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Saturday 9 September 2017
Acclaimed Connoisseur of Wines, Master Sommelier, Michael

Jordan Visits Aruba for an Exclusive Wine Boot Camp & Dinner

PALM BEACH - Arion Wine from the Court of Mas-
Company hosted the Wine ter Sommelier as well as a
Boot Camp led by Michael Certified Wine Educator di-
Jordan last week. With a ploma from the Society of
room fully booked, con- Wine Educators and is one
sisting out of 40 people in of only 15 people in the
the wine industry on the is- world to hold both these
land, this Boot Camp was diplomas.Michael Jordan’s
a complete success. The nickname “Sommelier for
Master Sommelier gave an the People” comes from
intense 2 days Boot Camp his down-to-earth style
were participants had the of teaching about wine.
opportunity to broaden “It’s already complicated
their wine knowledge and enough,” said Michael. “I
learned new information think we need to simplify it a
on wines. bit and make it accessible
To finalize the Master Som- for people so they can just
melier’s visit, Hyatt Regen- enjoy it. That’s kind of one
cy Aruba together with of my missions.”Michael
Jackson Family Wines host- understands how casual
ed a Wine & Degustation wine-drinkers can become
night where Hyatt’s Execu- overwhelmed by learning
tive Chef, Vincent Pellegrini about the beverage.
joined Michael Jordan to Participants of the Boot
create an exclusive expe- Camp and dinner guests
rience of wine and food were very pleased with Mi-
pairing. chael Jordan’s visit. Boot
The evening at Hyatt Re- Camp participants work-
gency Aruba brought to- ing in the service industry
gether premium wines with gained a lot of new wine
different portions of the knowledge and learned
Chef’s signature dishes. more about selling tech-
Michael Jordan was on- niques to implement here
hand to present the wines on Aruba. A seminar like
and lead the conversation this is of high importance to
about the evening’s plates the island of Aruba by edu-
along with Executive Chef cating the people in the
Vincent Pellegrini. service community to bet-
Michael Jordan holds a ter serve all island visitors on
Master Sommelier diploma a higher level.q