Andrea Immer Robinson: A Wine Guru

Andrea Immer Robinson is currently only one of 14 women who have been appointed to Master Sommelier by the Court of Master Sommeliers, and wine authorities proclaim her to be one of the nation’s leading wine experts who constantly educates the public about wine through several medias. Andrea Immer Robinson was the first woman to be honored with the title of Best Sommelier in the United States by the Sommelier Society of America, and she studied at New York’s prestigious Wine Studies for The French Culinary Institute. She graduated from the institution’s 600-hour culinary program with honors and later become the Dean of the Institute. Most recently, Andrea Immer Robinson became Delta’s Master Sommelier. Her duties will include selecting all of the in-flight wine the company will be offering, as well as training Delta’s staff how to serve it. She will also be creating entertaining in-flight videos for Delta’s passengers.

Prior to being appointed Delta’s Master Sommelier, Andrea Immer Robinson received several accolades for her marked wine genius. She has received notice from several of the nation’s top magazines, including Wine and Spirits and Bon Appetit. She has also written numerous books on wine, which won her the Wine Literary Award for her contributions to wine literature. Great Wine Made Simple was her first book, as well as a huge success, landing her a spot in the wine world limelight. The book established her as one of America’s top wine authorities, getting her nominated for the James Beard Award. Andrea Immer Robinson writes with a realistic style that has captured the attention of Americans with its originality. Both the publishers and critics have found her subsequent writings equally as good, causing her career to soar. She began airing on the Fine Living TV Network in 2004, and her show, Simply Wine with Andrea Immer, compliments her two earlier shows.

Before becoming a major author and television host, Andrea Immer Robinson wrote for several smaller publications, was featured in several magazines, and worked as a wine consultant for several companies and cooking shows, including one of Emeril Lagasse’s. Andrea Immer Robinson continues to speak at national food and wine conventions and especially enjoys instructing hospitality students. She personally launched a USA Today-endorsed wine education program, which won several awards.

Andrea Immer Robinson’s extensive background and knowledge of wine stems from the numerous careers she has held in the business. She has had a myriad of unique and invaluable experiences in the wine industry, which make her one of the most innovative and influential wine personalities in the world. Through her practical teaching style, Andrea Immer Robinson has been able to introduce the beauty of wine to countless people, using her extensive insight to convey the essentials of appreciating wine.

Patrick Baseden and Montesquieu Wines

The wine negociant Montesquieu discovers unknown wines from around the world that are steeped in winemaking tradition and reflect the beauty of their terroir and culture. The vintages they import from around the world are not wines you would find at your local store. Their wine tasting panel chooses from among numerous vineyards and vintages to bring the best selections of wines from around the world to your table. Montesquieu draws from hunBordeaudreds of small, family-owned wineries that have been overlooked by United States because of their size and imports the exclusive vintages that are bursting with flavor to our country. The wines Montesquieu’s wine tasting panel chooses are not merely wonderful bottles of wine, but works of art.

Montesquieu’s wine panel tastes hundreds of wines a month to ensure its consumers the best possible wine experiences. On occasion, Montesquieu only chooses one wine out of every hundred they taste, ensuring the quality the brokerage’s exclusive wines are known for. Some of the wines the brokers taste are samples sent to them by prospective wineries, but most of the wine Montesquieu imports are ones the panelists have discovered themselves on their foreign travels and wine tasting tours.

The panelists believe in the intrinsic diversity of wine and choose quality, individualistic wines from only the best wineries in the world. Every member of the tasting panel has in-depth knowledge of the wine industry and brings his/her own unique wine experiences to the wine choosing process.

Patrick Baseden is one of Montesquieu’s exclusive wine panelists. Born in France, he is married to a descendant of the Montesquieu family. He attended an exclusive Parisian university, Paris-Sorbonne, where he earned a Bachelor’s degree in Business Law and his MBA from the European Institute of Business Administration in Fontainebleau. Before he became the founder and CEO of the Montesquieu Vins and Domaines in 1993, Patrick Baseden was the Assistant Vice President of JP Morgan in New York and Paris, the Export Director for Veuve Clicquot Champagne and later became the Executive Vice President. From the Montesquieu family estate in Bordeaux, Baseden, the current Baron de Montesquieu, develops and promotes the Montesquieu wines with his enologist son, Hubert.