The Wine Voyage

Table of Contents - What Is Zweigelt? - Where Zweigelt Comes From - Zweigelt vs. Blaufränkisch vs. Pinot Noir - Food Pairings - Building a Group Tasting Around Zweigelt - Common Questions - Bringing a Zweigelt Tasting to Your Team - Further Reading I've written about Blaufränkisch before, and every time I do, someone in the room asks the obvious follow-up: what about the grape it's related to, the one that's actually more planted across Austria? That's Zweigelt, and it's a strange gap for a wine this common — Austria's single most-planted red variety, grown in nearly every wine region in the country, and it's never had its own page here despite showing up in the Blaufränkisch comparison table for months. This guide covers what Zweigelt actually is, the deliberate 1922 breeding program that created it, how it tastes next to its more famous parent, and how to build it into a real group tasting instead of just a footnote in someone else's article. What Is Z...

Table of Contents - What Is Zweigelt? - Where Zweigelt Comes From - Zweigelt vs. Blaufränkisch vs. Pinot Noir - Food Pairings - Building a Group Tasting Around Zweigelt - Common Questions - Bringing a Zweigelt Tasting to Your Team - Further Reading I've written about Blaufränkisch before, and every time I do, someone in the room asks the obvious follow-up: what about the grape it's related to, the one that's actually more planted across Austria? That's Zweigelt, and it's a strange gap for a wine this common — Austria's single most-planted red variety, grown in nearly every wine region in the country, and it's never had its own page here despite showing up in the Blaufränkisch comparison table for months. This guide covers what Zweigelt actually is, the deliberate 1922 breeding program that created it, how it tastes next to its more famous parent, and how to build it into a real group tasting instead of just a footnote in someone else's article. What Is Z...

Table of Contents - What Is Teroldego? - Where Teroldego Comes From - Teroldego vs. Lagrein vs. Syrah - Food Pairings - Building a Group Tasting Around Teroldego - What to Look For When Buying Teroldego - Common Questions - Bringing a Teroldego Tasting to Your Team - Further Reading I've written up a lot of Italy's lesser-known reds by now — Refosco, Nerello Mascalese, Carignan's Italian cousins — but Teroldego might be the one that surprises people the most once they actually taste it. It's nicknamed "the black prince of Trentino" for its near-opaque, inky-dark color, and it makes a wine that's genuinely full-bodied and structured in a way that catches people off guard from a region better known for crisp Alpine whites. Teroldego comes from Trentino, tucked into the mountains of northeastern Italy, and it's proof that a single valley can produce something entirely unlike its neighbors. If your mental map of Italian red wine starts and ends with Tuscan...

Table of Contents - What Is Teroldego? - Where Teroldego Comes From - Teroldego vs. Lagrein vs. Syrah - Food Pairings - Building a Group Tasting Around Teroldego - What to Look For When Buying Teroldego - Common Questions - Bringing a Teroldego Tasting to Your Team - Further Reading I've written up a lot of Italy's lesser-known reds by now — Refosco, Nerello Mascalese, Carignan's Italian cousins — but Teroldego might be the one that surprises people the most once they actually taste it. It's nicknamed "the black prince of Trentino" for its near-opaque, inky-dark color, and it makes a wine that's genuinely full-bodied and structured in a way that catches people off guard from a region better known for crisp Alpine whites. Teroldego comes from Trentino, tucked into the mountains of northeastern Italy, and it's proof that a single valley can produce something entirely unlike its neighbors. If your mental map of Italian red wine starts and ends with Tuscan...

Table of Contents - What Is Vermouth, Exactly? - Where Vermouth Comes From - The Major Styles of Vermouth - Vermouth vs. Amaro - What Does Vermouth Taste Like? - How to Taste Vermouth with Intent - Running a Vermouth Tasting for a Group - Bringing a Vermouth Tasting to Your Team - Further Reading I get asked about vermouth more than almost anything else I pour, and it's usually the same question in different words: "Wait, this is actually wine?" Most people have only ever met vermouth as a supporting cast member in a martini or a Manhattan, dashed in and mostly forgotten. Poured on its own, chilled, with a twist, it turns out to be one of the most genuinely interesting things you can put in a glass — and watching that realization land on someone's face never gets old. This guide covers what vermouth actually is, the major styles and where they come from, how to taste it with intent, and how to build it into a group tasting that changes the way people think about a bot...

Table of Contents - What Is Vermouth, Exactly? - Where Vermouth Comes From - The Major Styles of Vermouth - Vermouth vs. Amaro - What Does Vermouth Taste Like? - How to Taste Vermouth with Intent - Running a Vermouth Tasting for a Group - Bringing a Vermouth Tasting to Your Team - Further Reading I get asked about vermouth more than almost anything else I pour, and it's usually the same question in different words: "Wait, this is actually wine?" Most people have only ever met vermouth as a supporting cast member in a martini or a Manhattan, dashed in and mostly forgotten. Poured on its own, chilled, with a twist, it turns out to be one of the most genuinely interesting things you can put in a glass — and watching that realization land on someone's face never gets old. This guide covers what vermouth actually is, the major styles and where they come from, how to taste it with intent, and how to build it into a group tasting that changes the way people think about a bot...