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Wines of Alsace
In the 18 months or so that I have been blind tasting, I have occasionally seen a (generally more-experienced) taster stick their nose into a glass and exclaim, “Smells Alsatian“. They then have a taste, swirl the wine around their … Continue reading
Posted in Alsace, Blind Tasting, Oxford Wine Events
Tagged Alsace, Alsace wine, auxerrois, Blind tasting, Cave de Turckheim, chasselas, Gewürztraminer, Hugel, Leon Beyer, minerality, minerality in wine, Muscat, Pinot blanc, Pinot Gris, riesling, summer wines, sylvaner, The Wine Society, Trimbach, White wine, Wine analysis, Wine education, Wine tasting, Wine tasting descriptors
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A sweet wine tasting
Our coach and Senior Member of the Blind Tasting Society, Hanneke Wilson, treated us to a fantastic sweet wine tasting recently. I outlined some of the more common methods of creating sweet wines in a previous post; this tasting covered … Continue reading
Posted in Blind Tasting, Bordeaux, Hungary, Italy, Loire, Oxford Wine Events, Wines by Region
Tagged Blind tasting, Bonnezeaux, Bordeaux, Chateau Rayne-Vigneau, Chenin Blanc, Chianti, Dessert wine, Fortified wine, Furmint, Grenache, Italian wine, Jurancon, Maury, Muscat, Petit Manseng, Sauternes, Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon, Sweetness of wine, Tokaji, Vin Santo, Wine, Wine education, Wine tasting, Wine tasting descriptors
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Summertown Selection
I recently went to the Summertown Wine Café with my friend Leanne, visiting from NZ. We tasted our way through about half the tasting menu, including many wines that are not commonly available in New Zealand. We were informed and … Continue reading
Posted in Oxford Wine Events, Suggested Wines
Tagged Australian wines, Cabernet Franc, Californian wines, Champagne, chardonnay, Chateau Musar, Chenin Blanc, Italian wine, Lebanese wine, Loire wines, Mosel wine, Muscat, New Zealand wine, Pinot Gris, Pinot Noir, riesling, Sauvignon Blanc, Shiraz, Sparkling wine, Summertown Wine Cafe, Wine analysis
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Wine and Chocolate
I’m always suspicious of wines that claim to go with chocolate. Any wine that could possibly go with chocolate would need to be acidic enough to cut through the cloying chocolate coating over the palate, sweet enough to complement the … Continue reading
Posted in Australia, Suggested Wines
Tagged Australian wine, Chocolate & Wine, Dessert wine, Fortified wine, Muscat, New World wines, Wine & Food
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