My April birthday weekend celebration in Carmel . So many of you came to Carmel to join in the fun, and I was very happy to see you all. For those of you who couldnât be there, the weekend started off with Jim Martinez and Laura Didierâs wonderful tribute show that seems to have become an annual tradition.
Sommelier = Wine Expert. While some wine consumers may consider themselves experts, a true wine expert is called a sommelier. A sommelier, also known as a wine steward, is a person that has undergone training in order to become extremely knowledgeable about wine. It can take many years of training to become a master sommelier.
In the industry we tend to think of a mixologist as someone who: 1  Studies and helps evolve the field of bartending. 2  Creates innovative cocktails, often using unique, housemade, or historical (and now uncommon) ingredients and combining those to create unusual tastes in drinks. 3  Studies and reimagines classic cocktails. 4  Revels in and refines the 5  ... I bartender needs to have a variety of skills which are very important and some that the mixologist may not develop or use on a regular basis. In general, a bartender needs to: 1  Know a lot of common and popular cocktails.