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The Sommeliers Association of India (SAI) has announced the launch of ‘2025 SAI Best Sommelier of India’ competition , set to take place on January 23, 2025 at The Lalit Lawn, Mumbai. It is a proud moment to watch Indian sommeliers step into the international arena, equipped to compete with the very best.”
Welcome to Junebuga vibrant new dining bar, restaurant, and private event space from Neighborhood Restaurant Group , now open in Downtown New Orleans. We also loved the parking lot next door, immediately seeing an opportunity to enclose that space and create a premier New Orleans event venue.
Spanning over several days, the festival brought together renowned chefs, sommeliers, mixologists, and food enthusiasts from around the world for a series of unforgettable events. Expert sommeliers and mixologist were on hand to offer guidance and insight, enhancing the tasting experience for attendees.
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As part of our “What We’re Hearing” about Nassau Paradise Island Wine & Food Festival at Atlantis (NPIWFF) content series, we are counting the days until the annual event in March 2025! Mondavi Family wines about this year’s event. As a sommelier and winemaker, I love educating and making wine fun!
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There are 436 brand-new rooms, more than 15 refreshed event spaces and of course, bars and restaurants. Curated by Blair and Head Sommelier Paul Sadler, the wine list showcases 30 by-the-glass options, highlighting both up-and-coming and legendary Australian winemakers.
Each program focuses on four key venues: Bars, Restaurants, Grab & Go and Catering & Events. The 120 unique wines offered represent a worldly style from 36 appellations/AVAs, curated by Hilton’s beverage team, which includes two CMS Certified Sommeliers, top-performing property level managers and corporate directors.
Molly Wismeier, sommelier and co-owner of MaMou in New Orleans. Photo by Michael Mantese Molly Wismeier , a Food & Wine Sommelier of the Year with more than 30 years of experience, has had a front-row seat to the rapid evolution in the French wine world. Photo by Sam Hanna Photography MaMou bar.
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Every chapter is its own college course part of a larger, self-taught degree in oenology, every sentence is worth re-reading and committing salient details to memory in the event they reappear when explaining concepts deeper into the book’s 300+ pages. And this is just a high-level overview of the book’s contents.
Starting on Friday March 29 and running every Friday thru mid-May, the Flower Fields will be hosting wine tastings with Advanced Sommelier Lamar Engel of The Wine Milit. The events feature premium wines and food bites, live music and – if all goes according to plan – a sunset over 50 acres of ranunculus flowers in a myriad of colors.
friends Kate Webb, a sommelier, and Anna London, an astrology expert, the brand offers 12 bottles, each created around a star sign. Soon, wine-tasting events that take the connection further will follow suit. Enter Sun Moon Rising , a wine newcomer not only inspired by the zodiac signs, but completely built upon them.
And it’s not just about the one event. In March, it’s time for Costa Rica to shine with drinks from Costa Rican Selvática Social Club and food from chef, writer and sommelier Diengo Chou. But we wanted to make each event really special.
This year’s stateside event will host more than 1,000 buyers, offering them a chance to connect with producers as they attend masterclasses and activations from more than 650 Italian wine and spirit brands. edition on Oct. 20–21 at Chicago’s Navy Pier. We talked to nine buyers and importers who shared why they are attending Vinitaly.USA.
To find out whether or not using your fridge as extra wine storage is a faux pas, VinePair tapped William Pye, a sommelier at Prospect in San Francisco. That means the refrigerator should be safe, right? Well, the answer isn’t so straightforward.
The reception dinner was attended by a select number of importers, trade body heads, sommeliers and trade media. In the event, Lee McLean expressed his enthusiasm over India and Australia’s growing wine ties. “It is wonderful to be here, the second time.
What are some of the events you’ve produced with local brands? I am currently exploring the possibility of organizing more events with local spirit brands in the future. Additionally, I rely on my fellow coworkers and the good old internet.
