For the last 30 years, Assouline has created books at the center of culture and luxury, covering everything from wine and watches, to fashion, lifestyle, travel, and sports. Now, we’re inviting you into our world, through a new and exciting medium. In 8 short chapters curated by Alex Assouline, you’ll find inspiration, passion, and hopefully knowledge of something new.
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For the last 30 years, Assouline has created books at the center of culture and luxury, covering everything from wine and watches, to fashion, lifestyle, travel, and sports. Now, we’re inviting you into our world, through a new and exciting medium. In 8 short chapters curated by Alex Assouline, you’ll find inspiration, passion, and hopefully knowledge of something new.
Chapter IV: Wine (with Enrico Bernardo and Sébastien Labe)
Culture Lounge by ASSOULINE
26 minutes
1 year ago
Chapter IV: Wine (with Enrico Bernardo and Sébastien Labe)
“It’s more than a job. It’s like a religion or an obsession.” - Sébastien Labe
In this chapter of Assouline’s Culture Lounge, we’re traveling to Paris to learn the nuances of fine wines with 2004’s Best Sommelier of the World, Enrico Bernardo, and executive head sommelier for Cheval Blanc Courchevel and LVMH Hotel Management, Sébastien Labe. Enrico and Sébastien share their favorite sommelier memories, explain how where we come from changes the way we appreciate wine, and predict what’s next for the wine industry.
2:16 - How to pair wine with food
3:22 - Finding emotion in wine
5:08 - Creating special moments for guests with the right wine
6:08 - Sébastien’s most memorable day as a sommelier
10:40 - The first time Enrico realized his talent for recognizing aromas
12:05 - Training your palette
13:24 - Where we come from changes the way we appreciate wine
15:05 - The challenge of Vin Jaune and skin-contact wines
17:34 - Current wine trends and what might come next
22:00 - How food and wine have changed over the past few decades
22:57 - Sommeliers never stop learning
Stick around until the end for a fun bit of trivia about how monks and the British influenced the origins of champagne.
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Culture Lounge by ASSOULINE
For the last 30 years, Assouline has created books at the center of culture and luxury, covering everything from wine and watches, to fashion, lifestyle, travel, and sports. Now, we’re inviting you into our world, through a new and exciting medium. In 8 short chapters curated by Alex Assouline, you’ll find inspiration, passion, and hopefully knowledge of something new.
