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How Master of Wine Christy Canterbury Approaches Wine Tasting
Christy Canterbury cares less adjectives than evidence. So when she was preparing for the Master of Wine examination, she built a tasting grid with twenty checkpoints: color, aroma, oak influence, alcohol, tannin texture, balance, length, complexity. For every wine, she wrote down only what she could prove. “It’s almost like being a detective,” she said. “What can I tell from what’s in the glass?” That mindset still shapes how she tastes wine today. Canterbury is one of roughly 400 living Masters of Wine worldwide.…
by Eric Schwartzman4 viewssonoma-wine-tasting-rooms - news
Master Sommelier Andrea Robinson on the Future of Sonoma Wine Tasting
On New Year’s Eve in Midtown Manhattan, the kind of old money dining room that still believes in jackets and ceremony served a foie gras terrine with pumpernickel and the quiet confidence of an institution that has survived its own reinventions. The restaurant sits in the Seagram Building, in the footprint of what was once the Four Seasons, a temple of classical hospitality, as Andrea Robinson described it. A place that hangs a Picasso near the entry and makes you feel,…
by Eric Schwartzman3 viewssonoma-wine-tasting-rooms - news
From Violin to Vin Jaune: How Eleven Madison Park’s Wine Director Rethinks Luxury in the Glass
At three-Michelin-star Eleven Madison Park in Manhattan, the wine list is as storied as the dining room. For Wine Director Adam Waddell, the job isn’t just about curating bottles; it’s about orchestrating emotion, memory and discovery — often in fewer glasses than before. Waddell, who took over the program in 2025 after joining the restaurant as associate wine director in 2023, did not set out to become a sommelier. He arrived in New York City in 2010 to study classical violin performance,…
by Eric Schwartzman4 viewssonoma-wine-tasting-rooms - news
Ross Halleck on the Mystical Power of Sonoma Wines
Exploring the spirit of wine from Sebastopol’s fog-kissed coastal hills If you’ve ever cruised down Burnside Road just west of downtown Sebastopol, passing sheep-dotted pastures and groves of redwood and eucalyptus, you’ve already begun to experience the quiet mystique of Halleck Vineyard. In a recent episode of Wine Talks with Paul K, Ross Halleck—founder of Halleck Vineyard Estate Winery & Wine Tasting Room at 3785 Burnside Rd—joined host Paul K. for a conversation that ranged from his Silicon Valley past to his spiritual present among the vines of West Sonoma.…
by Eric Schwartzman4 viewssonoma-wine-tasting-rooms - news
Russian River to East River: Sharing West Sonoma County Wines with Gramercy Park’s Cultural Elite
Last week, I ventured from Halleck Vineyard Winery and Wine Tasting Room in Sonoma to the Sculptor Garden Room of the historic National Arts Club in Manhattan’s Gramercy Park to pour our California wines for a room full of artists, philanthropists, and musicians. It was my second Sonoma Wine Education Seminar at the club, and it was completely full—oversold, in fact. I designed this event with intention: shorter than a traditional vintner dinner, more welcoming to people with all levels of wine knowledge,…
by Ross Halleck3 viewssonoma-wine-tasting-rooms - news
Wine Tasting FAQ with Sonoma Vintner Ross Halleck
For anyone planning a trip to Sonoma or simply curious about the wine tasting experience, award-winning winemaker Ross Halleck of Halleck Vineyard in Sebastopol, answers your most pressing wine tasting questions. Drawing on years of expertise in Sonoma’s celebrated Russian River Valley, Ross offers practical tips and insider knowledge for a memorable tasting experience. Ross Halleck on the deck of our Wine Lodge surrounded by our estate Pinot Noir Vineyard in West Sonoma County.…
by Eric Schwartzman3 viewssonoma-wine-tasting-rooms - news
Sonoma Wine Tasting Review 2024: Exploring Halleck Vineyard’s Current Releases
In this Sonoma wine tasting video with Ross Halleck, vintner at Halleck Vineyard, and Harris Miner, the winery’s director of wine education, share tasting notes on their latest releases, offering viewers an informative look at the distinctive varietals produced from Sonoma County’s acclaimed American Viticultural Areas (AVAs). The pair guide us through the wines with careful attention to the nuances of each, providing an educational perspective on how the region’s terroir influences flavor profiles.…
by Eric Schwartzman3 viewssonoma-wine-tasting-rooms