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Don Sritong
- 38, Male
- Chicago, Il
- United States
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- Title
- Corporate Sommelier
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- Just Grapes
- Website
- http://www.justgrapes.net
- Twitter Handle
- boothbee!$%
- Interests
- Discovering new wines, Networking
- Personal Quote
- "The best wine for your is the wine you like best!"
- Biography
- Don Sritong - Corporate Sommelier & Managing Partner
Don Sritong has always had an extreme passion for wine, growing up in Northern California and attending the University of California-Davis, making his dedication to a career as a sommelier a reality in 1992. With over 15 years experience as a corporate sommelier at wineries like Kendall-Jackson, Kobrand Corporation and Constellation Brands, Don has represented wineries from all over the world including the United States, Australia, Chile, New Zealand, Italy, France, South America and Portugal. Don worked diligently facilitating wine education programs at restaurants and hotels, ultimately achieving the coveted certification level of Court of Master Sommelier in 2003. Don feels that wine education should be simple, fun and functional. In his role as corporate sommelier at Just Grapes, Don provides succinct, relevant information that can be utilized in the real world. Don's idea to become a corporate sommelier started after he realized how many business deals are conducted in restaurants and how many corporate employees could effectively use education on wine. Therefore, in 2004, Don started Just Grapes as a means for teaching people basic, useful information about how to select the right wine for every event; whether it is a food pairing, a business dinner or home entertaining. With his corporate wine seminars offering unparalleled wine expertise and consultation in a lively and fun atmosphere, Don lives by the idea that “the best wine for you is the one you like best.” Satisfied clients include Harris Bank/BMO, AOL, Accenture, Cosmopolitan, GE, Google, Jones Lang LaSalle, Kraft, Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP, PepsiCo, Price Waterhouse Coopers, Sara Lee, Starbucks, Symantec and Zurich.
Don's role as Corporate Sommelier focuses on facilitating all corporate event wine tasting on and off site. He manages the client services and specializes in wine cellar consultations. Don believes wine education should be simple, fun and functional. He focuses on providing succinct useful information that you can take away and apply in the real world. His seminars are informative, lively and fun! His past clients include Harris Bank/BMO, AOL, Accenture, Cosmopolitan Magazine, GE, Google, Jones Lang LaSalle, Kraft, Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP, PepsiCo, Price, Waterhouse, Coopers, Sara Lee, Starbucks, Symantec and Zurich.
- Years in the Industry
- 15+
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As someone who has interviewed over the years with various companies for a range of positions in the wine industry, I can’t tell you how many times I’ve been asked, “Which grapes make up the world-famous Bordeaux blends?” What they’re really saying, though, when they ask this question is, “If she doesn’t know this, she doesn’t know jack!”
So, to spare you from this potentially embarrassing blunder, I have listed those grapes below along with a brief description of what each adds, in general, to the wine. Know it and learn it, people. (Note: the first 5 comprise red blends and the last 3 make up white blends.)
• Cabernet Sauvignon: produces moderate yields of quality tannic wines with a characteristic blackcurrant aroma when fully ripe
• Cabernet Franc: gives bigger yields than Cabernet Sauvignon, but has less body and overall finesse
• Merlot: produces a medium yield of moderately tannic wine; adds softness, richness and body to the blend
• Malbec: mainly used in softer, more approachable red blends that don’t require aging
• Petit Verdot: plays a minor role in a blend; mainly used to add tannin, color and spicy notes
• Sémillon: most widely planted white grape variety; it gives wines with golden color and lots of body
• Sauvignon Blanc: produces wines with distinct vegetal, grass and elderflower aromas and high acidity; unlike other grapes, 100% Sauvignon Blanc wines are produced in Bordeaux
• Muscadelle: distinctive grapey flavor; plays a minor role in sweet wines
Hopefully that was useful information. It will at least get you to Question #2 in your interview, but then you’re on your own.
(Source: Exploring the World of Wines and Spirits, Christopher Fielden, in association with the Wine & Spirit Education Trust)
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