of beer, and I agree that beer is a remarkable beverage. I make my own, and consume quite a bit made by others. In fact, since I have launched this blog I have received comments by people surprised that I am not writing [...]

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Friendlier skies?

Andrea Robinson has been hired by Delta Airlines to create an in-flight wine menu. Maybe flying will be fun again.
From the
article:
“Andrea Robinson is one of the world’s hottest master sommeliers and is helping Delta create a unique, high-flying wine discovery for our global customers,” said Joanne Smith, Delta’s senior vice president of Global Product Development [...]