Sniffing, Sipping, and Having Fun
Everyone seemed to have a grand time at last week’s wine seminar, the second in our series. Sean and I were joined this time by Kevin, our enologist who’s been at Rosenblum for ten years. He explained the specifics of Rosenblum’s vineyard management and winemaking techniques and how the two can affect the profile of wine specific to our style. Sean discussed components and the aspects of tasting wine, while I addressed the myth of the tongue map and issues of taste and smell and how the two are combined. I even conducted a fun experiment, courtesy of Jancis Robinson, to demonstrate how important the sense of smell is.
Of course, there was tasting: a span of six Rosenblum wines, while we passed out samples of different fruits, spices, and other components common to our wine.
Another full house, I think this one may have been even better than the Zinfandel History and Tasting
February 5th, 2008 at 2:52 pm
Hey Farley
Sounds fun! I have done similar things here at home to train my nose and palate. It is always a fun to do with friends.
See ya
John
February 6th, 2008 at 8:00 am
John, Yes….I had the best time.