My April birthday weekend celebration in Carmel . So many of you came to Carmel to join in the fun, and I was very happy to see you all. For those of you who couldnât be there, the weekend started off with Jim Martinez and Laura Didierâs wonderful tribute show that seems to have become an annual tradition.
Sommelier = Wine Expert. While some wine consumers may consider themselves experts, a true wine expert is called a sommelier. A sommelier, also known as a wine steward, is a person that has undergone training in order to become extremely knowledgeable about wine. It can take many years of training to become a master sommelier.
Fortified wine, also called dessert wine, has a higher alcohol content than other wines. Contrary to popular belief, this higher alcohol content is not a result of distilling these wines; it is due to the addition of spirits.herry is a dry fortified wine, which means that the brandy is added after fermentation is complete. Port, on the other hand, is a sweet wine, created by adding brandy mid-way through the fermentation process.