Every sommelier should have an intimate knowledge of tannins in wine and other drinks like tea and coffee. This will help you recommend the perfect wine for particular guests, & speaking about taste in coffee may help you upsell.

Wine Of The Year By The Glass— A prominent award which was given to the 2019 Poet's Leap Riesling crafted by Long Shadows Vintners at the 2021 Sommeliers Choice Awards.

Being in a region with a grape-growing history that stretches back to the 18th century, when Franciscans at Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa produced some of California's first wines of distinction, planting wine grapes was a natural choice.