Professional Wine Consultants - Milwaukee Wine - Sommeliers

Title: Indulge NYGI Tuesday Tastings. Now you get it: Sparkling Wines
Location: Indulge Wine Room 708 N. Milwaukee Street Milwaukee WI 53202
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Description: Bubbles are made in practically every country in the world. Why, because they are the quintisential celebration wines and so much fun to drink! They also pair remarkebly with many foods you might not think would match. Potato chips and pizza? Explore sparklers from around the world with Master Sommelier candidate Toni Johnson.

Cost: $20.00 per person

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414-390-9463
Start Time: 5:30
Date: December 1st, 2009

Title: Indulge NYGI Tuesday Tastings. Now you get it: Delicious Fall Wines
Location: Indulge Wine Room 708 N. Milwaukee Street Milwaukee WI 53202
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Description: The wines of Fall are some of my favorites from Marsanne and Roussanne from France to Gruner Veltliners from Austria. They are fabulous food wine also. Explore Fall wines from around the world with Master Sommelier candidate Toni Johnson

Cost: $20.00

Call ahead for reservations:
414-390-9463
Start Time: 5:30
Date: October 6th, 2009

Title: Indulge NYGI Tuesday Tastings. Now you get it: Cabernet Sauvignon
Location: Indulge Wine Room 708 N. Milwaukee Street Milwaukee WI 53202
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Description: Going into a wine store or looking at a wine list, you will find Cabernet Sauvignon from $30.00 to $300.00. Are they more from France that in California, or is it just the opposite. Explore the various wine making styles of Cabernet Sauvignon with Master Sommelier candidate Toni Johnson.

Cost: $20.00 per person

Call ahead for reservations:
414-390-9463
Start Time: 5:30
Date: September 1st, 2009

Title: Indulge NYGI Tuesday Tastings. Now you get it: Pinot Noir
Location: Indulge Wine Room 708 N. Milwaukee Street Milwaukee WI 53202
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Description: Pinot Noir range in price dramatically. From Oregon, France and California they can be astronomical. They can also cost $15.00, why is that? Explore the various wine making styles of Pinot Noir with Master Sommelier candidate Toni Johnson

$20.00 per person
Start Time: 5:30
Date: 2009-06-23

Title: Indulge NYGI Tuesday Tastings. Now you get it: Chardonnay
Location: Indulge Wine Room 708 N. Milwaukee Street Milwaukee WI 53202
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Description: Have you ever wondered why one bottle of Chardonnay is $10.00 and another is $50.00? Explore the wine making styles of Chardonnay from California to France with Master Sommelier candidate Toni Johnson.
Start Time: 5:30
Date: July 7th, 2009

On Monday, after I spent time in Trento, Vin Italy and Venezia,  we started our tour of the amazing vineyards in an area north of Trento high in the Dolomite’s called Valle di Cembra. Cembra is one of the many small communes that dot the mountains in this area that has to be seen to believe anything can be this beautiful.

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So it’s about 7:11pm as we pull into Verona. I was hoping to write about my experiences in Italy day by day but…….I didn’t think to buy an electrical converter and there wasn’t wireless anywhere except Florence.Every day was awsome, the scenery was breathtaking and the wines from Trento have to get world wide recognition!! I will write more as soon as I can get online.
A couple things to remember when going to Italy…. say Ciao and Si 5 to 7 times in rapid succession to sound like you belong but you only need to say Grazie and Giorno (Bon not nessecary) three or four times!

Ciao Ciao Ciao Ciao Ciao Ciao!

Tonight I get on a plane and travel to Verona to attend Vin Italy! I have never been and was told by a respected colleauge that I had better wear comfortable shoes and get ready to run. I can’t wait!

I arrive on Friday and will be driven to Verona and then attend the event on Friday and Saturday.

On Sunday i am not scheduled for anything so I am going to take a train to Venice, just to take pictures and see it!

Then we travel to Tuscany to visit the wineries that the company represents and will be there for three days. I hope to get to Montalcino!

I am taking my laptop so hopefully I can update every day, plus post pictures as I go.

Ciao!!

Oh the red wines of Burgundy. When I was the Wine Director for a local restaurant, my favorite area to navigate with our guests on our list was the two pages devoted to Pinot Noir. Granted there are plenty of wines that have dizzyingly steep prices on those pages. Like all wine making areas of the world, certain wines and winemakers command exorbitant prices. Sometimes I get criticized for having some of these wines on the list. But I often say, (mostly to myself) “If you are going to have a French wine list, there are things that must be on it.” And those things are usually the most expensive. But there are some wonderful selections in Burgundy that are under $100.00 and some that are just a touch over that are well worth seeking out in a retail outlet.

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It is another busy day in December and I stop at a good account with a couple of wines to taste. As I fight the wind and snow, I enter the store and there is this incredible smell and the sound of laughter in the back room. The people in the back look up and say “T-bone!!” and invite me to join in the festivities.
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