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Category Archives: wine evolution

People Don’t Hurt People, Oyster Shells Do

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Fringe Burgundy is our 5 week focus on our weekly Monday Twitter program #WineStudio.  Last night was Chablis, and although it has a long history, Chablis is quite fringe, due in part to its unique characteristic:  it doesn’t taste like the Chardonnay we have grown accustomed to liking. As I was researching Chablis, I found a film about an Alexandrian Philosopher named Hypatia.  In fact I abandoned the research to watch the film and then to find more on this unknowingly powerful woman.  She became the product of her surroundings … Read more →

The Reticent Backbone Awkward within its Feminine Austere

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As human beings, we tend to define ourselves by our surroundings and more often than not, the other way around, because, well, we’re human. We ascribe poetry to our food, descriptors to our drink and how this applies to our own little world. The Champagne Bureau located in Washington DC, is the U.S. representative of the Comité Interprofessionnel du Vin de Champagne (CIVC), the trade association that represents all the grape growers and houses of Champagne, France.  They’ve constructed the Champagne Notebooks–a collection of words, a guideline, if you will, … Read more →

Welcome

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One of my oldest and dearest friends Jeff is one of the last to leave our first opening party.  As I walk him to his car and we say our goodbyes, he’s all smiles.  He comments that he’s proud I’m following my passion and he’s happy to see things come together in our business.  Before turning the key he pauses, almost uncomfortable in what he’s about to say, “I gotta tell ya man, I’m not quite sure of what you’re doing here, but you know I’m happy to help!”  With … Read more →

Chile’s Mountainous Evolution

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As Sommeliers and startup retailers we watch the wine industry closely, looking for distinct patterns that in turn allow us to make sound buying decisions for our clients. Our goal is to seek out and perhaps sharpen that cutting edge in the world of wine. My business partner GUY and I attended a trade tasting of Chilean wines guided by a Master Sommelier this past August. That event was immediately followed by excited conversations with many other wine professionals regarding discoveries of new-found and re-found geographic vine-growing locations. Savvy wine … Read more →

Your Sommelier Hates You

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Dubious Honor It’s Saturday night and you’ve got a date!  You’re dining at the well-received Acme Anvil Steakhouse.  The Sommelier approaches you for the dubious honor of wine selection.  Aiming to impress, you scan the list for the familiar.  One Napa Cabernet stands out and you ask, “I’ve heard a lot about this Cabernet, I went to Napa and visited their tasting room, do you like it?” Ahhh, the Sommelier’s element–he knows the drill and the answer flows smoothly, with a soft smile he says, “That’s one of our most … Read more →

“My own chairs to rest upon.”

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“Ever since I was a little girl, I’ve dreamed of havin´ my own things about me. My spinet…over there, and the table here, and… my own chairs to rest upon. And… and the dresser over there in that corner.  And… my own china and pewter shinin’ about me.  And now…”     -Excerpt from The Quiet Man. Tina and GUY, partners of PROTOCOL wine studio threw a party in June.  We called it Transiency and Transcendentalism.  Our intension was to offer our gratitude to all the family, friends and mentors … Read more →

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