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Behind the Vines

March 31st, 2008

The Objectivity of Taste: Thoughts on Skills

There are times when I taste a wine and specific flavors and memories come rushing at me, and it suprises the hell out of me.  Because I can vividly remember trying so hard, straining to scan the dusty corridors of my brain to grasp a name for the aroma in the glass and coming up empty.  One of […]

By Farley -- 11 comments

March 6th, 2008

Corked Wine: Taste vs. Smell?

The other night, BK and I were on the same wine page when I decided that he would do something yummy with the duck breasts that had been thawing all day.  We both had the 2005 Ponzi Pinot Noir from Willamette Valley in mind.  As usual, I stuck my nose in the glass first, breathing in the […]

By Farley -- 3 comments