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Taste Like A Pro: Red Wine Edition

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    Wed, April 3, 2019 (7:00 PM - 9:00 PM)

The Texas Wine School
2301 Portsmouth
Houston, TX 77098
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Cost: $80

This is one of the most enjoyable classes that we have held. It gives us all a chance to smell classic fruits, spices and flowers of the “classic” red varieties in a neutral base wine.  We then see if we can “find” these same characteristics in an actual bottle of that particular grape variety.

Discovering Flavors like a Pro: It is common knowledge that all the best Oenology Institutions educate their new winemaker undergraduates by slicing up pieces of fruit, crushing spices and flowers. These items are left in a covered wine glass to “air” and intensify the aromas. I say if it is good enough for a bunch of winemakers then my students can only benefit from such an exercise. We will follow up our samplings with wines that will highlight the flavors we have just recognized to reinforce the lesson. Aromas are only part of the equation when it comes to wine; there are textures that come from Sugar, Acidity, Tannin and Alcohol. We will taste wines with differing levels of the above to round out our sensory analysis.

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