Category Archives: Team Five, Ana, Tanya, Lem

Selecting the wine to be used in the Janet Lefler Dining Room

After all the teams came up with their final wine blends, we blind tasted each other’s wine. Each team voted for one red and white wine, that we thought were balanced, pleasant to the palate, and deserved to be presented … Continue reading

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Evaluate Potential Solutions

Last week, we found out that the Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon were medium to high in tannins, while the Cabernet Franc was low- medium bodied with a smoother finish. Based on the tasting, we decided to make Cabernet Franc as … Continue reading

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Shelf Talker

Name: Essence of Red Style: Blend of Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon & Merlot Tasting Notes: The elegant blend of Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot is a fruit forward blend of grapes grown on a single-family vineyard on the North … Continue reading

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Proposed Solutions- Team 5

The wine we are looking for to pair with our selected entrée- Grilled Lamb Steak Haché and Ratatouille- is a red wine that has a medium body with soft tannins, red fruit forward flavors and aromas.   We tasted three … Continue reading

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Post 1 The Wine

  We have selected the Grilled Lamb “Steaks” Haché with Ratatouille and agreed that the characteristics of a red wine that would compliment well with the delicate flavors of the lamb and the french herbs in the ratatouille are the … Continue reading

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Post 2 Strategies for making wine

For our Entrée of Grilled Lamb “Steaks” Haché with Ratatouille we felt best that it would be paired wonderfully with a Red wine that has a medium body with smooth light tannins, which we could achieve by blending Cabernet Sauvignon( … Continue reading

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