BarSmarts Final day Course! Live, Las Vegas, Nevada.

Here are Nacho De Notta and Dale DeGroff, A pleasure to met him!!

Nacho De Notta with David Wondrich author of Embibe. My pleasure.!!

Here is Nacho De Notta with Doug Frost from BAR. My pleasure!!

Such a nice guys!!.

Here are Dale DeGroff in action and on the very right is Armando Rosario who represented USA in the IBA World Competition getting 4 place in Classic (technicly 3 place). Congratulations Armando!!

My friend Chris Grant in action at BarSmarts Live!

(He was recently father for second time of a baby boy Jackson Grant).

Final tasting at BarSmarts Live.

Nacho De Notta in action with Doug Frost and Paul Pacault in front.

Tasting exerzise at home. Here with gin's, Cachaca's and rums.

Irish, Scotchs, Canadians, bourbon, etc, tastings.

Cognacs, applejack tasting.

Sommelier Class at Nevada Partners, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.

Here is Jack (Professor) in action!

Nacho De Notta, Bartender Authority, trying some great Bordeaux wines.

The 5 from right is a Chateau D'Angludet, Margaux 2004.

Larry R. having great time.

BarSmarts Final day Course!, Las Vegas, Nevada.

Today I went to the Final day for the BarSmarts Course, where me and 200 others professionals, participated in a round of seminars, and tastings and finally we had the Final Examen. I think I did all right......I will see in a week or two!

I met Dale DeGroff, and show my skills shaking, and I invite him to go to Argentina, offering to connect him with AMBA Argentina. He said it is still on his plan to go down there....

I will update some pictures soon, and also I want to Congratulate Chris Grant that he was a Father of a boy last monday, Chris is a great professional who works at Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino....Congratulations Chris!!. The baby boy;s name is Jackson!!.

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Hoy fui al examen final del Curso de BarSmarts, con los colegas bartenders de New York, "los famosos" del grupo de Dale DeGroff, me toco preparar cocktails en frente de Mr. DeGroff a la vez el me juzgo. Le invite a visitar Argentina, y me dijo que estaba en sus planes, pero que no habia tenido tiempo todavia. Le gusto ver shakear mi coctelera Pompeya, es mas me pregunto si era europea, lo cual le dije que era Made in Argentina!, a la vez que le conte de la cultura de bar que Argentina siempre tuvo....

Les subire unas fotos del dia para conmemorar esta bendicion de haber encontrado a estos grandes y humildes colegas.

(Cuando me acerque a el, le pregunte si podes darle la mano, a lo cual me respondio con gran humildad,....por supuesto!!)..


Espero les haya gustado esta nota, les mostrare las fotos en breve.

Nacho De Notta.

Tour at the Renault Winery, New Jersey, USA. November 2009

Old Machinery.

Sparklings racks...with the masks to protect your face.

A "remueur", riddling, rotando las botellas de champagne.....

Tasting Wines.....

Visiting the Renault Winery, New Jersey, USA. 2009

A dream come true!

Shelley and Erika at the winery.

Old winery......

Getting the tour and tasting.

Vineyards....

Bartender Authority Visiting Mar del Plata Culinary School, and The First Congress of Argentinian Bartenders

Here with my friend and former Co-worker Ale Vidal, at L' Ecole Culinary Institute where he teach as a Bartender.

Nacho De Notta, Bartender Authority after giving a speech about the World Bartending Profession. (on the left is

Alejo Tolosa who was the Best drink Champion!!)

At the end of the Congress giving the Awards. And making a special remark that this Competition was held to Honor a Great Mar del Plata Bartender: Don Domingo Ramos.

AMBA Members (from richt to left):

Nacho De Notta, Bartender Authority.

Fabio Mas (Cordoba)

Alejandro Vidal (Mar del Plata)

Gallego Martinez (AMBA Antiguo)

Juan C. Schendfel (Campana, Bs AS.)

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AMBA Members (from right to left):

Nacho De Notta, bartender Authority.

G. Salem (Neuquen)

Juan C. Schendfel, (Campana, Bs As).

Miguel Angel Gonzales (Neuquen).

Gallego Martinez (AMBA Antiguo).

Famoso Gaston Otero Rey, Secretario de Comision Directiva.

1 Congreso Nacional de Bartenders Argentinos. Mar del Plata, Argentina.

Foto de izq. a derecha:

Gaston Otero Rey, Secretario de C.D.

Gaston De Gennaro. Competidor.

Juan C. Schendfel.

Ignacio De Notta, Bartender A.

Miguel Angel Gonzales. Competidor.

Gallego Martinez, AMBA Antiguo.

Foto de izq. a derecha:

Gaston Otero Rey

Fabio Mas

Nacho De Notta

Federico Cuco.

Juan C. Shendfel

Gordo Luis.

Gonzalito de UTHGRA.

G. Sepulveda, Hotel la Perla.

Ricardo Marinoni, Presidente de AMBA Argentina.

Gaston Otero Rey, Secretario de Comision Directiva.

Nacho De Notta, AMBA Socio 1651.

Ariel Lomban, Tesorero de Comision Directiva.

TV de UTHGRA tomando una entrevista a AMBA Argentina.

Gracias al Sasso hotel, y a UTHGRA!!

Stage, Competidores, Campeones y Jurados de Degustacion. Mar del Plata, Argentina.

A Real Competition!!!!

Uno de los Campeones de Flair.

Uno de los Campeones de Destreza Profesional.!!! ......Miguel Angel Gonzales de Neuquen.

Mesa de Jurados de Degustacion de Clasico y Falir.

Nacho De Notta, Bartender Authority. from Las Vegas, Nevada. Tasting Judge.

Here with one of the best Balance drinks.!!

Seminarios y reuniones del 1 Congreso Nacional de Bartenders Argentinos.

Whisky's Seminar.

Reunion de Comision Directiva.

Llegando a Mar del Plata.

Visitando Bodegas Chandon/ Visiting Chandon Winery., Mendoza, Argentina

Here we are with Oscar Herrera, Former Chandon Bartender (18 years of Chandon service), and a Personal friend of us (He organized this amazing visit).

And there we go......
Bartender Authority working?

2 Fermentation in Bottle.

Just opened for The Bartender Authority!!

Winery tour....

Fermentation tanks room.

Shelley tasting sparkling wines.

Shelley and Nacho at the Tasting room with some vineyards behind us.