Dear friends, family and colleagues,
2020 has been an extremely difficult year for all of us. At the North American Sommelier Association even more so. The “hands-on” nature of our educational initiatives, our belief in human contact, networking and live experiences have made our transition to an online format practically impossible. We have always believed that wine must be lived. It brings people together, sharing passion, knowledge and most of all experiences. The intrinsic nature of what we do (classes, events, tastings…) has been hampered by COVID-19 lockdowns, shutdowns and insecurities. This is why we have been “on hold” for all of 2020, patiently waiting for things to return to normal and for us to join each other once again in a classroom. We are developing some initiatives and programs for online education but our classic certification courses cannot be replicated on zoom. Please keep checking back to our website for updates on new endeavors and opportunities. Hopefully, we can all return to normality soon. Until then we are always here to help and to provide support to our members and especially our graduates.
This said, we are excited to share with you one of our many and recent success stories. Sandra Taylor who graduated with us 2 years ago has moved on to very big things ! She has made all of us at NASA extremely proud in becoming the official Sommelier and Wine Director for the LAS VEGAS RAIDERS football team, managing the wine offerings and educational initiatives for the incredible new Allegiant Stadium. SOMM JOURNAL has rightfully dedicated an article to her in their upcoming edition, which we would lvoe to share with you below. Congrats to her and to all our students and friends who have pivoted during these difficult times and kept the flame of passion for fine wine & fine living, brightly burning.
