Most wine lovers, at some point, have taken the opportunity to participate in a wine tasting. In many cases, the tastings were sponsored by a commercial winery. Sometimes local merchants who sell wine will have a tasting. Even cruise lines have wine tastings on many cruises. However, did you know that it’s quite possible to turn your home bar, or wine bar, into a very professional wine tasting event!
Of course your wine tasting doesn’t necessarily [...]
Wine tasting events are becoming more and more popular. From college classrooms to vacations to Napa Valley, if you’re going to a wine tasting event and aren’t familiar with the protocol, you’ll stick out like a sore thumb.
The first thing to note when you go to a wine tasting event is that the staff at various tasting rooms are there to help educate you, not be snooty. It is perfectly acceptable to bring a pad [...]
There’s no great mystery to wine tasting – it simply is what it says. Tasting the flavors in the grape and learning to appreciate the differences between the different varieties on offer.
If you’ve never done it before then try it at home, perhaps with a few friends. First take three of four different varieties of wine (red, white, rose – or a mixture of all three). It should be a light-hearted occasion with perhaps everyone [...]
Think that you aren’t sophisticated enough or don’t fit in the right income bracket to enjoy wine-tasting? Think again. These tips will help you fake your way through a wine-tasting session – or develop a lifelong Epicurean hobby (the finest pleasures, not the most!).
Supplies – All you really need is a good wine glass, some wine, and preferably some good company.
Glasses – Obviously if you are at a wine-tasting party or tasting the wares at [...]
When you’re out wine tasting, the truth is that there are many subtleties with what we experience. The difference between wines are often quite nuanced. Even if you think about a movie or a book you read – the human brain will only remember parts of it, and not the whole thing. That’s just the way we’re put together. As such, it would be impossible to have a memory capable of storing every subtle taste [...]
Product DescriptionThis distinctive slipcased package contains two separate books: one with 12 illustrated wine-tasting sessions and the other a notebook for recording the taster’s personal reactions. A complete wine class in a box, this is the perfect gift for a budding oenophile! 120 full-color photos…. More >>
The Wine-Tasting Class, the Wine-Tasting Class Notebook: Expertise in 12 Tastings
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Wine Tasting Placemat – 13 x 18 Placemat
