Ben Schott has a fun post up on nytimes.com SundayReview on “the secret language of some of New York’s finest ‘Somms.’”
I don’t think I’ll ever be called a WHALE; but I’ll be happy to be known as a CORK DORK.
Tag Archives: Sommeliers
Vanity, Thy Name is Sommelier!
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‘We have to manage the sommelier’s vanity. The perfect match is not always perfect for our customers.’
– Josep Roca, quoted in Sommeliers learn science of molecular food matching at Decanter.com
Table 23 doesn’t give a fuck that you [can] list the wine regions of Moldova in alphabetical order.
@MikeMadrigale (Head Sommelier and Wine Buyer for Bar Boulud, Epicierie Boulud & Boulud Sud) on sommelier certification, quoted in Eater. (hat tip @trouty)