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wine
how'to'accelerate'learning
Rajiv'AyyangarAndyKatzPhotography.com
Now$what???
sensory'+'context''='understanding
sensory: an example
context'=stories
strategies to accelerate learning
1. Find wines that have meaning. 2. Listen to the wine. 3. Connect the dots.
find$wines$that$have$meaning
inten-onal$>$industrial
buy$wine$from$a$curated$selec-on(BiRite,$Arlequin,$Whole$Foods,$K&L)
NOT:$Safeway,$convenience$stores
California Italy
<"$10
$15'25
$50'100
$25'50
<"$10
$15'25
$50'100
$25'50
Australia/South2America Spain France
$152;2$252is"a"sweet"spot"for"learning
2. Listen to the wine
If#art#were#like#wine
What they say you need
What you actually need
low$surface$area(~10015$oz)
Bowl$is$similar$to$mouth
thick$rimthin$rimbowl$is$wider$than$mouth
high$surface$area$(~20$oz$capacity$or$more)
GOOD:%AMPLIFIES$AROMATICS BAD:%SUPPRESSES$AROMATICS
Get one good glass
cold%suppresses%aromasaroma%
intensity
temperature
Aerate when you taste.
Taste white wines at room temperature.
5 tastes < thousands of aromas
3. Connect the dots.
Taste&similar&wines&side%by%side.
e.g.&Cabernet&vs.&Merlot
CA&Pinot&vs.&Burgundy&Pinot
Chardonnay&vs.&Sauvignon&Blanc
Record!what!you!taste!(region!+!grape)
Ask!experts!to!describe!wines!you’ve!tasted.
tl;dr
tl;dr: strategies to accelerate learning Get wines with meaning • Look in stores with curated selecEons • $15-‐25 is the sweet spot. Listen to the wine • Get one good glass (e.g. Riedel O) • Aerate the wine in your mouth • Taste whites at room temperature
Connect the dots • Taste similar wines side-‐by-‐side. • Note the grape + region for wines you taste. • Ask wine geeks to describe wines you've tasted.
Interested in learning more?
• Blogs: – Wine Folly (infographics!) – Vinography
• Films: – Somm – Red Obsession – John Cleese: Wine for the Confused
• TasEngs: – Arlequin (Hayes) – K&L (SOMA)
TasEng Cheat Sheet • Before tas5ng
– Smell: Sweet or Savory? (or a bit of both?) • When tas5ng
– How sweet? bi^er/austere/savory ——— sweet, ripe – How full/thick/heavy? light bodied — medium bodied — full bodied – How alcoholic? low alcohol / smooth — hot/ high alcohol. – How tart/acidic? (acidity = how long do you salivate?) — low acid — high acid. – How drying/tannic? (does your mouth dry up?) no tannins — some tannins —
very tannic/drying. • A8er tas5ng:
– How much did you like it relaEve to other wines? (A+ / A-‐ / B / B-‐ , etc.) – What was the grape/region? e.g. Pinot Noir from Burgundy, Merlot from
California.
QuesEons?
extra slides
Why opinions differ:
thiols
IBMP
lactones
terpenes
rotundone
44ethylphenol
44ethylguaiacol
grapefruit
green8bell8pepper
vanilla
lychee
black8pepper
dog8fur
clove
concentra<on
2011$Wine$XYZ:$Aroma2c$Profile
thiols
IBMP
lactones
terpenes
rotundone
44ethylphenol
44ethylguaiacol
grapefruit
green8bell8pepper
vanilla
lychee
black8pepper
dog8fur
clove
Bob Alice
grapefruit
green+bell+pepper
vanilla
lychee
black+pepper
dog+fur
clove
AliceBob