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World's Best: Wineries
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World's Best: Wineries
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Where can you go to taste wine around the world? What are the tasting notes?
WINE
-Big barrels of grapes stomped into juice
-Earliest wine in Georgia/Iran ~6000 BC
-Dionysus Greek god of wine
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What is your favourite drink?
FUN HISTORY FACTS
-Toasting started with toast
-Drinking to someone's health was dark
-Winemaking is religious
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A wine that has a taste or smell of wood is described as...
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A wine that feels heavy in the mouth is called...
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An element in the wine that makes it bitter is...
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A wine that has been contaminated and isn't pleasant to drink is...
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The process of allowing the wine to mix with air is called...
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What is your favourite type of wine?
The 5 S's
See: what colour is it?
Swirl: give it air.
Sniff: what do you smell?
Sip: what do you taste?
Savour: does the taste linger?
NEW WORLD vs. OLD WORLD
-Origination of winemaking traditions
-Old world: lighter body, lower alcohol, higher acidity, less fruit flavour, more minerality.
-New world: fuller body, high alcohol, lower acidity, fruit flavours.
-Ancient world: far-Eastern Europe and middle East.
Mission Hill, Canada
BC Okanagan Valley
5 Vineyards bordering lakes
Diverse microclimates & range of soil
Lavaux Vineyards, Switzerland
-UNESCO World Heritage Site
-30km along Lake Geneva
-Dates back to the 11th century
-Access by ferry, car, or hiking
Denbies, England
-One of the largest single estate vineyards
-265 acres & 1 million bottle capacity
-Award winning family winery
-Great sparkling wines
Yarra Yering, Australia
-Valley with dairies, orchards, breweries, wines
-First woman to win winemaker of the year
-World-class winery within a day trip
Holden Manz, South Africa
-Producing wine since 1650s
-Huguenots brought wine to the Franschoek Valley
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I most want to visit the winery in...
MORE TIPS FOR WINE TASTING
1. Dress for the event
2. Don't wear fragrance
3. Eat something
4. Spit (at least most of the time)
5. Take notes!
MORE TIPS FOR WINE TASTING
1. Dress for the event
2. Don't wear fragrance
3. Eat something
4. Spit (at least most of the time)
5. Take notes!
WINE CERTIFICATION
Society of Wine Educators (SWE)
Court of Master Sommeliers (CMS)
Wine and Spirit Education Trust (WSET)
Institute of the Masters of Wine
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When I look at a wine list in a restaurant I usually order...
Marathon Des Châteaux Du Médoc, France
-8,500 participants
-23 wine tasting stops
-Oysters at 38th km
-Steak at 39th km
-50 Orchestras scattered throughout
MORE WINE TASTING VOCABULARY...
AFTERTASTE
The taste that lingers in the mouth or which is left on the palate after a wine is tasted or spit.
BOUQUET
Complex aromas that are perceived in wine after it has been bottled and aged.
DECANTING
The process of slowly and carefully pouring the wine from its bottle into another container.
EARTHY
Used to describe both positive and negative attribute of wine. Use this word to describe an unpleasant and drying finish of the wine. On the positive side this means a wine with aroma and flavor resembling earth.
FERMENTATION
The process of converting grape sugars into alcohol by yeast.
LEGS
The sticky droplets that are formed and ease down on the sides of the glass when the wine is swirled.
ROBUST
Full-bodied and intense wine.
STEELY
Used to describe wines that are prominent in acidity. Such wines can be served as an aperitif or to balance with food that contains high-fat content like creamy cheeses.
VINTAGE
It refers to the year the grapes were harvest and the wine was bottled. Vintage wines are famous for being made from an outstanding yield of grapes, the older is the vintage year the better is the wine.
YOUNG
an immature wine that is usually bottled and sold within a year of its production. Young wines are noted for their crisp flavors.
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How would you describe your favourite wine?
CABERNET SAUVIGNON
Dark fruit flavors of blackcurrant (cassis), black cherry, blackberry with notes of green bell pepper, spice, tobacco, wood, and vanilla (from aging in oak barrels).
CHARDONNAY
Chardonnay is a dry, medium- to full-bodied wine with moderate acidity and alcohol. Its flavors range from apple and lemon to papaya and pineapple, and it also shows notes of vanilla when it's aged with oak.
PINOT NOIR
Dry, light- to medium-bodied, with bright acidity, silky tannins and alcohol that ranges between 12–15%. The best Pinot Noir taste has complex flavors that include cherry, raspberry, mushroom and forest floor, plus vanilla and baking spice when aged in French oak.
SAUVIGNON BLANC
Fruit flavors such as white peach, grapefruit, lime, pear, passion fruit, and other tropical fruit. Herbaceous hints of cut grass, lemongrass, and tarragon. Spicy notes of green bell pepper, jalapeño, vanilla, nutmeg, and clove.
SYRAH
From smoke, bacon, herbs, red and black fruits, white and black pepper, to floral violet notes. When aged in oak, Syrah takes on flavors of vanilla and baking spice. In general, Syrah will be more elegant, lean and savory than its powerful, fruit-driven cousin Shiraz.
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