Topic: Riesling – Discussion of the different facets of Riesling.
Price: $9.99
Varietal: 100% Riesling
Region: Washington > Columbia Valley
Website: www.hoguecellars.com
Tad’s Rating: 
Drinkable (Extremely)
Patrick’s Rating: 
Like It
Topic: Discussion on the basics of how to properly taste wine.
Price: $12.99
Varietal: Biancale and Trebbiano
Region: Italy > Emilia-Romagna
Tad’s Rating: Like It
Patrick’s Rating: 
Love It
Tip: In order to properly appreciate a wine’s color and nose, never fill you glass more than 1/3 full.
Last week (October 1st) I attended a wine tasting I discovered on meetup.com. It was held at the Black Dog Café in downtown St. Paul and was the first in their Meetings with the Wine Trade series. Jane Greenheck from Paustis Wine Company shared her passion for French wines.
It was a rainy night that seemed to keep people home and resulted in a very small turnout (6 people). That made for a very intimate experience and discussion. Jane presented six wines, three whites and three reds.
I must admit, I haven’t drunk many French wines before. I think I’ve subconsciously avoided them in favor of lesser known wine regions. I realize now I’ve been doing myself a disservice; all of these wines were extremely drinkable (yes, even the whites).
Welcome to the pilot episode of Don’t Fear the Grape. In the episode we will discuss how Patrick and I were introduced to wine and how you can get started exploring wine yourself.
Topic: Discussion on how and where to get started drinking wine.
Price: $8.99
Varietal: 45% Trebbiano Toscano, 20% Verdello, 15% Grechetto, 10% Malvasia Toscana, 10% Drupeggio
Region: Italy > Umbria > Orviéto > Orviéto Classico
Website: www.banfivintners.com
Tad’s Rating: Drinkable
Patrick’s Rating: Drinkable
Tip: Never judge a wine by its first sip. Always take 2-3 sips before judging a wine.
- Dislike, Not Drinkable
- Okay, Would not Recommend - Like It, but Nothing Special - Like It, Would Buy Again - Love It, Always Keep on Hand
