Sophia Baltodano | Contributing Writer In the fast-paced world of restaurants, selling wine isn’t just about popping a cork; it’s a dance between flavors, origins, and production methods. Amanda Fraga, the Genuine Hospitality Group Director of Beverage and Social Media explained on Tuesday, Jan 3 in an online panel the history of vineyards and explores […]
Kali-Ray Skinner / Staff Writer Wine aficionados can now use an app allowing them to personalize wine labels with animation, text and even videos through the wonders of augmented reality. FIU alumnus and founder of Qvivo Brands Inc., Tony Haber, first gained the idea for his app after attending a class with well-known poet Richard […]
Daniela Walter / Columnist Finally, the weather is becoming less harsh in Florida and you can feel the humidity dissipate as we come closer to Thanksgiving. This is my favorite time of the year, in which you are invited to more festivities than you can actually attend. It is also a great time to get […]
Sept. 26, I was transported to Greece through a wine selection from the store, Mas Vino. The store on Hallandale Beach offered a wine class on Greek wines, hosted by George Spiliadis from Estiatorio Milos Restaurant. Estiatorio Milos is a well-known worldwide restaurant, with its newest location in Miami. I became familiar with Greece by […]
Photo by Daniela Walter Daniela Walter/Columnist The wine selection, the food and the budget were the first thing that came to mind last Friday when I was hired to do my first wine selection for a birthday dinner. When you have a menu preselected, it is easier to do the matching. If you are going […]
Photo by Daniela Walter Daniela Walter Friends of Wine hosted its first meeting of the semester at Chaplin School of Hospitality and Tourism Management. FOW is a student club that meets weekly with the intention to promote wine and educate students and aficionados through tastings, seminars, and by bringing wine industry speakers. Amanda Bates, current […]
Daniela Walter/ Columnist On July 19, the venue of the tasting was the prestigious Four Seasons Miami, and the host of the night was Barry Alberts. He is considered one of Miami’s “wine gurus,” always fascinating crowds in his tastings that are held on a regular basis at The Forge as well as The Four […]
Daniela V. Walter/ Columnist The first time I tasted a Georgian wine was in my first wine class, History of Wine, taken in Fall 2012 at the Chaplin School of Hospitality and Tourism Management with Professor Bill Hebrank. As we went through the history of wine in class, we were able to taste wines from […]
