David L Kahn, Inc.

Description

I started the Wine Tasting Club in November 2000 since I enjoy wine and I wanted to learn more about different wines. Specifically, I was looking for an opportunity to sample several wines at the same time to compare them. When I order a bottle of wine with my dinner at a restaurant, I can decide if I like it and can even identify specific things which I like or dislike. While this is enjoyable, I found that the absence of a timely comparison limited the learning process. I had been a member of a wine tasting club in the late 1970's, so I knew a little bit about what was involved in running a tasting. I'd talked about starting the club for a few years and then I saw wine glasses at Linens 'N Things for $9.99/dozen. With 8 dozen glasses stashed in the closet, the rest of the details fell into place. All of our tastings are done "blind". I wrap each of the bottles to hide their identity, and someone else hangs numbered tags from the necks of each bottle. When we pour and taste, no one has any idea which wine is which. Each taster has a note sheet with a list of the wines we are tasting, and space for their comments. I also prepare a handout (typically 15-25 pages) with some background information on the category of wine we are tasting, the producers of the wines we are tasting, and reviews of the specific wines we are tasting. Most of this research is gleaned from the Web, and selected handouts are available here in PDF format. My summary of each tasting refers to specific wines, but keep in mind that we didn't know which wine we were describing when we formed our opinions.

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