Smelling and tasting wine
When
you try wine at a wine tasting, smell it and think of whatever the aroma
reminds you of. It may help to get a copy of Ann C. Noble’s Wine Aroma Wheel. This
convenient device, available from winearomawheel.com, has most of the words
commonly used to describe the aroma of wine, grouped in categories like “fruity”
and “floral.” It even includes less complimentary terms such as “wet dog” which
hopefully you’ll never need. After you’ve swallowed the wine, take a moment to
notice the aftertaste, or finish. In wine tasting, this is an important part of
the experience.
Wine tasting at a vineyard just
outside St. Helena
Anderson’s
Conn Valley Vineyards in Napa Valley, a 10-minute drive from downtown St.
Helena, holds tastings in its barrel caves. Cave tastings are $65, but one
tasting fee can be waived by joining their wine club or making a $100 purchase.
Anderson’s Conn Valley Vineyards produces world-class wines at affordable
prices.
One
wine you might get to try at a wine tasting is the 2008 Èloge. This dark ruby
red blend was born of a year with a cold, dry early spring, a cool late spring and
summer and a hot early fall, producing a wine both rare and excellent. The aroma
carries the smell of black cherries, cedar, leather and crushed rocks, with a
distant hint of smoked meats. The wine has a rich flavor of chocolate-covered
black cherries, currants and plums, with hints of toffee, mocha and spices.
Anderson’s
wines are sold online and in five locations in Napa Valley, and many other
locations nationwide. Order some today.
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