Skip to content

The Sommelier Collective UK

Supporting and rewarding excellence in wine service

  • Join today
  • Awards
    • Champagne Entry Form
    • Results 2021-2022
      • Rioja Reserva/Gran Reserva 2022
      • Grüner Veltliner Results 2022
      • New Zealand Pinot Noir Results 2021
      • Great British Sparkling Results 2021
      • Chianti Classico Results 2021
  • Jobs
    • Post Job
  • Contact
  • Login
  • Instagram
  • LinkedIn
  • Facebook
  • Twitter

California Shot

Posted on July 10, 2020

by Chris Losh

Published by

Chris Losh

Chris Losh

View all posts by Chris Losh

Post navigation

Previous Post California Shot

You must log in to post a comment.

YOUR ACCOUNT

Profile

UPCOMING EVENTS

May 23
Featured Featured 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm BST

Discovery Tasting: Plaimont

May 31
All day

#RiasBaixasFoodMatch deadline

Jun 6
Featured Featured 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm BST

Discovery Tasting: Umani Ronchi

Jun 14
Featured Featured 14 June @ 9:00 am - 17 June @ 3:30 pm BST

Familia Torres Wine Course

View Calendar

Most Read

  • Discovery Tasting: Plaimont
  • Discovery Tasting: Umani Ronchi
  • 'I Love That With Wine You Never Stop Studying...'
  • I’ve had 20 years of sexism. It’s time that changed

Find Magazine content

Members Online Now

No one is online right now

Recent Tasting: Masters of Riesling

https://vimeo.com/547862551?loop=0

Recent contributors

  • Adam Michocki Adam Michocki
    • Grower champagnes, real wines from real people
  • Alexia Gallouët Alexia Gallouët
    • Provence – not just pink and not just for summer
  • Andres Ituarte Andres Ituarte
    • Canadian ice wines are a classic style – we should treasure them
  • Chris Losh Chris Losh
    • Life beyond Marlborough Sauvignon
    • Finalists announced for Taittinger UK Sommelier of the Year
    • Bordeaux 2021 – the word from the en primeurs
  • Christine Parkinson Christine Parkinson
    • If you just list one saké style, make it this one
    • How to create a short wine list
  • Clement Robert Clement Robert
    • Piedmont, not Burgundy, is my wine true love
  • Donna White Donna White
    • ‘Don’t Be A Jerk… It’s Not About You’ Says Andy Myers MS
    • Jhonel Faelnar: Atomix somm
  • Charlotte Hey Charlotte Hey
    • Discover Navarra: a journey to the foothills of the Pyrenees
    • Discovery Tasting: Tua Rita
    • New York’s Punk Somm
  • James Payne James Payne
    • My Top five wine books
  • Jan Konetzki Jan Konetzki
    • A somm’s guide to bordeaux’s ‘place’
  • Jan Van Heesvelde Jan Van Heesvelde
    • Chenin Blanc – The king of white grapes
  • Klearhos Kanellakis Klearhos Kanellakis
    • What I’ve learned from taking my first MS exams
  • Louise Gordon Louise Gordon
    • For the love of Semillon
    • I’ve had 20 years of sexism. It’s time that changed
  • Lorenzo Tonelli Lorenzo Tonelli
    • Top Five from my Cellar: Lorenzo Tonelli
  • Mattia Mazzi Mattia Mazzi
    • It Was Like The Champions League…
    • Be Daring With Your Pairing
  • Mattia Scarpazza Mattia Scarpazza
    • Island jewel PANTELLERIA is no longer just about sweet wines
    • Lambrusco – great value gems that are perfect for food
  • Melania Battiston Melania Battiston
    • These 11 Tips Will Help You To Nail Blind Tasting
    • Why First Impressions Are Key to great Service
    • Five Tips To Great Studying While You Work
  • Nelio Pinto Nelio Pinto
    • White Port: what it is, and why and how to serve it
  • Robert Mason DipWSET Robert Mason DipWSET
    • I Joined The Dark Side But Now I’m Back!
  • Romain Bourger Romain Bourger
    • How To Win In Competitions
    • Eight tips for competition training success
    • Stars of Santa Rita
  • Sean Arthur Sean Arthur
    • The ‘crazy german’ behind la petite revolution
    • Cross-selling: Sometimes Stories Can Trump Tradition.
    • Weird Can Be Wonderful.
  • Sonal Clare Sonal Clare
    • Service flashpoints and how to avoid them
  • Stefan Neumann Stefan Neumann
    • 2020 – A Greek Odyssey
  • Daniel Stojcic Daniel Stojcic
    • The Full Story of Austria’s Great Anti-freeze Scandal
  • Stuart Skea Stuart Skea
    • Top Five from my Cellar: Stuart Skea
  • Tobias Brauweiler MS Tobias Brauweiler MS
    • Meeting Weil’s new ultra-premium from the slopes of the Gräfenberg
    • Understanding clones part I: Burgundy versus Germany
  • sommeliercollective sommeliercollective
    • Discovery Tasting: Native Italian Whites
    • And, the winner is…
    • Time for something completely different
  • Victoria Sharples Victoria Sharples
    • Rosé shouldn’t just be about Provence

Recent tags

67 Pall Mall Albarino Alsace Amarone Classico Argentina Armit Wines australia Austria awards bordeaux burgundy Cabernet Sauvignon california career chaine des rotisseurs champagne champagne gosset Chardonnay Chianti Classico CMS competition competitions Court of Master Sommeliers discovery tasting education Etna food matching france frost Garnacha Gerard Basset Gerard Basset Travel Bursary Germany Gosset Matchmakers Grace WIne Grenache hospitality Italy Japan Koshu Loire Lombardy Mullineux New York City New Zealand Oregon Pinot Noir port portugal profile Rias Baixas Riesling Rueda Sangiovese Santa Rita Hills service sherry Shiraz Sicily sommelier South Africa spain Sparkling wine Super Tuscan Syrah tasting training Tuscany USA Verdicchio vintage 2021 wine wine service wine tasting WSET

Follow UK

  • Instagram
  • Twitter
  • Facebook
  • LinkedIn

© The Sommelier Collective™  ¦ 2022

Follow USA

  • Instagram

FAQs ¦ Code of Conduct ¦ Terms & Conditions ¦ Privacy Policy ¦ Cookie Policy

Theme: Didi by Anariel Design.