I am often asked “What is your favorite wine?”. I can’t answer that question. There is a lot to consider, food, season, mood, cost…and on and on. Beer, however, I do have one favorite it is IPA. I like the bitterness and feel it does with most foods, it transcends season and mood and cost, well, that fluctuates but, oh well, sometimes I will spend the extra dollar.

http://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2017/02/20/515799364/the-haze-craze-beer-lovers-newfound-obsession-with-murky-ipas

It is time to practice our analysis skills on a new beverage, beer! Please the attached sell sheets provide great information about the beer we will taste. I suggest tasting first, downloading after.

Analyze the wine label:

What does estate mean?

What is the AVA?

What is the grape variety and what is the minimum of that grape variety in the bottle?

So what do you think about this? How do you plan your own tasting notes?

Wine Folly Tasting Notes

http://winefolly.com/review/write-excellent-wine-tasting-notes/

Are you comfortable with the tasting grid yet? Here is another interpretation of a tasting note document: Wine Folly Tasting Grid

Here is a great resource to learn to pronounce the terms you are learning.

https://www.winescholarguild.org/france/membership/demo/pronunciation-exercises.html?utm_source=newsletter_1354&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=4-reasons-why-educators-should-become-a-wsg-member-educator-2

White and Red Wine Production

Wine Folly helps us learn.

How to pronounce wine words: http://www.palmbaywines.com/wine_tips_pronunciation.asp

/ˈabsəˌl(y)o͞otlē/ /ˈyo͞osfəl/

The Wine Spectator is an impressive resource of wine information: http://www.winespectator.com/glossary