http://blog.snooth.com/2008/02/12/vertical-vs-horizontal-tasting/ Find Better Wines Mon, 08 Sep 2008 14:05:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.2 http://blog.snooth.com/2008/02/12/vertical-vs-horizontal-tasting/#comment-4643 Dan Wed, 13 Feb 2008 03:52:02 +0000 http://blog.snooth.com/2008/02/12/vertical-vs-horizontal-tasting/#comment-4643 Mark, good, claritive post. I am planning a horizontal with 2005 Napa Valley Cabernets later this month. I'll report back.... Mark, good, claritive post. I am planning a horizontal with 2005 Napa Valley Cabernets later this month. I’ll report back….

]]> http://blog.snooth.com/2008/02/12/vertical-vs-horizontal-tasting/#comment-4647 philip Wed, 13 Feb 2008 17:11:51 +0000 http://blog.snooth.com/2008/02/12/vertical-vs-horizontal-tasting/#comment-4647 I've taken part in a few vertical and horizontal tastings, but by far the coolest I'd heard of (which i sadly didnt get the chance to go to) was a horizontal tasting where different carrels of the same wine were matured in different oaks or steel. So in one tasting you could compare steel / american oak / french oak and hungarian oak, while keeping every other variable constant. I’ve taken part in a few vertical and horizontal tastings, but by far the coolest I’d heard of (which i sadly didnt get the chance to go to) was a horizontal tasting where different carrels of the same wine were matured in different oaks or steel. So in one tasting you could compare steel / american oak / french oak and hungarian oak, while keeping every other variable constant.

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