Value Wine Sommelier Recommendations
Sommelier Insight for hospitality professionals and wine connoisseurs.

IN THIS ISSUE:

A. Feature: Value Found in $10 and $100 Wines
B. Event Highlights: Upcoming Wine Tasting Dinners and Seminars
C. Wine Elite Philosophy: Food Pairing Essentials


This is Sommelier Insight, the Wine Elite's update for wine aficionados, meetings & event professionals, as well as restaurant managers.

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A. Understanding Wine Value at the $10 and $100 Level

We recently contributed another wine interview to Business Insider. In this article we focused on the question what the best values at any given price point are.

We're defining value as the "ratio between potential enjoyment and price", as opposed to "buy as cheap as possible".

Read the full article HERE.



B. 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.

-- Wine Elite Society public tastings in Orange County and San Diego.

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.

The upcoming San Diego tasting includes 1998 Vega Sicilia Unico, as well as 1982 Grand Cru Bordeaux. Join us.

We currently are also running our popular 4-week course "Systematic Wine Appreciation" with a full class of excited wine connoisseurs. Contact us if you want to join the next course, location will be Irvine, California.




C. Wine Elite Philosophy: Food Pairing Essentials

Here are the hard and fast rules you can rely on:

1. Match Intensity: The food should not overpower the wine, and vice versa
2. Use Complementary Tastes: Acidic, Bitter, Salty, Savory, Spicy, Sweet
3. Use Complementary Aromas: Fruit, Vegetal, Floral, Mineral, Meats, etc.
4. Consider: Texture, Tannins, Fats, Alcohol, Temperature, and Spiciness

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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 2pager

Special Events Idea One-Sheet

Program Brochure for Team Building Events


Jörn Kleinhans, CSW
Certified Sommelier, Public Speaker on Wine, and owner of The Wine Elite.

The Wine Elite 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 L.A., OC, San Diego, San Franscisco and Las Vegas.

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

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