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?
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Category Archives: Tasting Notes Blog
Group Made Wine
A question was asked in class about different wine makers coming together to make wine and I mentioned Opus One. Shortly after that day I arrived home to find this wine waiting to be tasted! The wine had an approachable deep dark fruit palette and a nose that matched, oak was evident but not nominant and it paired well with a pasta a meat sauce dish I made.
The link below will lead you to the story behind the collaboration.
http://www.sommselect.com/product/detail/SOMM1606-BV14CS-750.html
Expand Your Palate, One Circle at a Time
Which Path of Circles Will You Follow on Your Personal Exploration of Wine
As you expand your understanding of wine and the options you have take a look at this infogram from Wine Folly. Think about flavors you like and then choose some wines to taste between classes. Let me know what you tried and what you like and did not like. I will do the same!
Click here to view Wine Folly’s website.
Masters at their Trade Master Sommeliers…
My friend, my mentor, our professor… Click here to read about Prof. Dagorn, MS.
