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The following is a glossary of traditional English-language terms used in the three overarching cue sports disciplines: carom billiards referring to the various carom games played on a billiard table without pockets; pool, which denotes a host of games played on a table with six pockets; and snooker, played on a large pocket table, and which has a sport culture unto itself distinct from pool.
An Italian sommelier (F.I.S.A.R.) with a tastevin around his neckA sommelier (UK: / ˈ s ɒ m əl j eɪ, s ɒ ˈ m ɛ l i eɪ / SOM-əl-yay, som-EL-ee-ay, US: / ˌ s ʌ m əl ˈ j eɪ / SUM-əl-YAY, French: ⓘ), or wine steward, is a trained and knowledgeable wine professional, normally working in fine restaurants, who specializes in all aspects of wine service as well as wine and food pairing.
[5] One of the starkest examples of this "villain" behaviour was Asprinio's ongoing verbal treatment of another contestant, Candice Kumai, whom he allegedly called "trash." [ 6 ] At the age of 26, Stephen Asprinio opened his first and namesake restaurant, Forté di Asprinio in South Florida, which was named "One of the Top 10 Best New ...
In the state's southwest corner, the Lake Michigan Shore area gives a strong showing with numerous small, family-owned wineries such as Cody Kresta Vineyard & Winery and Hickory Creek Winery. New ...
Peter Neptune (born July 10, 1956) is an American wine expert and educator as well as a former television and stage actor. [2]He was one of 147 Master Sommeliers in North America, as of June 2015, [3] and is the founder of the Orange County, California–based Neptune School of Wine.
Andrea Robinson (or Andrea Immer-Robinson) is an American sommelier, chef, television personality, and author.She is one of thirty-two women Master Sommeliers in the world and was the first woman to be named by the Sommelier Society of America as the best sommelier in the United States, which occurred in 1997.
Doug Frost is an American Master of Wine, [1] and Master Sommelier as well as an author and wine consultant based in Kansas City, Missouri. [2] [3]Frost is one of four individuals in the world to simultaneously hold the Master of Wine and Master Sommelier titles, along with Gerard Basset, Ronn Wiegand and Eric Hemer, [1] [4] achieving his MS in 1991 and MW in 1993.
She received her Master Sommelier accreditation in 2008. [2] She was featured in the 2012 documentary Somm. She worked for Kimpton Hotels. [1] In 2017, she became vice president for beverage for Cooper's Hawk. [3] Wines received a Grand Award from Wine Spectator and a James Beard nomination for wine service. [1]