From New York, to Paris via Adelaide, this week Beck Hopkins and Christy Frank offer ideas to help ease time zone anxiousness.
All tagged master of wine
The Kindnesses We Show Each Other
This week I set out to notice the kindnesses that we show each other, here within the wine world. There is, it turns out, no shortage of them. That may be because the wine industry is a small and inter-connected place where, as Beck points out, six degrees of separation can become two pretty quickly. Kindnesses we show each other are one way to make that closeness more comfortable.
For the Love of Wine – A Master of Wine’s Perspective
What does a Master of Wine love most about wine? this week we hand the keyboard to Kate McIntyre MW who shares her perspective on a career that has kept her captivated for more than two decades. Balance folks… balance…
ABG Goes to Camp - aka TEXSOM
Few professional wine conferences cause a collective level of pre-arrival anxiety, excitement and post-camp blues like the annual TEXSOM gathering. Now in its fifteenth year, TEXSOM is undoubtedly the most professional educational and evaluative opportunity for US wine professionals. Here’s what we learned…
What Happens at TEXSOM does NOT Stay at TEXSOM
Such was the opening decree from Master Sommelier Devon Broglie before the opening tasting session of this year’s TEXSOM conference—a firm but friendly reminder to those in attendance to be aware of their behavior and the increasing scrutiny we are all under.. <<Click image to read more>>