Canlis Fosters Wine Education with the "Canlis Hospitality in Wine Award".Open to All Aspiring Master Sommeliers, Canlis Builds Community Outside the Restaurant Through Excellence in the Wine World SEATTLE -- Who better than the Canlis family and the wine team at Canlis restaurant to initiate an awards program that helps promising sommeliers ascend to Master status? Today, Canlis Managing Owner Mark Canlis and Wine Director Nelson Daquip announced Dennis Kelly Dennis Kelly (born 1970 in New Barnet, London) is a London-based writer. He received a BA in Drama and Theatre Arts, Goldsmiths College, London (first). His plays include Debris (Theatre 503, 2003, BAC 2004); Osama the Hero of The French Laundry  This article or section reads like a and may need a .Please help [ to improve this article] to make it in tone and meet Wikipedia's . , Yountville, Calif., as the winner and recipient of the first "Canlis Hospitality in Wine Award" and "Canlis Sommelier Scholarship" -- a $2,000 cash value to be applied to testing fees, travel, and educational expenses associated with becoming a Master Sommelier. The purpose of establishing the program is to foster excellence for all aspiring Master Sommeliers, and to build community outside the restaurant, Mark Canlis noted. Neither Canlis nor the Court of Master Sommeliers are aware of another independent restaurant who gives to students outside of their own company. Also in the running for the scholarship was Lisa Rongren of Ray's Boathouse in Seattle. Kelly and Rongren came to Canlis during Taste Washington weekend to compete to best demonstrate their knowledge, ability and personal style in wine service while working one night at the restaurant. Each year the Court of Master Sommeliers recommends top candidates on the West Coast to be considered by Canlis for the award. Following a rigorous application process, the selected scholarship candidates work at Canlis for one day, beginning with an educational blind tasting led by Canlis Wine Director Nelson Daquip, followed by a night of floor service where the in-house wine team can get acquainted with the applicant's service style, personality and knowledge. The finalist is determined by the Canlis family and wine team. Criteria for the scholarship includes demonstrated technical wine knowledge, blind tasting, and embodiment of the Canlis values of hospitality through wine service, Canlis said. The "Canlis Hospitality in Wine Award," which is the overriding program for the scholarship, was announced Sept. 12, 2006, during a Canlis celebration of the wine program's outstanding accomplishments to date. The fall event was attended by Canlis wine team alumni who have gone on to become nationally renowned leaders in the wine world, including Shayn Bjorholm of the Washington Wine Wine produced in the U.S. state of Washington has a long and continued history. The state ranks 2nd in the US in the production of varietal wine with over 31,000 acres (125 km² or 48. Commission; Jared Heber of Thomas Keller
Thomas Keller (born October 14, 1955) is an American chef, restaurateur, and cookbook writer. restaurants, Napa Valley Napa Valley, Calif.: see under Napa. Napa Valley greatest wine-producing region of the United States. [Am. Hist.: NCE, 2990] See : Wine ; Rob Bigelow of the Bellagio, Las Vegas Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. ; Francois Colas of Bruno Paillard pail·lard n. A slice of veal, chicken, or beef that is pounded until very thin and cooked quickly. [Origin unknown.] Champagne, Paris and Randy Garutti of Danny Meyer Restaurants, New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. and others. To seed the program, Canlis donated $5,000 from its own education foundation. Mark Canlis unveiled the scholarship program by auctioning off the very first cases of Canlis Cuvee Cuvée (or Cuvee on some English language labels) is a French term used on wine labels to denote wine of a specific blend or batch. The word originates from the French word cuve meaning "vat". Champagne, raising an initial $22,000. Underscoring its commitment to excellence in wine and spirits, the Canlis wine team members manage an exhaustive collection of wine and spirits, enriching Canlis' reputation as America's best dining experience. Learn more at www.Canlis.com, or visit the restaurant at 2576 Aurora Ave. in Seattle, or call (206) 283-3313. Find more on the Court of Master Sommeliers at www.MasterSommeliers.org. |
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