Day 76: Learning about Desert Wines

Today we attended a session on “Desert Wine Tasting” under the leadership of Sommelier, Goran Prosic and his team.

We explored five different desert wines.

You know when they hold up a glass of wine and look at in the light - what are they looking for? Color is the first thing, the other thing I learned today is does it stick to the side of the class as you tilt it and tilt it back. If it does it will most likely be a thicker more full bodied wine.

Also learned pairing a nice wine with that fruit cake you got given for the holidays can help the fruit cake go down in a nice way.

There were a couple of dry wines that really surprised those of us who might not prefer a dry wine that when it is paired with the right fruity desert it creates a pleasant balance to the palette.

Also a sweet desert chocolate cake can be paired with a drier wine. If the desert is sweeter the wine can be more tart, and visa versa if the desert is more bland you can perk up the tasting experience with a fruitier wine.

Color, Nose, Palette, Linger are key areas we explore and judge as we taste each wine. I staff is doing an excellent job, teaching us about each wine and what to look for as we taste them.

I think many of my sense buds are lacking - I find it hard to smell (nose) the differences others can sense.

What I tend to enjoy the most is when a wine is “complex” (Another cool buzz word to use) that it has different flavors happening on your palette.

It is funny to watch others when they taste something they clearly don’t like. We have all experienced that at one time or another.

There really is an art to pairing wines with the different parts of a meal. Donna and I are truly a newbies in this arena. But, we are enjoying the lessons.Read more