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The SOMM Journal industry columns by Randy Caparoso

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Serious Rosés for Serious Restaurants

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"Honesty and Freshness" (Guantonios Wood Fired)

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February 15, 2022

When a Winemaker Becomes a Sommelier

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December 15, 2021

The Turn Towards Terroir

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October 15, 2021

In Praise of "Mom Somms"

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August 15, 2021

How Hospitality Has (Not) Changed

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Back to Business (In a Post-Pandemic World)

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Randy Caparoso:: "I fought against the bottle," as Leonard Cohen wrote, "but I had to do it drunk." Randy Caparoso is a full-time wine journalist/photographer living in Lodi, California, and the author of "Lodi! The Definitive Guide and History of America's Largest Winegrowing Region" (2021). In another life, he was a multi-award winning restaurateur, starting as a sommelier in Honolulu (1978 through 1988), and then as Founding Partner/VP/Corporate Wine Director of the James Beard Award winning Roy’s family of restaurants (1988-2001), opening 28 locations from Hawaii to New York. Accolades include Santé’s first Wine & Spirits Professional of the Year (1998) and Restaurant Wine’s Wine Marketer of the Year (1992 and 1998). Between 2001 and 2006, he operated the Caparoso Wines label as a wine producer. For over 20 years, he also bylined a biweekly wine column for The Honolulu Advertiser (1981-2002). He currently puts bread (and wine) on the table as Editor-at-Large and the Bottom Line columnist for The SOMM Journal, and spend most of his time as freelance blogger and social media director for Lodi Winegrape Commission (lodiwine.com).

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