The toughest part of describing the aromas in wine is first detecting the flavors, but once you have that down, the next challenge is to find a rhythm in spitting out a description that 'wows.' Try this flow we've described in this post. Check out the color. White wines should point you down one path, say white fruits, stone fruits, citrus, reds another, red fruits like cherry, blackberry. Sometimes white and red wine aromas can overlap with fruits like orange and dried fruit aromas.
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Hypothetically... It's a beautiful summer day in wine country. I'm coming to the end of the one o'clock tour and...
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If you've cruised up to wine country in the last couple weeks, you'll notice vineyards are looking fairly bare. The shoots on the vine are either unpruned and naked of all their leaves or have been cut down to a 2-bud stub on the cordon, but what about those vines that look like they've been half pruned, with canes only about a foot long?
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Keeping a few spare bottles of bubbles comes in handy, especially around the holidays for the unexpected guests swinging by,...
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The big T-Day dinner left us full, very full of turkey, stuffing and (non-canned) cranberry sauce. After more than two...
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If you've ever driven north on Route 1 from San Francisco, or west from Sonoma County, you know the beautiful and wild scenery along the drive. Sleepy towns and beachfront houses hiding behind thick California native trees. Gaps in the thick Eucalyptus groves expose glimpses of the Tomales Bay's glassy water, broken only by a kayak or an aluminum fishing boat.
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At 12:01 AM, French time yesterday, Beaujolais Nouveau wines from this year's vintage are released, just weeks after fermentation is complete. Obviously, there's a huge party. The most well known event started Wednesday evening and will continue through Sunday in the town of Beaujeu.
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My Grandpa Jim (Jenny's) ran a roofing business with my dad and loved his Scotch. He'd say after work, 'I...
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Fall vineyard colors. Something about them makes you want to grab a bottle of red, put another log on the...
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Opus One. The legendary combination of one of the wealthiest in France - Baron Phillipe de Rothschild and pioneer American...
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Believe it or not, the 339 miles that make up the Mosel Valley can be subdivided into three distinct personalities...
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After six days straight in the vineyards, I started to dream about rocks, slate to be precise, so much so...
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