Think like a somm: Tips for taking special occasions from good to great
Published Feb. 1, 2013
According to Eddie Osterland, Master Sommelier, creating a memorable experience has everything to do with "thinking like a somm."
Published Feb. 1, 2013
According to Eddie Osterland, Master Sommelier, creating a memorable experience has everything to do with "thinking like a somm."
Published Feb. 21, 2012
At first thought, red wine seems to pair better with wool sweaters and fireplaces and flannel sheets. However, white wine can be just as satisfying during the winter, if the right kind is chosen.
Published Feb. 12, 2012
During Bar Month, we wanted to make sure the vines had a chance to speak. So, we contacted some of Milwaukee's most passionate and engaged oenophiles - including Toni Johnson, who recently left Milwaukee to take an executive wine director position at a Michelin-starred restaurant in Napa - to get their take on the state of wine in Brewtown.
Published July 23, 2011
Local wine guru and advanced sommelier Toni Johnson begins her latest round of wine classes this week at the Capital Grille, 310 W. Wisconsin Ave., where she is currently sommelier. The first event, Saturday, July 23 at 3:30 p.m., is an intro the restaurant's Generous Pour Wine Event, led by Johnson.
Published June 20, 2009
It's a common question. "I really like wine and want to learn more ... where do I start?" In this column, we talk to Katie Espinosa, sommelier and a manager at Mr. B's Bartolotta Steakhouse in Brookfield. In the span of a few years, she's gone from server to manager to sommelier and is on the brink of taking the advanced exam from the Court of Master Sommeliers.
Cencibel, Ulle de Llebre, Aragonez, Valepenas, Tinto de Toro, Tinto Pais and Tinto Roriz. What do all of these things have in common? Well they are all names for the same grape and with the exception of three of them, these are names for the same grape in the same country. And by no means are th...