Lars Leicht's guest appearances

Lars Leicht

Wine Talk with Stu The Wine Guru

2 Barstools and a Knife

Michelle Bernstein

Buddy Valastro

Thomas Keller

Andrew Zimmern

Vicki Gunvalson

Norman Van Aken

Sarah Marquis

Rachael Ray

Mario Andretti

Jose Feliciano

Zane Lamprey

Jim Meehan

Bill Sanders

Tamra Barney

John Linn

OwlTail

This week, the guys are joined by wine industry veteran and International Wine Educator, Lars Leicht. Lars is the Vice President of Education and Communication of the SOMM Journal and Tasting Panel publications. They talk about the changing wine industry and how the successful documentaries SOMM and SOMM Into the Bottle (which he is featured in) have inspired the next generation of wine professionals. They also talk about the current state of the restaurant industry, the future of wine education, and explore the popularity of the ‘bartender’s handshake or Sommelier Guilty Pleasure’ known as Fernet-Branca. If you are a #winenerd #corkdork #traveler #foodie, or all of the above, do not miss this episode.  Tags:  #spiritsprofessor @getbakedcafe @yuli18 #bacardicenterofexcellence @sommjournal @tastingpanel @fernetbranca @professor_ndodge @bpConnors @johnnoblemasi #fiuhospitality #hospitality #podcast #wine #food #spirits #cocktails #foodielife #spiritsmanagement #hospitality #miami #southflorida #bar #bacardi #podcast #travel #supportlocal #miamibeach #sobewff #sommmovie #fernet #fernetbranca #fernetcoinSupport the show (http://Hospitality.fiu.edu)

This week, the guys are joined by wine industry veteran and International Wine Educator, Lars Leicht. Lars is the Vice President of Education and Communication of the SOMM Journal and Tasting Panel publications. They talk about the changing wine industry and how the successful documentaries SOMM and SOMM Into the Bottle (which he is featured in) have inspired the next generation of wine professionals. They also talk about the current state of the restaurant industry, the future of wine education, and explore the popularity of the ‘bartender’s handshake or Sommelier Guilty Pleasure’ known as Fernet-Branca. If you are a #winenerd #corkdork #traveler #foodie, or all of the above, do not miss this episode.  Tags: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/spiritsprofessor/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">#spiritsprofessor</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/getbakedcafe/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@getbakedcafe</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/yuli18/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@yuli18</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/bacardicenterofexcellence/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">#bacardicenterofexcellence</a> @sommjournal @tastingpanel @fernetbranca <a href="https://www.instagram.com/professor_ndodge/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@professor_ndodge</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bpConnors/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@bpConnors</a> @<a href="https://www.instagram.com/johnnoblemasi/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">johnnoblemasi</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/fiuhospitality/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">#fiuhospitality</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/hospitality/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">#hospitality</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/podcast/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">#podcast</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/wine/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">#wine</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/food/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">#food</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/spirits/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">#spirits</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/cocktails/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">#cocktails</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/foodielife/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">#foodielife</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/spiritsmanagement/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">#spiritsmanagement</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/hospitality/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">#hospitality</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/miami/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">#miami</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/southflorida/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">#southflorida</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/bar/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">#bar</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/bacardi/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">#bacardi</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/podcast/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">#podcast</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/travel/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">#travel</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/supportlocal/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">#supportlocal</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/miamibeach/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">#miamibeach</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/sobewff/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">#sobewff</a> #sommmovie #fernet #fernetbranca #fernetcoin<a href="http://Hospitality.fiu.edu" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Support the show</a> (<a href="http://Hospitality.fiu.edu" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://Hospitality.fiu.edu</a>)

Episode 13 - Lars Leicht | Vice President of Education at SOMM Journal & Tasting Panel

Castello Banfi

Banfi Vintners

Lars is a 23 year veteran wine maker for Castello Banfi Wines. He has lived on the Vineyard property for 3 years in the '90's in Italy. He is well respected in the wine industry and he will be Stu's guest Tonite to discuss Castello Banfi wines, the family , the vineyards and more. Call in at 1-646-381-4860 or Tweet your questions for Lars to @stuthewineguru on Twitter. Dont miss this show. Be a part of something big!

Lars Leicht of Castello Banfi Vintners Joins Stu on the show Tonite