Bruce Wallner's guest appearances

Bruce Wallner

Unreserved Wine Talk

Rock And Grapes Presents: 

Kendall Jenner

Suzanne Mustacich

Mary Ewing-Mulligan

Gary Vaynerchuk

Joel Peterson

Cameron Diaz

Rachel Signer

Victoria James

Bianca Bosker

Angelina Jolie

Kevin O'Leary

Kevin Brauch

Sheila Walsh

Vanessa Conlin

Madeline Puckette

OwlTail

Steve Meyer

This week I am introducing my new sponsor, The Sommelier Factory, which means I'll be speaking with MS Bruce Wallner about the Somm Factory schedule and our upcoming "Top 25 Wines of Ontario". Also, this is your first week to catch CRUSH: Message in a Bottle, the new movie from director Maya Gallus, high-lighting the hard working winemakers of Niagara. And also, former Capitol Records exec Steve Meyer joins me to talk about The Beatles "new" song "Now and Then" - what side of history will you be on?

This week I am introducing my new sponsor, The Sommelier Factory, which means I'll be speaking with MS Bruce Wallner about the Somm Factory schedule and our upcoming "Top 25 Wines of Ontario". Also, this is your first week to catch CRUSH: Message in a Bottle, the new movie from director Maya Gallus, high-lighting the hard working winemakers of Niagara. And also, former Capitol Records exec Steve Meyer joins me to talk about The Beatles "new" song "Now and Then" - what side of history will you be on?

Master Somm Bruce Wallner,  and also Steve Meyer and I talk about The Beatles "Now and Then"

Is being a sommelier as glamourous as it seems? Why is it sometimes difficult to differentiate between certain New and Old World wines? How does terroir play a key role in a blind tasting? What's it like being in a sommelier competition? In this episode of the Unreserved Wine Talk podcast, I'm chatting with Bruce Wallner, Master Sommelier at Sommelier Factory. You can find the wines we discussed at www.nataliemaclean.com/winepicks.   Highlights  What un-glamourous truth might you be surprised to learn about being a sommelier? What intangible joy can you get from being a sommelier? How should you view the role of a sommelier? Which areas would you see assessed in the Best Sommelier in Canada competition? How do you train for a sommelier competition? Why would you do a blind tasting? Is there a reasonable explanation why you might confuse certain regions in a blind tasting? Why should you pay close attention to terroir? What parallels can you find between the Quebec Best Sommelier competition and The Karate Kid? What underlying principle should you keep in mind when you're pairing food and wine? What does grenache add to your wine tasting experience? What tasting profile will you encounter with 2009 Clos De Caveau Fruit Sauvage? How can you match 2009 Clos De Caveau Fruit Sauvage with food? How did Bruce go from bartending to becoming a sommelier?    Key Takeaways  Bruce defines a sommelier as being the one step between the person who makes the wine and the person who drinks it. Bruce takes a professional approach to training for the competition that includes mental conditioning as well as abstaining from wine the day before so that his palate is at peak perception for tasting during the event. I’m going to see if I can detect if my own palate perception is more acute when I’ve not had wine for a day. That does happen once in a while! The blind tasting component of the sommelier competition is more about describing the wine and its elements rather than nailing the exact name and vintage of the wine. The latter is a meaningless party trick like trying to balance a spoon on your nose.        To learn more about the resources mentioned in this episode, visit the https://www.nataliemaclean.com/107.

Is being a sommelier as glamourous as it seems? Why is it sometimes difficult to differentiate between certain New and Old World wines? How does terroir play a key role in a blind tasting? What's it like being in a sommelier competition? In this episode of the Unreserved Wine Talk podcast, I'm chatting with Bruce Wallner, Master Sommelier at Sommelier Factory. You can <a href="https://www.nataliemaclean.com/winepicks/search/index.aspx" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">find the wines we discussed at www.nataliemaclean.com/winepicks</a>.   Highlights <ul> <li>What un-glamourous truth might you be surprised to learn about being a sommelier?</li> <li>What intangible joy can you get from being a sommelier?</li> <li>How should you view the role of a sommelier?</li> <li>Which areas would you see assessed in the Best Sommelier in Canada competition?</li> <li>How do you train for a sommelier competition?</li> <li>Why would you do a blind tasting?</li> <li>Is there a reasonable explanation why you might confuse certain regions in a blind tasting?</li> <li>Why should you pay close attention to terroir?</li> <li>What parallels can you find between the Quebec Best Sommelier competition and The Karate Kid?</li> <li>What underlying principle should you keep in mind when you're pairing food and wine?</li> <li>What does grenache add to your wine tasting experience?</li> <li>What tasting profile will you encounter with 2009 Clos De Caveau Fruit Sauvage?</li> <li>How can you match 2009 Clos De Caveau Fruit Sauvage with food?</li> <li>How did Bruce go from bartending to becoming a sommelier?</li> </ul>   Key Takeaways <ul> <li>Bruce defines a sommelier as being the one step between the person who makes the wine and the person who drinks it.</li> <li>Bruce takes a professional approach to training for the competition that includes mental conditioning as well as abstaining from wine the day before so that his palate is at peak perception for tasting during the event. I’m going to see if I can detect if my own palate perception is more acute when I’ve not had wine for a day. That does happen once in a while!</li> <li>The blind tasting component of the sommelier competition is more about describing the wine and its elements rather than nailing the exact name and vintage of the wine. The latter is a meaningless party trick like trying to balance a spoon on your nose.</li> </ul> To learn more about the resources mentioned in this episode, visit the <a href="https://www.nataliemaclean.com/107" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.nataliemaclean.com/107</a>.

107: Wine Tasting and Pairing Tips from Master Sommelier Bruce Wallner