In our first blind tasting episode of 2024, host and Master Sommelier Christopher Tanghe speaks with Clara Klein and Jeremy Schwartz, lead sommeliers with the Frasca Hospitality Group in Colorado. They talk about the role of blind tasting in their work and studies, then tackle the complex topic of minerality in wine.
Clara is the lead sommelier at Denver’s Sunday Vinyl, which she helped open in 2019 after working at Frasca Food and Wine and Tavernetta. Prior to these roles with the Frasca Hospitality Group, Clara worked at The Little Nell in Aspen and Mourad in San Francisco. She has also worked harvest in Italy and California. Jeremy is part of the team at Frasca Food and Wine in Boulder, where he has worked for 17 years. He transitioned to the wine industry from the medical field and worked most front-of-house positions at Frasca before stepping into the lead sommelier role. Jeremy is an Advanced Sommelier with the Court of Master Sommeliers, Americas.
After their tasting conversations, Clara and Jeremy taste the same wine. Listen closely and guess along with them! We reveal the wine at the end of the episode.
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Clara works at Sunday Vinyl in Denver, Colorado, as the lead sommelier. She has been part of the Sunday Vinyl team since its opening in 2019. Clara also worked at Frasca Hospitality Group restaurants Frasca Food and Wine and Tavernetta, as well as The Little Nell in Aspen and Mourad in San Francisco. She has worked harvest at E. Pira in Barolo and Dalla Valle Vineyards in Napa Valley. Clara is a member of Les Dames d'Escoffier.
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Jeremy is the lead sommelier at Frasca Food and Wine in Boulder, Colorado. He has worked at the restaurant for 17 years, beginning with most of the front-of-the-house positions before becoming the lead sommelier. Jeremy worked in the medical field until 2006, when he transitioned to working in hospitality. He is an Advanced Sommelier with the Court of Master Sommeliers, Americas, and is currently studying for the Master Sommelier Theory exam.
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