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Read the Latest from STLwinegirl in FEAST Magazine:
"On the Shelf" Wine Picks
"Quite the Pair" Weekly Column
Monthly Wine Tasting
~ Blog Mentions of STLwinegirl ~
FEAST Magazine: Get to Know a Few Feast Writers
STL Meal Deals
Girls Guide to the Galaxy
Bing Bong Hot Dog
St. Louis Magazine "What You Didn't Read..."
Feast Top Ten Wine Posts 2009
Feast Top Ten Event Posts 2009
~ Valentine's Day with STLwinegirl ~
Wine tips on Great Day St. Louis
February 12, 2010
~ Taste of St. Louis 2009 ~
Live NewsChannel 5 Primetime Special
October 1, 2009
STLwinegirl served as one of three judges for the final cook-off of the preliminary round of the Top Chef Competition for the Taste of St. Louis. Chef Brian Hale of The Chase Park Plaza and Chef Steven Gonthram of Harvest Restaurant each presented their best dish. Although both dishes provided flavorful and beautiful plates of food, in the end, Chef Hale prevailed due to his complex flavors, various textures and delightful presentation.
~ The Daily Sauce :: A Sip of Hip ~
September 19, 2009
The Wine and Cheese Place is behind two upcoming classes featuring STLwinegirl, aka Certified Sommelier Angela Ortmann. On Sept 22, celebrate the autumnal equinox with Autumn Arrival, the fourth installment of the Food and Wine Pairing Series. Chef Scott Phillips will whip up roasted butternut squash and autumn vegetable medley and tarragon flank steak with sage brussel sprouts, among other items. All dishes will paired with wines selected by Ortmann.
~ St. Louis Magazine ~
September 2009
What We Talk About When We Talk about WINE
An amateur enthusiast's report of facts, figures, opinions and advice from three weeks spent talking about nothing but wine with a dozen St. Louis oenophiles.
"Better Host, Better Guest"
No, wine knowledge isn't all about me, me, me. Whether you are hosting friends or dropping by a dinner party, you'd like to be known as someone who can pick out a decent bottle. Angela Ortmann, a certified sommelier who runs classes and events under the STLwinegirl moniker, says that this impulse is behind many of the questions she gets from St. Louisans. "I don't the majority of people expect or want to be extremely knowledgeable or consider themselves 'winos,'" she says, "but they do want to be able to enjoy it when entertaining." More than once, Ortmann says, one of her former customers has called her from a wine store, hoping she'll weigh in on a potential purchase. Isn't it nice to know that our friends care that much about what we are being served?
"Montepulciano d'Abruzzo"
STLwinegirl Angela Ortmann on a wine pairing suggestion for toasted ravioli
STLwinegirl was also asked to share:
A special bottle - 1997 PlumpJack Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon
"This was the first bottle I correctly identified in a blind tasting on the first guess."
A longed-for bottle - 1981 Krug Champagne
"This is the bottle I would like to pop on my 30th birthday!"
~ Sauce Magazine ~
July 2009
Ones to Watch: Food and drink pros with promise
A recipe for success? Eh, these people don't need one. Introducing three fresh chefs, two sprung farmers, a cool brewer, a goddess of wine and a mixologist with intoxicating skill. All of them have time and talent on their side. We can't wait!
Angela Ortmann
Why to Watch Her: She can pair wine with anything.
Angela Ortmann is part educator, part party host and 100 percent STLwinegirl. Earlier this year, this certified sommelier took the plunge into self-employment, building an all-occasion business around food, wine and savoir-vivre. "Why not do a wine tasting with your pedicure?" said Ortmann, who blossomed into a hospitality professional during a four year stint in San Francisco. And since you are making an afternoon of it, why not let Ortmann cook, say, a three course meal? The fact that Ortmann does not have a bottle inventory enables her to organize each dinner party, art opening, corporate lunch or - who's in? - spa session around a fresh cache of wines. She likes what you like. "The first thing I always tell people is that wine is subjective." That said, she may convert you, "My mother used to only drink Boone's Farm with ice. Now she complains it's too sweet and doesn't have any body and wants a glass of Pinot Noir at room temperature."
