Comments on: Wine Year in Review http://blog.snooth.com/2009/01/09/wine-year-in-review/ Find Better Wines Sat, 07 Nov 2009 21:12:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.2 By: RBoulanger http://blog.snooth.com/2009/01/09/wine-year-in-review/#comment-6234 RBoulanger Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://blog.snooth.com/2009/01/09/wine-year-in-review/#comment-6234 Great post. After a year like that, I don't see you spending too many more years outside of the wine industry... the pull is just to strong! As far being a wine virgin, you are anything but after all those experiences. Remember that the rules for the Wine Century Club allow you to count varieties tasted as parts of blends. Southern Rhone wines should give you at least 3 or 4 and Valpolicella/Amarone is another 3. If you've tried a few different red ports, you can mark down all 5 major port grapes. Other good strategies? Try sneaking into an Italian or Greek wine tasting (for trade)... they have dozens of different grapes! We hope to see you at the next WCC birthday bash: http://www.winecentury.com/blog/?p=44 Great post. After a year like that, I don’t see you spending too many more years outside of the wine industry… the pull is just to strong!

As far being a wine virgin, you are anything but after all those experiences. Remember that the rules for the Wine Century Club allow you to count varieties tasted as parts of blends. Southern Rhone wines should give you at least 3 or 4 and Valpolicella/Amarone is another 3. If you’ve tried a few different red ports, you can mark down all 5 major port grapes. Other good strategies? Try sneaking into an Italian or Greek wine tasting (for trade)… they have dozens of different grapes!

We hope to see you at the next WCC birthday bash: http://www.winecentury.com/blog/?p=44

]]> By: Philip http://blog.snooth.com/2009/01/09/wine-year-in-review/#comment-6235 Philip Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://blog.snooth.com/2009/01/09/wine-year-in-review/#comment-6235 Thanks for the post John - I think you can give your varietal total a kick by trying some NY State wines - i literally added 12 new varietals to my total in one weekend there. Thanks for the post John - I think you can give your varietal total a kick by trying some NY State wines - i literally added 12 new varietals to my total in one weekend there.

]]> By: fibo86 http://blog.snooth.com/2009/01/09/wine-year-in-review/#comment-6238 fibo86 Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://blog.snooth.com/2009/01/09/wine-year-in-review/#comment-6238 Great post wish I was as good at putting down my thoughts.I agree with RB you're anything but a virgin. Keep up the good work and expect to see some sort of expansion of your travels and posts over the next few years? By the by maybe you can get in contact with some of the Australian producers that you've tried as to be called a varietal here, it only needs to be 85% the other 15% can be made up of a few things. Great post wish I was as good at putting down my thoughts.I agree with RB you’re anything but a virgin.
Keep up the good work and expect to see some sort of expansion of your travels and posts over the next few years?
By the by maybe you can get in contact with some of the Australian producers that you’ve tried as to be called a varietal here, it only needs to be 85% the other 15% can be made up of a few things.

]]> By: HondaJohn http://blog.snooth.com/2009/01/09/wine-year-in-review/#comment-6260 HondaJohn Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://blog.snooth.com/2009/01/09/wine-year-in-review/#comment-6260 Thanks for the comments and tips guys. I need to get out to the Northeast and try some wines out here (Nova Scotia, Canada has wines!). I'm sure I can make it closer to the Wine Century Club. That is a New Years Resolution that I can definitely stick too! Thanks for the comments and tips guys.

I need to get out to the Northeast and try some wines out here (Nova Scotia, Canada has wines!). I’m sure I can make it closer to the Wine Century Club. That is a New Years Resolution that I can definitely stick too!

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