The Restaurant Guys How to Make Wine Simple: Perfect Pairings Without Overthinking It (Aldo Sohm)
The Banter
The Guys discuss the benefits of tip pooling and the mystery of cheek pinching.
The Conversation
The Restaurant Guys welcome back sommelier Aldo Sohm who’s mission is to pair wine with food, but also people with wine they will enjoy. The three discuss the joy of connecting all of the pieces of that puzzle. Aldo shares his insights on wine pairing, recounting the development of his new book, Wine Simple, Perfect Pairings.
The Inside Track
The Guys have known Aldo for years, first having him on the show in 2008, and have been long-time admirers. They all agree that stepping into their respective dining rooms is daily pleasure.
“ I'm very, very fortunate because I found in a very early stage of my life what I love to do the most, and that was my hobby back then, and it's now my job, but I've never worked a day,” Aldo Sohm on The Restaurant Guys Podcast 2025
Bio
Aldo Sohm is an award-winning sommelier, author, and wine director at the three-Michelin-starred Le Bernardin in New York City, where he has overseen one of the world’s most celebrated wine programs since 2007. Named Best Sommelier in Austria four times and Best Sommelier in the World in 2008 by the World Sommelier Association, He has been awarded M. Chapoutier prize for the Best Sommelier of Les Grandes Tables du Monde in 2019 and Wine Spectator’s Grand Award for Le Bernardin's restaurant wine program in 2021.
He is founder of the acclaimed Aldo Sohm Wine Bar, and a collaborator with Zalto glassware and Bäuerl Vineyards in Austria.
He has a TV series "An Austrian Wine Journey"
He is the co-author of Wine Simple and his newest Wine Simple Pairings to be released in November 2025
Info
Aldo’s book
Wine Simple, Perfect Pairings
By Aldo Sohm and Christine Muhlke
https://aldosohm.com/collections/book
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