For those of you who don’t know me, or have not read my “About Liz” page, now would be a good time to give you some additional information about myself and where I stand on things.
I currently hold the following wine certifications:
- Certified Specialist of Wine (CSW) from the Society of Wine Eductators
- Intermediate and Advanced Certificates from the Wine and Spirit Education Trust
- Passed the Introductory Sommelier Course from the Court of Master Sommeliers
I am currently studying for my Diploma of Wine and Spirits from the Wine and Spirit Education Trust. I am actually fairly far into this program. And assuming (actually more hoping, *knock on wood*) I passed my exams in June, I have only one paper to write and one exam to take. For those who don’t know, the Diploma program is a 2-3 year program where you essentially memorize the Oxford Companion to Wine and get a greater understanding of the wine business.
I spend most of my time teaching wine classes in the Greater Cleveland area, and I work part time for a local wine shop.
My promise to you, the reader, is to date, everything I have written about I have either purchased, tasted as part of a normal trade or public event, or borrowed from the library. If I recieve anything that is not normally available to all in the trade or public I will clearly tell you and I will still give it a fair and unbiased review.
Oddly enough, I still have ethics and believe full disclosure is the best way of doing things. There are too many people getting too much for free and not disclosing this fact in todays society.
Also, Liz (and Mike) is/are kind enough to make you bratwurst and asparagus and dole out some mighty tasty white chicken.