Sommelier Insight for hospitality professionals and wine connoisseurs.
This is Sommelier Insight, the monthly update for wine aficionados, meetings & event professionals, as well as restaurant managers.

We deliver event ideas, a schedule of upcoming wine appreciation workshops, and objective information on wine from the perspective of independent sommeliers.

 
We are Your Central Resource for Sommelier-Guided Tasting Experiences and Wine Expertise.


We have local specialists available for your wine event or special assignment -- in all major cities across America.
 
You can reach us at [email protected] and 310 467 5582.



Wine Scores and "Best of Year" Lists -- Just a Mirage?

Do you sometimes wonder how reliable the established wine critic recommendations are? Go and try 5-10 wines from the "Best of 2015 Wine Spectator" list, and you will taste random (with PC diversity) wines of random quality.

We test the list every year in a public tasting, and this year was once again worse than last year. No redeeming value nor quality guidance whatsoever, observed several of our sommeliers. 
 
 
 

Upcoming Public Wine Tastings in Southern California


Our Wine Elite Society hosts an ongoing series of sommelier-guided wine tasting dinners for the public, often in our signature blind-tasting format. Email for info and reservations.

San Diego Tasting Society with monthly meetings.
Orange County Tasting Society with monthly meetings.

Sign up for these groups if you live in the area, and join dinners that include the greatest wines of the world. You will also connect with many serious wine lovers in our tastings.

 



 

 

Overview of our Resources for Your Use:


Catalog for Corporate Wine Tasting Events

Catalog of Wine Elite Programs for Restaurants

Topic Suggestions for Private Events

Private Wine Event Checklist

Whiskey Tasting Tips

GrapeRadio Interview

Speaker Profile at GigMasters

Public Speaker Program on Wine One-Sheet

Wine Elite Corporate Event Video

Essential Wine Tips 2-Pager

Special Events Idea One-Sheet

Program Brochure for Team Building Events


 
Jörn Kleinhans, CSW
Certified Sommelier, and owner of The Wine Elite and The Sommelier Company.

The Sommelier Company is an independent sommelier and wine expert company -- your central resource for guided tasting and wine consulting.

Our sommelier network spans across all 50 states and the Caribbean, with the strongest presences in California, New York, Miami, Texas and Nevada.

Our clients are top hotels and restaurants, Fortune 500 companies, high-end wine collectors, and students of wine.

For more information, go to www.WineElite.org and www.SommelierCompany.com.
 


 
Dr. Dwight Furrow, CSW writes on wine nearly every day. Visit his blog for detailed wine reviews and philosophical commentary on wine appreciation.

 
 
 
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