Mother's Day Dining: Specials and Brunches in Houston, Virginia Beach, and Wichita.
Houston boasts a strong wine community with seven master sommeliers and a list of advanced sommeliers. To become a master sommelier, one must pass four exams, including a practical tasting exam. Blind tasting is a key component of the exam, and sommeliers use a grid to guide their tasting. Descriptors are crucial, and the grid helps them ask basic questions to determine the wine's characteristics. Houston's master sommeliers include Keith Goldston, Julie Dalton, Steven McDonald, June Rodil, Guy Stout, Jack Mason, and Brandon Kerne.