Category: Sommeliers

Introducing Mariano Braga, from Pampa Roja restaurant in Santa Rosa.

Given that Gabriel Dvoskin worked in Paris interviewing vintners in the 1990s, it was inevitable that France’s terroir would get under the Argentine journalist’s skin.

The Americas' top somm Paz Levinson talks making a Chardonnay from Patagonia with her mate Matías Michelini.

Sommelier Rodrigo Calderón talks making  his first Malbec. With a prestigious CV that includes leading front of house at Uruguay’s La Bourgogne and Buenos Aires’ Unik restaurant, Rodrigo Calderón recently

Sommelier Agustina de Alba on making her first wine. The fact that she has twice been anointed Argentina’s top sommelier – first at the tender age of 20

Brazil transplant Frederico De Souza moved to Mendoza and cemented his passion for wine. Initially moving to Argentina to accompany his mother who was taking up a position

Meet my somm school mates: the class of 2014-15 could be guiding you through your next dinner or tasting. For the past two academic years, dozens of trainee

Uruguayan sommelier Federico de Moura on his favourite homegrown wines. Although some might be surprised to hear that Uruguay has a wine industry, they might also be surprised

Chile’s top sommelier shares favourite vintages from his homeland. Although he cut his teeth – as well as plenty of raw fish – as a sushiman at Santiago

Paz Levinson, Argentina’s first Advanced Sommelier from the UK’s Court of Master Sommeliers, talks about her latest achievement. Take a glass, preferably a wine-shaped one, and fill it