67: Become a Better Wine Taster with Master Sommelier Elyse Lambert

What's the one thing you can do when visiting wine regions to make it your best trip ever? How can yoga help you become a better wine taster? How do you calibrate your palate and why should you do it? What's it like competing in the World's Best Sommelier Competition? How can you develop your wine tasting vocabulary?

In this episode of the Unreserved Wine Talk podcast, Master Sommelier Elyse Lambert shares tips on how you can become a better wine taster.

Highlights

• How can Le guide des Méchants Raisins help you learn about wine?
• Which simple tip does Elyse recommend for you when pairing wine and food?
• How can you make the most out of a trip to French wine regions?
• What key strategy should you keep in mind when visiting wine regions?
• Which wine can you pair perfectly with pizza?
• Why should you taste with a variety of people you don’t know?
• How can yoga help you become a Master Sommelier?
• When should you calibrate your palate and how can you do so?
• How can you develop your wine tasting vocabulary?
• Which Canadian wine regions should you keep your eye on?
• What role does humility play for a sommelier?

 

About Elyse Lambert

Born in Montréal, Québec, Élyse Lambert graduated with a degree in hotel management from the prestigious Institut de tourisme et d’hôtellerie du Québec (ITHQ) in 1998 and as Sommelier from L’École Hôtelière des Laurentides in 1999.

Her career as a Sommelier began in the Québec Laurentians at the award winning Relais & Châteaux l’Eau à la Bouche. Her next move was to the Eastern Townships where, from 2000 to 2004, she was an integral member of the sommelier team at Auberge Hatley, a 5 diamond CAA – Relais & Châteaux.

Throughout her exciting career path, Elyse continued to earn credibility for her craft and accolades in Canadian and international competitions. Elyse Lambert is now the 5th Best Sommelier of the World 2016.

She is currently working as a Sommelier Consultant and continues sharing her passion at Radio-Canada’s morning show, Medium Large and as a wine column in Journal de Montreal. Elyse lives in Montreal and consults for private and corporate clients and is often invited to facilitate wine education seminars and to speak at corporate functions in Canada and around the world.

 

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