On the In Vino Fabulum (#InVinoFab) podcast, episode no. 14 we tantalize your taste buds with a wine pairing lesson from a certified sommelier and educator, Cheryl S. Stanley. We figure out how to best differentiate wine by color, taste, and learn how she wants to being a culture of care to restaurants and the service industry with her own consulting business.

Cheryl is a lecturer in food and beverage management at The Hotel School, Cornell SC Johnson College of Business. She received her Master of Science degree from Texas Tech’s College of Human Sciences in Hospitality and Retail Management and her Bachelor of Science degree from Cornell University’s School of Hotel Administration. Stanley’s primary area of teaching is Beverage Management within food and beverage operations. She is also founding partner in a consulting company which focuses on beverage menu development, service standards, and employee training. Her previous work experience includes managing restaurants and beverage programs for Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts and independent restaurants, as well as a wine retail store in California. Stanley is a Certified Sommelier with the Court of Master Sommeliers, Level 3 with Honors from the Wine and Spirits Education Trust, Bar Smarts Advanced from Bar Smarts, and a Certified Specialist of Wine from the Society of Wine Educators. She is the faculty advisor for Cornell Cuvee, the blind wine tasting competition team, which has won first place at multiple international wine competitions. In 2017 she was selected as one of Wine Enthusiast Magazine’s 40 under 40 Tastemakers.

Website: https://sha.cornell.edu/faculty-research/faculty/css14 

CU Article: Cheryl Stanley’s winning Ways with wine https://sha.cornell.edu/businessfeed/2018/03/08/cheryl-stanley-winning-wine/ 

WineEnthusiast 40 Under 40 Tastemakers of 2017 https://www.winemag.com/40under402017/ 

The Court of Master Sommeliers https://www.mastersommeliers.org/ 

Interested in becoming a Sommelier? Here’s the Introductory Course & Examination https://www.mastersommeliers.org/courses/introductory-course-examination 

About the Cheryl’s Course:

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“I hope that [my students] leave my course with just an appreciation for life and food and wine.” ~ Cheryl Stanley

-- Wine Folly https://winefolly.com/ and blog: https://winefolly.com/blog/ 

-- HADM 4300 Textbook: Wines for Dummies https://www.dummies.com/food-drink/drinks/wine/ & cheat sheet  https://www.dummies.com/food-drink/drinks/wine/wine-for-dummies-cheat-sheet/

-- How to Order Wine When Meeting with Business Clients

https://www.winemag.com/2015/07/15/the-business-of-wine-pairings/ 

-- How to Pick Wine for a Party http://guides.wsj.com/wine/entertaining-and-celebrating-with-wine/how-to-pick-wine-for-a-party/

-- The Best 5 Wine Books for Beginners https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-five-best-wine-books-for-beginners-1449168856 

-- BONUS LISTEN: #InVinoFab podcast episode no. 8 to learn about the world of viticulture and enology with Dr. Justine VandenHeuvel (a.k.a. @TheGrapeProf) https://3wedu.wordpress.com/2018/06/15/invinofab-podcast-no-8-learning-about-viticulture-with-thegrapeprof/ 

Wine Myth Busting: 

A: No. More expensive does not mean it is always better. People can be tricked into taste. Drink what you like -- that is Cheryl’s rule. Here’s more about the study she mentioned

Why expensive wine appears to taste better: It's the price tag https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/08/170814092949.htm

How context alters value: The brain’s valuation and affective regulation system link price cues to experienced taste pleasantness. Scientific Reports, 2017; 7 (1) DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-08080-0

BONUS READ: Cheryl’s Master’s Thesis: Alcoholic Beverage Costing Practices
in the Hospitality Industry from Texas Tech University [PDF] https://ttu-ir.tdl.org/ttu-ir/bitstream/handle/2346/47487/STANLEY-THESIS.pdf?sequence=2 

A: Yes IF: 

How to Serve Wine 101: Why and When to Decant https://www.winespectator.com/webfeature/show/id/how-to-serve-wine-decanting 

Why and When Do We Decant Wine https://vinepair.com/wine-101/wine-decanting-guide/ 

Length of Time to Decant, suggestions from Wine Folly: https://winefolly.com/tutorial/how-long-to-decant-wine/ 

A: It depends. Some restaurants allow this, whereas it may not be legal to bring your own alcohol due to local, state, provincial or regional laws. It’s always best to ask the restaurant the following questions: (1) Do they allow corkage (if you bring your own bottle)? And (2): Are there any restrictions to corkage? Some might restrict you from bringing a bottle on the restaurant’s wine list. Often you can do this in a number of wine regions and areas, but it’s always good to ask when in a new area.  Some food places do this to enjoy the local wine countries, for example FLX Wienery https://flxwienery.com/ is one in Ithaca

WINE: Based on her own origins and the emotional connection, she likes California Zinfandel; 2015 "three" Zinfandel Old Vines Contra Costa County http://www.threewinecompany.com/zinfandeloldvines.html 

CURRENT WINE IN HAND: Cotes de Provence rosé http://www.domaine-des-tournels.com/en/cotes_de_provence/vignoble/cotes-de-provence-rose 

MOVIES: Sideways (2004) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0375063/ 

Big Night (1996) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0115678/ 

BOOKS: The Sign of the Grape and Eagle by Daniel Deckers http://www.frankfurt-academic-press.de/2018/04/18/daniel-deckers-the-sign-of-the-grape-and-eagle/

Wine and War: The French, the Nazis and the Battle for France's Greatest Treasure https://www.amazon.com/Wine-War-Frances-Greatest-Treasure/dp/0767904486 

Top Producers of Wine in the US: https://www.winesandvines.com/template.cfm?section=widc&widcDomain=wineries 

Core Winery http://www.corewine.com/ 

Finger Lakes Wine Country  http://www.fingerlakeswinecountry.com/ 

The Society of Wine Educators http://www.societyofwineeducators.org/ 

Interested in learning online about wine?

eCornell Wine Course to be developed here soon: https://www.ecornell.com/ 

Is there something else you’d like to learn about wine? Do you have someone we should interview next for the pod? Let us know. We’d love to hear from you about whose story we should share on a future #InVinoFab episode. Send us love, suggestions, and comments to: invinofabulum@gmail.com 

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