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Episode 2 of Vino Blind! Blind tasting is all about practice, so in “Vino Blind” practice along with me! This is a great exercise for people who are studying for sommelier exams, whether Court of Master Sommeliers or WSET. I’ll go through the steps of blind tasting from sight to nose to palate and tell you what I’m thinking along the way. As I taste, I will make sure to tell you at home what clues I’m getting about the wine so that you can try and guess the wine too! Eventually, we’ll come up with an initial conclusion about the wine based on its color, flavors (cherry, roses, smoke, etc) and structure (acid, tannin, alcohol, body, sugar) and come up with a few possible grape varieties and locations. Finally, we’ll make our guess; what grape/s, what region the wine is from, what quality or price, and what vintage. Then we do the BIG REVEAL and analyze whether we got it right or wrong so we can learn from our experiences or mistakes.
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Some helpful links:
Wine/Answer (DON’T CLICK unless you want to know the answer): https://tinyurl.com/vinoblind
Our How to Blind Taste Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XglPTBk9VQw
The CMS Tasting Grid: https://www.mastersommeliers.org/sites/default/files/2023%20CMS-A%20Advanced%20and%20Master%20Sommelier%20Deductive%20Tasting%20Format_0.pdf
List of CMS Advanced Level Wines: https://www.mastersommeliers.org/sites/default/files/CMS-A%20Advanced%20Sommelier%20Level%20Wine_0.pdf
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00:00 Introduction
00:52 Sight
01:42 Nose
03:09 Palate
04:19 Initial Conclusion
07:50 Conclusion
08:39 Reveal
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Possible grapes and places:
Cabernet Sauvignon
Bordeaux – Graves / Haut-Médoc
Australia – Barossa / Coonawarra / Margaret River / McLaren Vale
Chile – Curicó / Maipo / Maule / Rapel
USA – Napa / Sonoma / Central Coast
Cabernet Franc
Loire Valley – Bourgueil / Chinon / Samur-Champigny
Carménère
Chile – Curicó / Maipo / Maule / Rapel
Corvina
Italy – Amazon della Valpolicella
Gamay
Loire Valley, FR – Cru Beaujolais, Beaujolais-Villages
GSM (CDP, Giogondas, Vaq)
Rhône Valley, FR – Châteauneuf-du-Pape / Gigondas / Vacqueyras
Malbec
Mendoza, Argentina
Merlot (BDX or CA or WA)
Bordeaux – Pomerol / St-Émilion
Nebbiolo
Piedmont, IT – Barolo / Barbaresco
Pinot Noir (Burg, CA, NZ)
Burgundy, FR – Côte d’Or – Village / Premier Cru Grand Cru
USA – Anderson Valley / Carneros / Central Coast / Sonoma Coast / Sonoma Valley / Willamette Valley
New Zealand – Central Otago / Martinborough
Sangiovese (Brun or Chianti)
Brunello di Montalcino, IT
Chianti, IT – Classico / Gran Selezione / Riserva / Ruffina
Syrah (Rhone, Aus, CA or WA)
France – Northern Rhône Valley
Australia – South Australia / Victoria / Western Australia
USA – Central Coast / Sonoma County / Columbia Valley
Tempranillo (Ribera or Rioja)
Spain -Ribera del Duero / Rioja (Crianza, Reserva, or Gran Reserva)
Zinfandel
USA – Napa Valley / Paso Robles / Sonoma Count
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19 Comments
Awesome video VInce and BRAVO on nailing it — do you have this wine for sale on your site?
Wow ! Our local Wine Group is doing a Blind Tasting of Burgundy vs US Pinot Noir, 4 wines each. So this is very timely … and one of the best videos on Tasting, especially Blind. You nailed it ! I've told the Group about V is for Vino and suggested it as a great resource, for everyone, "Beginner" to "Advanced". Thanks Vince.
Really fun, Vince! I love Italian wines. I just hear that it's Italian and I get a little more excited. This video was very helpful. I conducted a Fontanafredda tasting at Eataly last year which featured Gavi, Barbera and Barolo. I love how Barbera is the darker wine which all the locals in Piedmont like to drink at home but Barolo is the bigger wine that is more known around the world. I should have just watched the video before peeking to see what the wine was first. Maybe next time. Great job and congrats on getting it right!
That's so cool. As you were describing it I thought Nebbiolo based entirely off how you described it in the Piedmont episode. Well done!
Naild it Vince!! Love your blid tasting videos, súper transparent and educational.
Nice!! Always happy to see this channel’s update
I learn so much about how to taste wine by watching you!
Such a cool video!!! Love Barolos!
Nice! Interesting to hear that you think of Italy as rustic. I personally tend to associate rustic wines more with Portugal and Spain.
Nebbiolo and Sangiovese were my grape guesses too! Way to nail this, I’m so impressed!! Bravo to you 😂
Well done 🍷 I love watching the process! We are going to Piedmont in October for the truffle festival, so I’ve been researching the wines and working on our winery reservations cheers
Love these, Vince! Was on the edge of my seat the whole time going, "is my guy gonna talk himself out of his gut feeling again?" 🤣 Exciting stuff. Good job on nailing the wine!
A lot to learn just from watching this. But yes, practice makes perfect.
I got it right too based on your description 😊 keep the videos coming! Grazie!
You absolutely nailed it! We just got back from Italy and spent a portion of our trip just south of Alba, your comment about the young Barolo is spot on with the screaming tannins. We compared Barolo's and Barbaresco's and that was the immediate thing I noticed, it was really quite shocking how different they can be.
Great job!
New to this channel and pretty fun, as well as educational. I would have also considered Roero and Nebbiolo d'Alba before choosing Barolo.
But you certainly know your wines, looking forward to enjoying this channel more.
I knew it was going to be 2017 when he started saying it was just a base Barollo 😅
Well done Vince! I thought 2016 Barbaresco .. Always a fun exercise!