{"id":11232,"date":"2021-07-28T04:45:30","date_gmt":"2021-07-28T08:45:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wine365.com\/?p=11232"},"modified":"2021-07-19T17:28:37","modified_gmt":"2021-07-19T21:28:37","slug":"lars-j-leicht","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/lars-j-leicht\/","title":{"rendered":"Lars J. Leicht"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"11232\" class=\"elementor elementor-11232\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-75384160 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"75384160\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2e71b6f4\" data-id=\"2e71b6f4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1496a053 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1496a053\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-64d23839\" data-id=\"64d23839\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f001144 elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"3f001144\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-wine-glass-alt\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c8d123f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7c8d123f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Lars is VP of Education for <em>The SOMM Journal<\/em> and <em>The Tasting Panel Magazine<\/em>. A former news reporter in Oneonta, NY, his passion for Italian culture lured him to the wine business. Over a 33-year career with leading US wine importers, he held various leadership roles in sales, marketing, and public relations, working and living in the U.S., Europe, Canada, the Caribbean, and Asia. A habitual speaker at sommelier conferences, cooking schools, and culinary universities, he appeared in the movie <em>Somm II: Into the Bottle<\/em>. He has guided scores of scribes, wine lovers, and professionals through vineyards, wineries, and food meccas in Italy, including scholarship trips with SommFoundation and SommSouth. As founder and de facto \u201cDean\u201d of Cru Artisan College, he has brought Italian winemakers on barnstorming trips across the U.S. for insightful seminars and exceptional tastings. In the Covid era he is a frequent webinar moderator for the SOMM Relief Project and Geographical Digest educational series.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-a94f9f elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-content-top elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a94f9f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3c0c0c2f\" data-id=\"3c0c0c2f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-315cb974 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"315cb974\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-small\">1.\tHow did you get into the wine business? <\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-321eb4b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"321eb4b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I grew up with a strong appreciation for wine and though I started on an early career in journalism, I was hoping to find a way to parlay my Italian language skills and wine appreciation into a more rewarding career. Lucky for me, my cousin married a guy in the wine business, and at their wedding celebration, the contacts were made for an interview.<\/p><p>I started by \u201cdragging a bag\u201d around Metro-NY\u2019s Westchester County as a commissioned salesman for Banfi making 12 to 16 stops a day and putting 45,000 miles on my 1986 Mercury Lynx the first year. Two years later, I was selected to be brand manager of their nascent estate wines, which meant working closely with ownership. Then I went back into sales for five years covering the Caribbean (usually in August), Canada (usually in February), and Asia (usually in monsoon season) traveling over 6 months a year including 3- to 4-week trips (lucky I was in my late 20&#8217;s and single!) before being asked to live at the estate in Montalcino for three years developing hospitality and European sales as well as liaising between American ownership and Italian management. I returned to the states in 1997 to look after PR and Communications and culminated my 33-year career by starting Cru Artisan, an in-house agency for Banfi\u2019s luxury wines.<\/p><p>In 2019, I joined the SOMM Journal as VP of Education, in a way combining my roots in journalism with my passion for wine and thrill of communication; I also founded my own agency, Vino Viaggio, which among other activities brings wine lovers on personalized tours of Italy\u2019s estates great and small. Every step has been a building and learning experience, and I look forward to many more adventures!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72aa3320 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"72aa3320\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-small\">2. What are the most frustrating and rewarding parts of your job?<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74d717e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"74d717e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The most rewarding? That\u2019s easy \u2013 getting to travel the world and \u201cspread the gospel\u201d of fine wine; Living in a vineyard in Italy, traveling with winemakers, taking somms and writers around Italy and Chile, hosting consumers in wine country, and seeing people&#8217;s eyes light up when you tell them the story behind a particular wine; sharing wines and experience that bring joy to people; fostering relationships with passionate people who make beautiful wines that speak of a sense of place. It is truly a \u201cpeople business.\u201d<\/p><p>Frustrations? Almost too few to mention, but top among them would be getting a corked bottle served at a restaurant where the service and\/or management don\u2019t handle the situation properly; poor wine service in general; and having a beautiful wine run out of stock at a restaurant, distributor, or importer warehouse.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35feb22e elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"35feb22e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-small\">3. What is your most memorable wine experience?<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54718c77 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"54718c77\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Oh, so many! But here\u2019s one: I was once asked to attend a winemaker dinner in Osaka Japan and arranged my schedule around a trip to Canada. After a wine dinner in Calgary, I took a 2 am flight to Vancouver to connect to an 8 am flight to Tokyo, was chauffeured to the rail station to take the bullet train to Osaka, then taxi to the hotel to be told I had 45 minutes to freshen up before dinner. After greetings and speeches to the all-Japanese-speaking audience, I was instructed to stand up, raise my glass, and say <em>campai! <\/em>Then sit down and enjoy my dinner while somebody else explained the wines in Japanese.<\/p><p>Almost 7,000 miles and 24 hours of travel just to say cheers, but their enthusiastic response made it all worthwhile!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4192e3c3\" data-id=\"4192e3c3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72035149 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"72035149\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"440\" height=\"440\" src=\"https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Lars-Leicht.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11233\" alt=\"Lars Leicht\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Lars-Leicht.jpg 440w, https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Lars-Leicht-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Lars-Leicht-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Lars-Leicht-175x175.jpg 175w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7044a63e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7044a63e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Lars Leicht<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ba08739 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6ba08739\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Vice President of Education for<\/p><p>The SOMM Journal and<\/p><p>The Tasting Panel Magazine<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25d57f73 elementor-blockquote--button-color-custom elementor-blockquote--skin-quotation elementor-blockquote--align-right elementor-blockquote--button-view-icon-text elementor-blockquote--button-skin-classic elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"25d57f73\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\"Always lead with your aces.\"\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=%22Always+lead+with+your+aces.%22&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwine365.com%2Fstage%2Fstage%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F11232&amp;via=larsino1\" class=\"elementor-blockquote__tweet-button\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fab fa-twitter\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-blockquote__tweet-label\">Tweet<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a13cdb6 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6a13cdb6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-small\">4. What is an upcoming trend you see in wine?<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15d1403d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"15d1403d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Greater appreciation for artisan wines that are worth shipping around the world \u2013 wines that speak of a true sense of place.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-583ce1dd elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"583ce1dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-small\">5. What is the best piece of advice someone has given to you? <\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76bb2a81 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"76bb2a81\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Always lead with your aces. In other words, always show your best work to build your name and make a first impression because it\u2019s easier to sell down than to sell up.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d44a274 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3d44a274\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-small\">6. What is one tip you have for someone just getting into wine?<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65556677 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"65556677\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Never stop learning!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f38ed45 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3f38ed45\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Nominate someone for Wine Pro Wednesday:<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18e73271 elementor-button-align-center elementor-widget 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