When my "wine educated" sister comes in from out of town we've made it a point to do the winery thing. I've learned quite a bit about wine tasting and the wines themselves from our outings but it's mostly just for fun.
The headaches that one can get from wines are not really determined as to the cause but the Virginia wineries we visit, almost unanimously blame the tannins in wine. Tannin levels in red wine are much higher than white and if you do some research on tannins you would probably think to yourself that the Tannin answer is really a no brainer because of the chemical properties. Fortunately most red wines don't bother me where my sister can get the debilitating headache that some experience. For me, I think there's a link to be studied to see if something can come out of it for the migraine sufferer.
As you progress through a wine tasting all the wines are subject to your approval/disapproval reinforced with the individual expertise everyone brings to a tasting...
Some common phrases seen in nature:
1) Bluaaach....what kind of idiot would drink that
2) Nope....don't like that
3) ehh....not bad
4) hmmm....that's ok
5) whoa....now that's good
6) Oh God yes....we're buying this stuff
This isn't the complete list and I'm sure as cultures progress so too the phrases.
This is why wine tasting should be done in groups because of the "different strokes for different folks" saying. My sister usually ends up buying an average of 2 bottles at every winery we hit..Well, never one and probably 50/50 on two or three so she buys 2.5 bottles per winery. I'll keep that extra half bottle for my services provided...Opening them.
All this being said...Your wine choices would probably change from visit to visit at the same winery. All wines are not created equal. Too many variants. Hence the wonderful ambiance that comes from discussion concerning them. But I can name my favorite wine.....du jour. HA! thought you we're going to get an answer
Well you are, sort of. Yours...mine...my sisters...anyones favorite wine is............ the wine that makes you say "Dang!" when you see the last drop come out the mouth of the bottle. The last wine that made me do that was "Ranger Reserve" from Grey Ghost winery in Ammissville Virginia...this will probably change, but I know it's one I can count on for a wonderful dinner or one of "those" afternoons.
The headaches that one can get from wines are not really determined as to the cause but the Virginia wineries we visit, almost unanimously blame the tannins in wine. Tannin levels in red wine are much higher than white and if you do some research on tannins you would probably think to yourself that the Tannin answer is really a no brainer because of the chemical properties. Fortunately most red wines don't bother me where my sister can get the debilitating headache that some experience. For me, I think there's a link to be studied to see if something can come out of it for the migraine sufferer.
As you progress through a wine tasting all the wines are subject to your approval/disapproval reinforced with the individual expertise everyone brings to a tasting...
Some common phrases seen in nature:
1) Bluaaach....what kind of idiot would drink that
2) Nope....don't like that
3) ehh....not bad
4) hmmm....that's ok
5) whoa....now that's good
6) Oh God yes....we're buying this stuff
This isn't the complete list and I'm sure as cultures progress so too the phrases.
This is why wine tasting should be done in groups because of the "different strokes for different folks" saying. My sister usually ends up buying an average of 2 bottles at every winery we hit..Well, never one and probably 50/50 on two or three so she buys 2.5 bottles per winery. I'll keep that extra half bottle for my services provided...Opening them.
All this being said...Your wine choices would probably change from visit to visit at the same winery. All wines are not created equal. Too many variants. Hence the wonderful ambiance that comes from discussion concerning them. But I can name my favorite wine.....du jour. HA! thought you we're going to get an answer
Well you are, sort of. Yours...mine...my sisters...anyones favorite wine is............ the wine that makes you say "Dang!" when you see the last drop come out the mouth of the bottle. The last wine that made me do that was "Ranger Reserve" from Grey Ghost winery in Ammissville Virginia...this will probably change, but I know it's one I can count on for a wonderful dinner or one of "those" afternoons.