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"On the Shelf" Wine Picks
"Quite the Pair" Weekly Column
Monthly Wine Tasting
~ Blog Mentions of STLwinegirl ~
FEAST Magazine: Get to Know a Few Feast Writers
STL Meal Deals
Girls Guide to the Galaxy
Bing Bong Hot Dog
St. Louis Magazine "What You Didn't Read..."
Feast Top Ten Wine Posts 2009
Feast Top Ten Event Posts 2009
~ Valentine's Day with STLwinegirl ~
Wine tips on Great Day St. Louis
February 12, 2010
~ Taste of St. Louis 2009 ~
Live NewsChannel 5 Primetime Special
October 1, 2009
STLwinegirl served as one of three judges for the final cook-off of the preliminary round of the Top Chef Competition for the Taste of St. Louis. Chef Brian Hale of The Chase Park Plaza and Chef Steven Gonthram of Harvest Restaurant each presented their best dish. Although both dishes provided flavorful and beautiful plates of food, in the end, Chef Hale prevailed due to his complex flavors, various textures and delightful presentation.
~ The Daily Sauce :: A Sip of Hip ~
September 19, 2009
The Wine and Cheese Place is behind two upcoming classes featuring STLwinegirl, aka Certified Sommelier Angela Ortmann. On Sept 22, celebrate the autumnal equinox with Autumn Arrival, the fourth installment of the Food and Wine Pairing Series. Chef Scott Phillips will whip up roasted butternut squash and autumn vegetable medley and tarragon flank steak with sage brussel sprouts, among other items. All dishes will paired with wines selected by Ortmann.
~ St. Louis Magazine ~
September 2009
What We Talk About When We Talk about WINE
An amateur enthusiast's report of facts, figures, opinions and advice from three weeks spent talking about nothing but wine with a dozen St. Louis oenophiles.
"Better Host, Better Guest"
No, wine knowledge isn't all about me, me, me. Whether you are hosting friends or dropping by a dinner party, you'd like to be known as someone who can pick out a decent bottle. Angela Ortmann, a certified sommelier who runs classes and events under the STLwinegirl moniker, says that this impulse is behind many of the questions she gets from St. Louisans. "I don't the majority of people expect or want to be extremely knowledgeable or consider themselves 'winos,'" she says, "but they do want to be able to enjoy it when entertaining." More than once, Ortmann says, one of her former customers has called her from a wine store, hoping she'll weigh in on a potential purchase. Isn't it nice to know that our friends care that much about what we are being served?
"Montepulciano d'Abruzzo"
STLwinegirl Angela Ortmann on a wine pairing suggestion for toasted ravioli
STLwinegirl was also asked to share:
A special bottle - 1997 PlumpJack Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon
"This was the first bottle I correctly identified in a blind tasting on the first guess."
A longed-for bottle - 1981 Krug Champagne
"This is the bottle I would like to pop on my 30th birthday!"
~ Sauce Magazine ~
July 2009
Ones to Watch: Food and drink pros with promise
A recipe for success? Eh, these people don't need one. Introducing three fresh chefs, two sprung farmers, a cool brewer, a goddess of wine and a mixologist with intoxicating skill. All of them have time and talent on their side. We can't wait!
Angela Ortmann
Why to Watch Her: She can pair wine with anything.
Angela Ortmann is part educator, part party host and 100 percent STLwinegirl. Earlier this year, this certified sommelier took the plunge into self-employment, building an all-occasion business around food, wine and savoir-vivre. "Why not do a wine tasting with your pedicure?" said Ortmann, who blossomed into a hospitality professional during a four year stint in San Francisco. And since you are making an afternoon of it, why not let Ortmann cook, say, a three course meal? The fact that Ortmann does not have a bottle inventory enables her to organize each dinner party, art opening, corporate lunch or - who's in? - spa session around a fresh cache of wines. She likes what you like. "The first thing I always tell people is that wine is subjective." That said, she may convert you, "My mother used to only drink Boone's Farm with ice. Now she complains it's too sweet and doesn't have any body and wants a glass of Pinot Noir at room temperature."
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Learn more about STLwinegirl Angela Ortmann
