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JOE PHILLIPS

Master Sommelier Joe Phillips moved from Boston to Las Vegas in 1996, searching for a job at one of the many new schools to teach Middle School band. Timing is everything. All the music positions were filled, so he took a job in an Italian restaurant at the MGM Grand Resort. He worked with two incredible chefs from Sardinia and with one of the best Italian wine lists in Las Vegas. He quickly discovered just how good food and wine could be. Read More...

May 25, 2006
It's Easy to Forget
	Posted by: Joe Phillips Category: Fermenting: new ideas
I work in Las Vegas; it's a wine fantasy land. We sell a lot of wine. We sell a lot of very expensive and legendary wine. We have access to many small production wines, often as little as a barrel or two. In this environment it is easy to forget about the larger producers and established brands. Consequently, I find myself being surprised on occasion when I re-taste some of the wine "standards". Recently I was reminded of the quality of a sparkling wine from the Anderson Valley by Roederer Estate.
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