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As a wine buyer in San Diego, I get to see a lot of new wine marketing ideas, taste different wine styles, as well as watch the responses from my customers. I feel as though the wine drinking market segment here truly represents the market in most of the country, albeit with a bigger emphasis on Californian wines. San Diego isn't a very sophisticated foodie/wine town, even though it appears that way. I come from the northeast and have dined in restaurants in New York and Boston, and even though… Continue

Along my travels through Europe with my American Italian Sommelier friend, he introduced to me a very useful food and wine pairing chart used by Italian Sommeliers. I have been slowly working it the methods into my wine routines, and have found that it offers a really scientific and interesting approach to food and wine pairing. Here are some highlights:

The chart assesses the structure and overall sensory experience of both the food and wine you are pairing together. For food, it breaks it dow… Continue

I most recently came home from a wine buying/tasting trip through Italy and Germany. I met up with my Italian Sommelier friend (who is an American living in Italy) and we stormed ancient castles, ate fantastic food and drank some amazing wines together. Here are some highlights:

Notes on Piedmont:

I visited Marchesi di Barolo, Mauro Veglio, and Paitin. Mauro Veglio crafted more of a newer-world style wine, as they use quite a bit of barriques and new oak. Marchesi di Barolo, the first and curr… Continue