I actually think that I’m starting to feel a bit overwhelmed with the wine world. I have this problem where I want to know everything – and I want to know it now. The learning curve just seems so massive. Especially when I read up on the wine professional certifications that are kicking around out [...]
Archive for October, 2008
wine certifications
Posted in other education, wine school, tagged wine, masters of wine, master sommelier on October 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
tour de france
Posted in wine school, wines, tagged French wine, Northern Rhône wines, syrah, wine, wine tasting on October 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I will gladly admit that I know very little about Old World wines, especially French ones. All those regions and grapes and villages. I did know, however, that Burgundy generally equalled Pinot Noir and Bordeaux meant blends.
I was also pleased to discover that most of the others in class felt that way. Paul was used [...]
the midterm
Posted in wine school, tagged blind tasting, wine, wine school, wine tasting on October 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I’m actually still a little surprised at the midterm. I’m also not sure how I feel about it. Normally I’m one of those people who freak out and obsess over tests and test results… but for some reason, I’m way more relaxed about the testing in wine school.
We started off with a short written portion. [...]
Fuzion
Posted in wines, tagged wine, lcbo, wine shopping, argentina wines, familia zuccardi, fuzion on October 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I feel the need to discuss this wine, even though I know I’m the last horse out of the gate. Apparently it’s one of the main ways people are actually visiting my blog – plus my wine school friend and I had quite the discussion of Fuzion last night… and looking at the half empty bottle [...]
SAQ vs LCBO
Posted in wine shopping, tagged wine, saq, lcbo, vintages, girls night out on October 13, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Living in Ottawa, I am literally a three minute drive away from Quebec, if that. There are a number of bridges that go directly from Ottawa to Gatineau. This also means: more wine for me to drink. Not only do I have the LCBO, but I also have the French version: the SAQ.
Seeing as how [...]
Class 5: Blind Tasting
Posted in wine school, tagged blind tasting, Ironstone Vineyards, Ravenswood, wine, wine tasting on October 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This was midterm preparation class… the game plan was to do a general review of everything covered and then do a blind tasting of six wines. Just like we would do in the midterm, which is next Wednesday (October 15).
The review itself was pretty boring. Paul basically asked us questions and we answered them. It [...]
