Filed under: Wine , Dinner , Business , Lists , How To , America When you're out to dinner with your friends, ordering wine can be fun. You have discussions about what to order, negotiate how much you want to spend, and even poke fun at each other by threatening ...

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Today's NY Times discusses a surprising sommelier shortage in metropolises(a nebulous term, sommelier.) I think a desire for more MS or MWs on the floor of tony restaurants is a more accurate description of both the shortage, and the professions' pay-scale, which is described as $50-$80k in the article...

Click on cartoon to enlarge While Ziff and Dale work at a feverish pitch to iron out all the last minute details for the Texas Sommelier Conference , Cowboy Sommelier drives in from his vineyard in time to deliver his pronouncement...

Forum: Wine Talk Posted By: K Michael Pollard Post Time: 07-26-2007 at 07:38 PM

Forum: Wine Talk Posted By: Bruce Leiserowitz Post Time: 12-12-2007 at 06:08 PM

Imagine having the ability to pair food and wine, while the sommelier stands by ready to offer advice and/or commentary. That’s how the Iron Sommelier Challenge worked at the 2007 World of Pinot Noir. Five sommeliers sat on the panel, and took the attendees through each of the wines in a flight of Pinots, comparing and contrasting them with dishes prepared by the Dolphin Inn, here in Shell...

Gearoid Devaney of London's Tom Aikens restaurant has been voted UK Sommelier of the Year 2008...

I am frequently asked how someone interested in wine can become a sommelier. Let's assume you already have a job in a restaurant, and want to take more responsibility when it comes to wine. When I am asked what is the most important organ needed in becoming a wine expert, it is usually implied that it is either the sense of smell or the palate...

As usual.