Diary of a Sommelier Student-Back to School !!

  Class is back in session! The 2nd level of my three part journey to becoming a sommelier will begin next Tuesday, the 11th of January. S...

Diary of a Sommelier Student-1st Level-Mission Accomplished

It has been awhile since I wrote about my first level sommelier course. Not to worry, I hung in there. After 14 lessons, I took the exam and...

Diary of a Sommelier Student- La Degustazione-Lessons 5-7

An update on the last month of my primo livello course with Ais . The past month has been busy, but my Sommelier courses continue... and I c...

Let’s Continue this Chiacchierata-Diary of a Sommelier Student

While preparing for my 4th sommelier class, I was a little overwhelmed with the subject matter. We would be learning about the grape … every...

Diary of a Sommelier Student- Una Chiacchierata with Francesco Martusciello

Monday, March 22nd, I was a little apprehensive about my third lesson to begin.  The topic for the evening was wine production.  A topic, I ...

Diary of a Sommelier Student- Lesson 2 - Off to the Vineyards

“Il vino si fa in vigna’ Wine is made in the vineyards. This is how Ais Napoli President, Tommaso Luongo opened our second Level 1 lesson ...

The List is Out-Ais Level 1 Course Begins on the 8th!

Ok...its official, a couple of days and I will begin the Sommelier Course, 1st Level with The Association of Italian Sommeliers in Naples,...

An American and Ais..the Next Step to 'Wine Geek'

About 4 years ago, I stareted dabbling in the wine world. Friends, who I thought at the time were wine geeks , asked me to help organize a b...