by Kendeigh Worden | Mar 12, 2022 | BLIND TASTING, BLOG POST, Popular, Wine Education |
Blind Tasting: Tips for calibrating your palate! With the start of Tasting Group, I wanted to hone in on some things I’ve learned in the process of blind tasting over the past 10 years! It’s not necessary to be able to identify a wine BLIND in many life...
by Kendeigh Worden | Jan 31, 2022 | Red Wines, VARIETIES, Wine Education |
All You Need to Know About Pinot Meunier: A Quick Guide Pinot Meunier is a light and aromatic red variety with a good amount of “juicy” fruit. It’s similar in style to Pinot Noir, which makes sense since it’s a genetic mutation of Pinot Noir...
by Kendeigh Worden | Sep 10, 2021 | BLIND TASTING, BLOG POST, Wine Education |
A Guide to Wine Flavors, Flaws, and Faults FLAVORS, FLAWS, + FAULTS: What are they and where do they come from? There are loads of chemical compounds in winemaking that lead to a lot of the aromas and flavors we pull from wine. Usually, fermentation transforms these...
by Kendeigh Worden | Jul 28, 2021 | BLOG POST, Red Wines, VARIETIES, Wine Education |
All You Need to Know About Barbera: A Quick Guide Barbera is a dark and juicy grape grown in the Piedmont region of Italy. In fact, it is the most grown grape there. It was once known for everyday drinking wines, but is currently getting more recognition for quality...
by Kendeigh Worden | Mar 11, 2021 | BLOG POST, VARIETIES, White Wines, Wine Education |
All You Need to Know About Semillon: A Quick Guide Semillon is a thin skinned, early ripening variety used primarily as a blending grape in many regions. Youthful or single-variety wines can be lighter (bodied) and very bright with some herbal and citrus notes....