After a blundered wine pick on a first date,
Fred Ryan knew it was time to take wine seriously. Decades later, Ryan would become chief of staff for
Ronald Reagan, and publisher and CEO of
The Washington Post, but he s come back to wine and presidents in his fascinating new book Throughout my life I have developed a passion for wine and presidential history as separate subjects, Ryan told Unfiltered via email. I realized that these topics could come together to tell the never-before-collected story that would further enrich the body of scholarship on the history of the White House. From bubbly to Bordeaux, there’s been a range of presidential pours.
Vinitaly International Academy to establish physical Tasting Centres
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VIA US and VIA Hong Kong 2021 will give prospective students the chance to meet and taste wines in total safety with the new Tasting Centres. These newly renovated centers will serve as tasting and exam spaces for students, as well as a gathering point for old and new members of the VIA community.
Hong Kong, where one of the first VIA Tasting Centres will be established
With this manouvre, VIA will shorten both the geographical distance between the delivery of the course and the students, as well as the one between the old and new members of the VIA Community.