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