Building an Ever Stronger, More Diverse Team for 2025
As we prepare for the 2025 World Blind Tasting Championship, our USA Wine Tasting Team is shaping up to be more diverse than ever. This year’s roster brings together both male and female members from across the country, hailing from California, Colorado, and Connecticut. The range of backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives each person brings is […]
What I’ve Learned (and Laughed About) on the USA Wine Tasting Team
Joining the USA Wine Tasting Team has been one of the most humbling, hilarious, and eye-opening experiences of my career. The pros are obvious: connecting with some of the coolest people in the industry, learning from insanely talented tasters, and gaining insights from professionals I deeply admire. Every session feels like both a masterclass and […]
Raising a Glass: Competing as an All-Woman USA Wine Tasting Team in Bordeaux
In October 2024, the USA Wine Tasting Team made history, fielding an all-woman roster at the World Blind Tasting Championship held at the stunning Château Dauzac in Bordeaux, France. Representing our country on the global stage was both an honor and a thrill—a culmination of months of training, study, and palate refinement. The competition itself […]
AN AMERICAN IN CHAMPAGNE
AN AMERICAN IN CHAMPAGNE From my seat’s view as a competitor in the World Blind Tasting Competition, located in Champagne, 2022. “I only drink Champagne on two occasions, when I am in love and when I am not.” –Coco Chanel There is no wine region in France, or perhaps anywhere, that is like Champagne. […]
Practice Practice Practice
Practice makes perfect! This afternoon in San Diego, California was spent reviewing Italian wines with our specialist, Stacie Hunt. Soave to Chianti to Amarone! We reviewed wines from past years of the competition, including a Cabernet blend, IGT from Tuscany.
Global Connection
Team USA builds relations with Team Kenya while meeting together for a tasting seminar at Henriot Champagne House in the Champagne region of France in October, 2022. We were drawn to the Henriot property because of another woman in wine, Apolline Henriot, who found herself a widow in 1808, in the Champagne region. She was […]
Thank you to our Sponsors!!
Valero Law Group sponsored our Sauvignon Blanc practice on July 23rd in Woodland Hills. They provided a facility, charcueterie, and perfect examples of competition Sauvignon blancs from Loire, France to Malborough, New Zealand. Our July 16th practice was sponsored, where we took a deep dive on Sauvignon Blanc from Central Coast favorite AJA Vineyards, to […]