Hi, I'm Andrew Stover. I'm the Sommelier at OYA Restaurant and Lounge in Washington, D.C.
Today we have a great series of wine related clips lined up for you today. We’re going to discuss how to open a bottle of sparkling wine. How to decant a bottle of red wine? How to store wine? How to navigate restaurant at wine west? And also, how to think outside the glass with regards to Chardonnay, Cabernet and Merlot?
Before we begin, let me tell you a little bit more about my self. I’ve a Sommelier diploma from the International Sommelier Guild and a Bachelor’s degree in Marketing and Tourism Hospitality Management from the George Washington University, right here in Washington, D.C.
I’ve been studying wine for the past eight years and I’ve traveled to wine regions across the globe including Argentina, Australia, New Zealand, Brazil, Chile, France, and Spain among others.
There are few tools that you’re going to need to get started. You’ll need a corkscrew with knife, an ice bucket and napkin for your sparkling wine, a glass decanter, a candle, matches or a lighter to light the candle and the glass of everyday red wine to clean the dust from your decanter.
One quick note about safety before we get started, while using the corkscrew knife, please make sure not to poke or slice your finger as the knife do tend to be sharp. While opening a sparkling wine, please make sure you point the bottle away from yourself and other individuals in the room. With regard to matches and lighters, please make sure you keep them out of the reach of small children and as always consuming alcoholic beverages may impair your judgment and ability to operate a motorized vehicle. And if you’re pregnant, please do not consume alcohol.
Let’s get started.
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