The girls met up this past Sunday to have lunch and to collect our wine order from Sandra. Total of 5 cases to be shared by 6 boozer wannabes. Not that we know anything about wines but we think we know a good wine when we have one. We agreed that we should take notes so we will know if we want to order more of the same next time.With excitement, I opened up a bottle of 2005 COYAM from Chile last night. It was a very pretty wine: dark red in color, rich aroma of berries, full bodied, dry yet velvety. It was very satisfying. Ahhh...
OK, that was my notes. I decided to check out the real reviews just to see if my take was right. Hey, what do you know, my first impression was right on! This is a beautiful wine and it has received pretty good reviews. Kuddo for me! But, what the heck is this wine talk??? Here's an example of a review of this wine...
"Ruby-red. Spicy red-and blackcurrant aromas offer very good precision and are complicated by licorice and cocoa powder. Silky in texture, with concentrated red fruit preserve flavors, tangy minerality and slow-building tannins on the close. Offers a very suave blend of depth and vivacity." -- 90 Points. International Wine Cellar (www.wine.com)
Huh? Where can I learn to talk wine like that? Do I have to? Wouldn't it be nice to talk like a true wine expert? But I bet you if I give the girls wine notes like this, they will probably tell me to go fly a kite and JUST DRINK IT, Suts! Shish!
1 comment:
I'm sure there is a school that sommeliers must attend to learn to wine-speak and be certfied.
And, knowing you, I wouldn't put it past you if you Did enroll in a course :-)
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