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Nadiyah Ford
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- Chicago, IL
- United States
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Nadiyah Ford's Discussions
Wine and Millenials - Worth the Effort or There's Time to Wait?
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In beginning my research into the dynamic nature of the US wine industry given recent technological and sociological information, I've come across a reoccuring theme - Millenials are the future of…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Tracy Gilliam Feb 22, 2010.
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Profile Information
- City
- Chicago
- Country
- IL
- Wine Affilliation: Consumer or Trade
- Consumer, Trade
- About Me:
- As a California native and first year MBA student at the University of Chicago, I'm hopefully preparing to break into the wine industry. My love of wine started with mother (a self described wino)...and my former life as an oil & gas industry consultant. Two years later, I'm LOVING the process of learning my palette, the industry and the culture that surrounds it all.
- Favorite Wine Website:
- http://qtrial.qualtrics.com/SE?SID=SV_3IxolHnbNGu8Q7i&SVID=Prod
- Name your favorite wine or wine type:
- Syrahs (especially Australian Syrahs)
- Most memorable experience around wine?
- My mom and I in the Loire Valley - August 2008. Folks would ask "so what'd you do on your trip?". Drink wine of course!!
Nadiyah Ford's Blog
Father's Day in Sonoma!
I spent Father's Day wine tasting with my D.I.D. (dude i'm dating) in Sonoma. It was an imromptu trip that turned out to be a great day in 80 degree weather with wine and steak tacos. Really, what more could a girl ask for (besides some good wine)?…
Posted on June 21, 2010 at 11:08am
Keep It Simple Stupid
I'm not a guru. I've just started being able to distinguish between old world and new world wines, within a varietal, based on taste. I'm scratching the surface of the nuances that arise due to steel vs oak barrels. And have realized that professional rating systems are about as valuable as the ribbons awarded to the winners (you've seen them right? They remind me of my 3rd grade spelling bees).
My wine tasting and rating system is simple:
- Yes (I'd buy it at it's current… Continue
My wine tasting and rating system is simple:
- Yes (I'd buy it at it's current… Continue
Posted on June 21, 2010 at 10:37am — 1 Comment
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