Hit a wine tasting last week. Its been awhile. The last time, i was a panelist! This one was organized by Adventure & Leisure (A&L), a company that deals in all sorts of cool outdoor gear, like the Igloo coolers featured here, as well as wines and ports. Adventure & booze: My two favourite things. [...]
Entries Tagged as 'wine-tasting'
A lil’ taste
September 29th, 2010 · No Comments · ~ Alcohol & food pairing ~, ~ Wine, tuak & champy ~
Senget judges?
September 15th, 2009 · 3 Comments · ~ Personalities / Mixologists / Them experts ~, ~ Wine, tuak & champy ~
I guess even the experts cant agree when it comes to the complicated drink of wine (mostly man-made complications). I wrote recently about my very intoxicating experience at a blind-tasting session. Thing is, u arent supposed to get intoxicated at a tasting. A researcher has found that wine judges cant really tell what they’re tasting. [...]
Tags:wine-judging·wine-tasting
An intimate afternoon with many many vinos
June 12th, 2009 · 4 Comments · ~ Events ~, ~ Wine, tuak & champy ~
Flavours magazine asked if i wanted to be a judge in a wine-tasting panel. This is what’s known as a hypothetical question, cos it dont require an answer. This session was pretty specific – a blind-tasting focused on wines below $80 (retail). BTW blind-tasting dont mean u get blindfolded. So at 2pm a few days [...]
Tags:Delicato·Flavours·Jacob's Creek·judging·Kilikanoon·Penfold's·wine-tasting·zinfandel