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RandyCaparoso.wineauthor<p>Magazine portrait of young Honolulu sommelier, 1987, nine years into full-time wine career. <br /><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/randycaparoso" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>randycaparoso</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/SommelierLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>SommelierLife</span></a></p>
CustardFist<p>‘𝙒𝙄𝙉𝙀 𝙏𝘼𝙎𝙏𝙄𝙉𝙂’ 🍷</p><p>More dumb comics on <a href="https://custardfist.com" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">custardfist.com</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> 🙂</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/winetasting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>winetasting</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/wine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sommelier" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sommelier</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sommelierlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sommelierlife</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/webcomic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>webcomic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/webcomics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>webcomics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/comic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>comic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/comics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>comics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/joke" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>joke</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/jokes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>jokes</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/comicstrip" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>comicstrip</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/comicstrips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>comicstrips</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/funny" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>funny</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/custardfist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>custardfist</span></a></p>
RandyCaparoso.wineauthor<p>Today’s Substack chapter from my upcoming book, Culinary Approach to Wine In Restaurants (<a href="https://randycaparoso.substack.com/p/can-narrowly-focused-wine-lists-win" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">randycaparoso.substack.com/p/c</span><span class="invisible">an-narrowly-focused-wine-lists-win</span></a>) has one message: A wine list does NOT have to be huge and all-encompassing to bring highest prestige and success to a restaurant. <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/winelist" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>winelist</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/sommjournal" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>sommjournal</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/sommelier" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>sommelier</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/sommelierlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>sommelierlife</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/hospitality" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>hospitality</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/HospitalityManagement" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>HospitalityManagement</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/foodandbeverageindustry" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>foodandbeverageindustry</span></a></p>
RandyCaparoso.wineauthor<p>In my latest SOMM Journal Bottom Line column, how to work with (or when necessary, against) distributors to build strong wine programs. Re <a href="https://sommjournal.com/friend-or-foe-on-working-with-and-sometimes-working-around-distributors/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">sommjournal.com/friend-or-foe-</span><span class="invisible">on-working-with-and-sometimes-working-around-distributors/</span></a><br /><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/winelist" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>winelist</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/restaurantwine" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>restaurantwine</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/foodandbeverage" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>foodandbeverage</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/sommeliers" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>sommeliers</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/sommelierlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>sommelierlife</span></a></p>
RandyCaparoso.wineauthor<p>Today on <a href="https://open.substack.com/pub/randycaparoso/p/six-universal-rules-of-thumb?r=3rhbom&amp;utm_medium=ios" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">open.substack.com/pub/randycap</span><span class="invisible">aroso/p/six-universal-rules-of-thumb?r=3rhbom&amp;utm_medium=ios</span></a>: From the chapter &quot;Nuts and bolts&quot; in my upcoming book on Restaurant Wine Management...<br /><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/restaurantlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>restaurantlife</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/restaurantwine" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>restaurantwine</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/sommelierlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>sommelierlife</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/sommjournal" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>sommjournal</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/winelist" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>winelist</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/hospitalityindustry" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>hospitalityindustry</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/hospitalitymanagementanagement" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>hospitalitymanagementanagement</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/sommelierbusiness" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>sommelierbusiness</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/sommelierdreams" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>sommelierdreams</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/winelist" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>winelist</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/foodandbeverage" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>foodandbeverage</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/foodandbeverageindustry" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>foodandbeverageindustry</span></a></p>
RandyCaparoso.wineauthor<p>My latest Substack entry: In my years in hospitality I have found that wine and food matching is as much a science as instinctive or personal because it can be systematic and verifiable. Re a deep dive... <a href="https://open.substack.com/pub/randycaparoso/p/the-scienceand-basic-principlesof?r=3rhbom&amp;utm_medium=ios" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">open.substack.com/pub/randycap</span><span class="invisible">aroso/p/the-scienceand-basic-principlesof?r=3rhbom&amp;utm_medium=ios</span></a><br /><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/restaurantlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>restaurantlife</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/restaurantwine" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>restaurantwine</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/sommelierlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>sommelierlife</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/sommjournal" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>sommjournal</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/winelist" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>winelist</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/hospitalityindustry" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>hospitalityindustry</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/HospitalityManagement" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>HospitalityManagement</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/sommelierbusiness" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>sommelierbusiness</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/sommelierdreams" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>sommelierdreams</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/winelist" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>winelist</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/foodandbeverage" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>foodandbeverage</span></a></p>
