VALPOLICELLA PRODUCERS ADDRESS COVID-ERA DISPARITIES WITH CHANGES TO WINEMAKING RULES AND HOSPITALITY INVESTMENT by Lars Leicht In a winemaking appellation like Valpolicella—encompassing three subzones, our types of wines, 11 distinct
WHAT’S NEXT FOR THE COURT OF MASTER SOMMELIERS, AMERICAS by Stefanie Schwalb It’s hard to read the words “Court of Master Sommeliers” these days without a flurry of thoughts running
SUSTAINABILITY INITIATIVES ARE ON THE RISE IN THE ITALIAN REGION story by Lars Leicht / images courtesy of the Consorzio Vini Valpolicella “Sustainability” has become a key word for winemakers
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] SILVERADO VINEYARDS BUILDS UPON 4O YEARS OF SUCCESS WITH A NEW CHAPTER AND A NEW LEASE ON VITICULTURE story by Jonathan Cristaldi / photos by Alexander Rubin The year
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] by Lars Leicht As it often does in Italian wine country, a lively debate has recently begun between the traditionalists and innovators of Piedmont. This one is centered on
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] KOSTA BROWNE’S NEW DIGITAL SERIES WITH TOP CHEF CONTESTANTS GIVES HOMEBOUND FOODIES SOMETHING TO SALIVATE ABOUT by Jonathan Cristaldi The “best new thing in the world,” to borrow a phrase from MSNBC host Rachel Maddow, happens
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]by Wes Hagen The people of Santa Barbara wine country have a personality quirk that is vaguely un-American: We are notoriously patient. Whereas petitioners in Paso Robles had no fewer
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]On Friday, September 4, 2020, The SOMM Journal in collaboration with SommFoundation, hosted a live webinar to mark National Chianti Day. The SOMM Journal‘s VP of Education, Lars Leicht, interviewed Lamole
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”13983″ img_size=”” alignment=”center”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”14092″ img_size=”” alignment=”center”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text]The SOMM Journal has announced a first-of-its-kind global wine-tasting series, Geographical Digest, in partnership with National Geographic Books. The events, hosted virtually by winemakers
How Preparation Now Will Help Wineries Get Back to Normal By Michelle Ausburn, Partner, BPM I trust it is not controversial to say that no one gets into winemaking for
