This wasn't a plot hole. The prized bottle turned out to be for his ex wife. He had a sliver of hope of sharing it with her, clearly she prized that bottle. Seeing her pregnant was the tipping point. It wasn't about the grape.
That's the whole point of the movie... He's not a wine expert, he's an alcoholic dealing with his failed writing career and his ex wife. Remember the first scene when his car is parked halfway in the road? "You're hungover, you know you are." And in the book, his wife's favorite wine is merlot. And after they have the scene where he says he won't drink merlot, he gets wasted and calls his ex wife... It's really not a plot hole, In fact he never actually says he hates merlot, or cab franc for that matter. "I like all varietals" he says when asked about chardonnay. What he says is that he doesn't want to drink merlot (because he's already upset about his ex wife remarrying) and that cab franc on it's own isn't great. Also remember that he's in california drinking california versions of these wines, which are quite different than the french blends. Which he also talks about with the "way they manipulate chardonnay in California"
So my WSET level 2 is not at the level of intro at CMS? Are you for real? If it is only about creating pressure over people, it is a test of supporting pressure. I had enough of it working in hospitality for over 25 years as a waiter, butler and sommelier in charge of a wine bar in five stars hotels in Dubrovnik. And here we come to the absurdity as someone with the knowledge of an MS is realy not needed in hospitality industry because no matter what level of service you do, there is no place to apply what you know unless you have a Master of Wine or another Master Sommelier coming for dinner and you have only that table to do. One is more about the service and the other about the industry and production. Aples and oranges. Frend of mine who is a winemaker, graduated from University of Zagreb, Faculty of Agrobiotechnical Sciences (viticulure and winemaking) attended also Bordeaux Wine School for six months and belive me, knows more about what makes a good wine than any sommelier I ever met but it is not something that you realy need in restaurant where people come to enjoy wine and food along with some quality informations but not to pass an exam. And yes, is this video sponsored by CMS?
There is a scene cut out of the movie where he talks about his ex and her love of Merlot and that is why he has the Cheval Blanc and hence why he would not drink Merlot.
Finally I am not the only one wondering about the scene with the Cheval Blanc!!!!! I love the left bank Merlot blends and recently I tried some simple Decoy Merlot and was astonished about the quality. Merlot is quite often much value for your money!!!!
Whichever you take, please consider the following advice: seriously study wine (and all that encompasses), taste lots and lots of wines and taste a very wide variety of foods. I did take and pass the intro to sommelier course about five years ago put on by the CMS. It was a short, yet very comprehensive course. My instructors were very(!) accomplished in wine and hospitality, and genuinely nice guys too…. I had a leg up cause I’d been in the business about 6 years at the time and had received a comprehensive education on it by Gallo of all companies. If you go the CMS route, the Deductive Tasting Method is real, and focusing on it will serve you well.
Cheval Blanc is an old world wine, you don't drink a blend of Merlot and Cabernet Franc, you drink the terroir and the know how of the producer. The grape varieties are often not even found on the label because it doesn't really matter to the enthusiast, every year the percentage of each grape in the blend will be different depending on the climate and yield. Miles most likely had bad experiences from terrible producers overplanting those grapes in places that were not meant for viticulture of these species. Merlot and Cabernet Franc are both examples of this practice as they usually grow quite easily in a wide range of climates and soils. But it certainly is not a guarantee of quality everywhere you find these grapes planted.
DUDE ,😂😂😂😂 it's not a plot hole, the cheaval blanc is wine he was keeping to celebrate a failed marriage, the fact miles won't drink merlot it's because it's a symbolism for the Cheval blanc which is a symbol for his divorce. C'mon pretty straight forward.
In the book, it’s a 1982 Chateau Latour. They wouldn’t let them use it for the movie so they choose this wine as an inside joke. That comes straight from the author Rex Pickett.
I don't know if I would call that a plot hole. Off topic Rex Pickett, the man who wrote sideways the book will tell you a really good Merlot is duckhorn Merlot from Napa.
Can I do one and the do the other? I want a career in Wine, I'm being trained for a career in hospitality right now, but I do't know what KIND of career I want. WSET sounds a little easier in this video.
My only recommendation(if possible) is to leave the titles of the previous appellations on the map after moving on. Thanks for pronouncing Puisseguin(I always pronounced it Pwee Say Gun, after Seguin Moreau barrels)
"Sommelier" just generally denotes a role in a venue not an actual classification or certificate you could technically say "You are a Certified Sommelier with the Court of Master Sommeliers" if you managed to pass CMS 2 but being a Somm is working the role of a Somm as someone who has WSET 3 CMS 2 & is currently studying for the insanity of CMS Advanced, it's more aligned with working as an ON the floor Sommelier, but the intensity of the CMS course is absolutely absurd.
Hy there! Quick question...do you have to do one before the other, for example can you jump straight to wset 3 or certified cms before doing the previous levels? Thanks!
I want to learn winemaking process from basics , can you recommend me any platform to do so , for eg : ( any online course or any wine school ) Can you help me with this ? Thank you
