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Eric Blais, the wine director and certified sommelier at USS Nemo, competes in the Somms Showdown, organized by Break Thru Beverage Group, at The Cave Bistro & Wine Bar in Naples on Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2018. The seven-week tournament challenges local sommeliers to identify two red and two white wines in a blind taste-test as a live audience watches on. Winners advance each week until the top wine expert is crowned.
Eric Blais, the wine director and certified sommelier at USS Nemo, competes in the Somms Showdown, organized by Break Thru Beverage Group, at The Cave Bistro & Wine Bar in Naples on Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2018. The seven-week tournament challenges local sommeliers to identify two red and two white wines in a blind taste-test as a live audience watches on. Winners advance each week until the top wine expert is crowned.
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Eric Blais, the wine director and certified sommelier at USS Nemo, smells a red wine during the Somms Showdown, organized by Break Thru Beverage Group, at The Cave Bistro & Wine Bar in Naples on Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2018.
Eric Blais, the wine director and certified sommelier at USS Nemo, smells a red wine during the Somms Showdown, organized by Break Thru Beverage Group, at The Cave Bistro & Wine Bar in Naples on Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2018.
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Eric Blais, the wine director and certified sommelier at USS Nemo, tastes a red wine while competing in the Somms Showdown, organized by Break Thru Beverage Group, at The Cave Bistro & Wine Bar in Naples on Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2018.
Eric Blais, the wine director and certified sommelier at USS Nemo, tastes a red wine while competing in the Somms Showdown, organized by Break Thru Beverage Group, at The Cave Bistro & Wine Bar in Naples on Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2018.
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Eric Blais, the wine director and certified sommelier at USS Nemo, competes in the Somms Showdown, organized by Break Thru Beverage Group, at The Cave Bistro & Wine Bar in Naples on Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2018.
Eric Blais, the wine director and certified sommelier at USS Nemo, competes in the Somms Showdown, organized by Break Thru Beverage Group, at The Cave Bistro & Wine Bar in Naples on Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2018.
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Sheets are numbered so local sommeliers can participate in a blind taste-test of two red and two white wines during the Somms Showdown, organized by Break Thru Beverage Group, at The Cave Bistro & Wine Bar in Naples on Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2018.
Sheets are numbered so local sommeliers can participate in a blind taste-test of two red and two white wines during the Somms Showdown, organized by Break Thru Beverage Group, at The Cave Bistro & Wine Bar in Naples on Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2018.
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John J. Burke, from Break Thru Beverage Group, reveals the bottle of red wine that Eric Blais, the wine director and certified sommelier at USS Nemo, attempted to identify during a blind taste-test in the Somms Showdown at The Cave Bistro & Wine Bar in Naples on Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2018.
John J. Burke, from Break Thru Beverage Group, reveals the bottle of red wine that Eric Blais, the wine director and certified sommelier at USS Nemo, attempted to identify during a blind taste-test in the Somms Showdown at The Cave Bistro & Wine Bar in Naples on Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2018.
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Eric Blais, the wine director and certified sommelier at USS Nemo, competes in the Somms Showdown, organized by Break Thru Beverage Group, at The Cave Bistro & Wine Bar in Naples on Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2018.
Eric Blais, the wine director and certified sommelier at USS Nemo, competes in the Somms Showdown, organized by Break Thru Beverage Group, at The Cave Bistro & Wine Bar in Naples on Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2018.
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Eric Blais, the wine director and certified sommelier at USS Nemo, writes down his deductions for a blind taste-test of white wine during the Somms Showdown, organized by Break Thru Beverage Group, at The Cave Bistro & Wine Bar in Naples on Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2018.
Eric Blais, the wine director and certified sommelier at USS Nemo, writes down his deductions for a blind taste-test of white wine during the Somms Showdown, organized by Break Thru Beverage Group, at The Cave Bistro & Wine Bar in Naples on Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2018.
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Eric Blais, the wine director and certified sommelier at USS Nemo, tastes a white wine during the Somms Showdown, organized by Break Thru Beverage Group, at The Cave Bistro & Wine Bar in Naples on Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2018.
Eric Blais, the wine director and certified sommelier at USS Nemo, tastes a white wine during the Somms Showdown, organized by Break Thru Beverage Group, at The Cave Bistro & Wine Bar in Naples on Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2018.
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Numbers identify the four varieties of wine that were used in a blind taste-test during the Somms Showdown, organized by Break Thru Beverage Group, at The Cave Bistro & Wine Bar in Naples on Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2018.
Numbers identify the four varieties of wine that were used in a blind taste-test during the Somms Showdown, organized by Break Thru Beverage Group, at The Cave Bistro & Wine Bar in Naples on Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2018.
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Eric Blais, the wine director and certified sommelier at USS Nemo, competes in the Somms Showdown, organized by Break Thru Beverage Group, at The Cave Bistro & Wine Bar in Naples on Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2018.
Eric Blais, the wine director and certified sommelier at USS Nemo, competes in the Somms Showdown, organized by Break Thru Beverage Group, at The Cave Bistro & Wine Bar in Naples on Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2018.
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