The UKBG has joined forces with the UKSA to bring together the wine and spirits trade under one roof for The post UKBG and UKSA Collaborate In A Trade Event Like No Other appeared first on UK Bartenders Guild.
The event brought together an eminent panel of judges comprising hospitality veterans, beverage professionals, food writers, and thought leaders from the alcobev industry. The Bartender of the Year and Sommelier of the Year awards celebrated excellence in drink service, where the jury deliberated on skill, creativity, and guest satisfaction.
Virginia winemakers, growers, sommeliers, and enthusiasts are united by a shared commitment to the growth of the entire region. Signed copies will be available for purchase at the Terroir Tapes event and throughout the Two Up Wine Down festival. Another compelling aspect of the Virginia wine industry is its strong sense of community.
From retail, to restaurant manager and sommelier, to wine director, winemaker, and more, she’s pretty much done it all. After receiving her sommelier certification, Campbell was fortunate to have models in Beth von Benz and Susan LaRossa, two professionals who forged a clear path for her to follow in the wine industry.
Since then, members of the public have been able to sample lager; blonde, brown, and triple ales; and IPA made by the small countertop device at trade fairs and other events in Belgium. “I I’m a beer sommelier, and sensorially well educated and experienced. They were clean. They were easy-drinking.” It was very, very impressive.”
To make your restaurant the place to be this year, plan sprawling menus and events guests can enjoy in-house or at home. Cater to groups by offering family-style batch cocktails, to-go drinks and wine packages that’ll elevate their Easter dinners and events. Or, host an entire cocktail-themed Easter event like The Globe Perth.
The Rising Star brand immediately found favor with sommeliers, fine wine retail buyers and other industry gatekeepers — particularly in the on-premise channel, says Lauren Brown, Stoneleigh’s brand manager. in 2023 to reach out in person to sommeliers and other fine- wine professionals in key markets. wine drinkers.”
Though not every chef, sommelier, brewer, and winemaker who breaks bread at Charleston Wine + Food is a South Carolina native, the Lowcountry is dutifully represented, and the others appreciate the recognition the state has carved out for itself in the food and drink realm.
So why not head to Chambers and let one of the worlds best sommeliers guide you through a number of interesting bottles, even if it might be your last hurrah with European wine or Japanese sake for a while. No matter what the future holds for these products, paying a visit to Pascaline Lepeltier will always lead to exciting new discoveries.
Wine Wednesdays Even with the Cali-to-international ratio inverted, there are few better places to explore California wine in Napa than at Cadet, largely due to its robust event calendar. Since that inaugural event, he’s hosted several fêtes, each different from the last. And not just any bottles. We were raging against that.
Hospitality Action celebrated the triumphant return of their much-loved Back to the Floor event last week, raising an astonishing £258,643 for the charity. Mark Lewis, Chief Executive at Hospitality Action, said: “This has proven to be the most successful fundraising event in Hospitality Action’s 187-year history.
The event, a resounding success, brought together key figures from the sake industry, top restaurateurs, and hoteliers to enhance sake's presence in India. Following his address, renowned sake sommelier Mika Eoka captivated the audience with an in teractive presentation on the art of sake pairing.
Father’s Day in Bavaria is a bit different,” laughs Helen Busch, beer sommelier for the German Kraft brewpubs and bars in Vienna and London. On the opening day of Erlangen’s Volksfest, Bergkirchweih , young adults traditionally carry a 20-bottle crate to the event, drinking as they go. It’s something Germans learn at an early age.
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Cellar 33 made a memorable impact with a successful showcase at ProWine India 2024, presenting a curated portfolio of premium Champagne, other wines, and spirits to an enthusiastic audience of industry professionals, sommeliers, and connoisseurs.
The wines will be distributed on a small scale, and the best chance you’ll have at trying a bottle is signing up for the brand’s eventful Wine and Glee Club. We have a feeling their orange wines and lighter reds will be the main event at any picnic or casual get together in 2024.
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