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Acidity, Alcohol & Sugar
We’re moving on to structure in the Oxford Course on Blind Tasting. The structure of a wine is generally a more reliable indicator for identification of a wine. Structural elements of a wine are present on the palate and don’t … Continue reading
The Approach: Red wine in the glass (Part I)
To follow up on my posts on the initial requirements for examining a wine blind, and the general appearance of white wine in the glass, this third ‘Approach’ post will deal with observing red wines in the glass and what … Continue reading
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Tagged Blind tasting, Burgundy wines, New World wines, Red wine, Wine analysis, Wine education, Wine tasting, Wine terms, Wine vocabulary, Wine words
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Complexity and age
As with people, wines generally become more complex and interesting with age. Red wines will typically age better and for longer than whites, although there are some wonderful examples of whites that age well, in particular white Bordeaux and the … Continue reading
Posted in Burgundy, Suggested Wines
Tagged Burgundy wines, chardonnay, Cote-de-Beaune, White wine, Wine & Food, Wine analysis, Wine education, Wine terms, Wine vocabulary, Wine words
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Jargon Buster 1
I can already tell that some of the jargon inherent in wine writing might take its toll on some readers relatively new to the subject. It took me a while to get to grips with what people were talking about … Continue reading
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Tagged Blind tasting, Jargon Buster, Wine jargon, Wine terms, Wine vocabulary, Wine words
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