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  • V&V Tuesday Mornings Begins MARCH 6 February 10, 2012

    Can’t take evening classes?  Sign up for our next Tuesday morning session of Viticulture & Vinification–our flagship 24-week Course.  Each week we focus on a different region (or regions) and taste 12 wines per class.  We cover everything from soil, …

  • Age (Ain’t Nothing But A Number) — MARCH 19 February 10, 2012

    What is the impact of age on wine?  Cellar time softens tannins, mellows the fruit, and in most instances makes a better wine.  Or does it?  In this seminar we provide you with the opportunity to smell and taste youth …

  • Sparkle & Shine Seminar FEBRUARY 6 February 6, 2012

    Register for the first of our 12-part seminar series hosted in partnership with Charlie Palmer’s Aureole New York.  Learn about sparkling wine from around the world and taste 10 examples paired with light hors d’oeuvres from Aureole’s Executive Chef Marcus …

BSIA 2011 Results

Andrew Bell (American Sommelier President), Alexander LaPratt (Best Sommelier in America 2011), and Aldo Sohm (Best Sommelier in America 2007, Best Sommelier in the World 2008). Photo credit: Charles Roussel.

American Sommelier congratulates the winner and runners up of the 2011 Best Sommelier in America competition, held on April 16th and 17th, 2011 at the Jumeirah Essex House in New York City.

  • Winner: Alexander LaPratt, db Bistro Moderne (New York, NY)
  • 1st Runner Up: Jared Fischer, Le Bernardin (New York, NY)
  • 2nd Runner Up: Christopher Bates, Hotel Fauchere (Milford, PA)
  • 3rd Runner Up: Michael Meagher, Treasury Wine Estates (Waltham, MA)

News & Press

April 19, 2011:NYC sommelier nation’s No. 1 (William Dowd, Times Union)

April 19, 2011: Alexander LaPratt, Best Sommelier in America, Knows His Smokes as Well as His Wines (Lauren Shockey, Village Voice)

April 18, 2011: Best Sommelier in America is Named (Kara Newman, Wine Enthusiast Magazine)

April 18, 2011: Alan Richman Would Make the Best Sommelier Ever (Maryse Cheveriere, The Daily Meal)

April 17 2011: Best Sommelier in America 2011 Today in New York (Diane Letulle, Examiner)

April 15, 2011: Mayor Bloomberg proclaims April 16-17, 2011 American Sommelier Association Days in New York City


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