RandyCaparoso.wineauthor<p>Go to winecholarguild.com to read part 1 of my 2-part piece delving deep into the difficulties, and rewards, of appreciating old vine growths and wines, starting with changes in perception. Re <a href="https://www.winescholarguild.com/blog/viticulture-insights/why-appreciation-of-old-vines-is-challenging-yet-more-important-than-ever" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">winescholarguild.com/blog/viti</span><span class="invisible">culture-insights/why-appreciation-of-old-vines-is-challenging-yet-more-important-than-ever</span></a> <br /><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/oldvines" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>oldvines</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ancientvines" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ancientvines</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/winescholarguild" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>winescholarguild</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/sommelierlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>sommelierlife</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/sommelier" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>sommelier</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/oldvinehero" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>oldvinehero</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/oldvineconference" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>oldvineconference</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/oldvineregistry" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>oldvineregistry</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/historicvineyardsociety" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>historicvineyardsociety</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/oldvineproject" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>oldvineproject</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/oldvinecharter" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>oldvinecharter</span></a></p>
RandyCaparoso.wineauthor<p>&quot;Welcome to 2024, it&#39;s time to go to work&quot; is how I end the Bottom Line column in the latest SOMM Journal, addressing restaurant wine management under the twin economic threats of recession and inflation. <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/sommelier" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>sommelier</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/sommjournal" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>sommjournal</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/sommelierlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>sommelierlife</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/sommelierselection" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>sommelierselection</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/SommelierExperience" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>SommelierExperience</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/restaurantwine" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>restaurantwine</span></a></p>
RandyCaparoso.wineauthor<p>Tomorrow (Saturday, January 27) is ZAP&#39;s big, yearly Grand Tasting in San Francisco. I&#39;ll be there, hope you will! On my personal page, re &quot;Dear sommeliers: It&#39;s now okay to like Zinfandel,&quot; <a href="https://randycaparoso.blogspot.com/2024/01/dear-sommeliers-its-now-okay-to-like.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">randycaparoso.blogspot.com/202</span><span class="invisible">4/01/dear-sommeliers-its-now-okay-to-like.html</span></a><br /><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/zinfandel" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>zinfandel</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/zinfandeladvocates" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>zinfandeladvocates</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/zinfandeladvocatesandproducers" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>zinfandeladvocatesandproducers</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/oldvines" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>oldvines</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ownrooted" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ownrooted</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ancientvines" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ancientvines</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/sommelier" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>sommelier</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/sommelierlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>sommelierlife</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/somm" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>somm</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ZAP" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ZAP</span></a></p>
RandyCaparoso.wineauthor<p>Good times, cont.: Once upon a time (in 1998), Agustin Huneeus managed to board a couple dozen of the country&#39;s top sommeliers on a long flight to Chile, where this one shot was taken (from left): Roger Dagorn MS, Josh Wesson, Rob Constantino (Sante), Larry Stone MS, moi and Raj Parr. <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/sommelier" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>sommelier</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/sommelierlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>sommelierlife</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/randycaparoso" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>randycaparoso</span></a></p>
RandyCaparoso.wineauthor<p>Speaking of giants: My restaurant career offered many opportunities to walk and talk with industry legends; such as Robert and Margrit Mondavi, who always availed themselves on the most personal level. Extraordinary, even by the standards of our industry, replete with geniality. Photo from a 1998 wine dinner in Honolulu. <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/sommelierlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>sommelierlife</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/randycaparoso" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>randycaparoso</span></a></p>
RandyCaparoso.wineauthor<p>The message in my Bottom Line column in this month&#39;s SOMM Journal: Wine consumers are a lot smarter than what many of us in the wine trade think! <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/sommjournal" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>sommjournal</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/randycaparoso" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>randycaparoso</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/winetrade" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>winetrade</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/restaurantwine" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>restaurantwine</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/restaurantindustry" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>restaurantindustry</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/sommelier" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>sommelier</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/sommelierlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>sommelierlife</span></a></p>
gustavoiniesta<p><a href="https://c.im/tags/mondaymotivation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mondaymotivation</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/wine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wine</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/whatIliketodrink" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>whatIliketodrink</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/whatIhavedrunk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>whatIhavedrunk</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/sommelierlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sommelierlife</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Wineaddict" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Wineaddict</span></a></p>
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