A water sommelier wants people to give as much
thought to their choice of water as they would a bottle of wine, and is
hoping that a $50 water tasting will convince them.
Martin Riese, America’s only water sommelier, received his
certification from the German Mineral Water Trade Association in 2009,
shortly after he published his book
Die Welt des Wassers, The World of Water.
The German-born sommelier has been spreading the word about water
ever since, believing each bottle to have a distinct taste determined by
its terroir, much in the same way as wine.
His first water menu launched at First Floor restaurant in Berlin in 2006. Now based in Los Angeles, California, Riese
curates a 20-item water menu at Ray’s & Stark Bar at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, with selections ranging from $8 to $20 per bottle.
Its sister restaurant, Patina, now offers water tastings at $50 per person.
Water 101 is aimed at giving participants get to know about water in
an “informative, engaging and interactive atmosphere”, according to a
flyer for the event. The class covers the fundamentals of water and a
tasting of five “dramatically different waters” accompanied by an
artisanal cheese selection.
According to
Reuters, water selections at a recent tasting
included Iskilde, Danish glacier water and Roi, a high-magnesium water
from Slovenia that is said to have a metallic flavour “reminiscent of
old-fashioned aspirin”.
Earlier this year Riese launched his own Beverly Hills 9OH2O, the
world’s “first sommelier-crafted water”, which is sold at Ray’s and
Stark Bar for $13 per bottle.
“Inspired by the crafting of champagne and fine spirits”, the water
comes from a mineral water spring in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. It
apparently took Riese and his business partner Jon Gluck more than a
year to find the perfect mineral mix.
Riese’s Beverly Hills 9OH2O water from a spring in the Sierra Nevada mountains.
Source:
www.thedrinksbusiness.com
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