The Wine Voyage

Table of Contents - What Makes Rochester Unique for Team Building - 15 Team Building Activities Rochester Groups Love - How to Choose the Right Team Building Activities Rochester Activity for Your Team - Why Wine and Spirits Tastings Work So Well in Rochester Specifically - Booking Team Building Activities in Rochester - Further Reading Say "Rochester" to most people outside upstate New York and you'll get Kodak, maybe Xerox if they're old enough to remember when that was a local headquarters story instead of a punchline. What that reputation misses is what Rochester actually is now: a genuine optics-and-photonics hub anchored by the University of Rochester and RIT, a health-and-biotech sector built around URMC that's grown steadily while the old imaging giants shrank, and — the part that matters most for what I do — a front door to the Finger Lakes wine region that most companies planning a Rochester offsite never think to use. I've run tastings for Rochester...

Table of Contents - What Makes Rochester Unique for Team Building - 15 Team Building Activities Rochester Groups Love - How to Choose the Right Team Building Activities Rochester Activity for Your Team - Why Wine and Spirits Tastings Work So Well in Rochester Specifically - Booking Team Building Activities in Rochester - Further Reading Say "Rochester" to most people outside upstate New York and you'll get Kodak, maybe Xerox if they're old enough to remember when that was a local headquarters story instead of a punchline. What that reputation misses is what Rochester actually is now: a genuine optics-and-photonics hub anchored by the University of Rochester and RIT, a health-and-biotech sector built around URMC that's grown steadily while the old imaging giants shrank, and — the part that matters most for what I do — a front door to the Finger Lakes wine region that most companies planning a Rochester offsite never think to use. I've run tastings for Rochester...

Table of Contents - What Is Trebbiano? - Why Trebbiano Is Everywhere - Trebbiano's Regional Styles Worth Knowing - Trebbiano vs. Other Neutral Whites - How to Taste Trebbiano - Food Pairings for Trebbiano - Building a Group Tasting Around Trebbiano - Common Questions - Bringing a Trebbiano Tasting to Your Team - Further Reading Trebbiano is the grape most wine drinkers have consumed more of than any other without ever knowing its name. It's Italy's single most planted white grape by a wide margin, it's the base spirit behind most of the Cognac and Armagnac in the world under its French alias Ugni Blanc, and it shows up in everything from cheap table wine to genuinely serious Abruzzese bottlings — and almost nobody outside the trade could tell you what it tastes like. That's not because it isn't worth knowing. It's because Trebbiano has spent decades as wine's ultimate utility player, and utility players rarely get their own fan club. This guide covers wh...

Table of Contents - What Is Trebbiano? - Why Trebbiano Is Everywhere - Trebbiano's Regional Styles Worth Knowing - Trebbiano vs. Other Neutral Whites - How to Taste Trebbiano - Food Pairings for Trebbiano - Building a Group Tasting Around Trebbiano - Common Questions - Bringing a Trebbiano Tasting to Your Team - Further Reading Trebbiano is the grape most wine drinkers have consumed more of than any other without ever knowing its name. It's Italy's single most planted white grape by a wide margin, it's the base spirit behind most of the Cognac and Armagnac in the world under its French alias Ugni Blanc, and it shows up in everything from cheap table wine to genuinely serious Abruzzese bottlings — and almost nobody outside the trade could tell you what it tastes like. That's not because it isn't worth knowing. It's because Trebbiano has spent decades as wine's ultimate utility player, and utility players rarely get their own fan club. This guide covers wh...

Table of Contents - What Is a Manhattan? - Where the Manhattan Comes From - The Classic Ratio and How to Build It - Manhattan Variations Worth Knowing - Manhattan vs. Old Fashioned vs. Rob Roy - Building a Group Tasting Around the Manhattan - Common Questions - Bringing a Manhattan Tasting to Your Team - Further Reading Of every classic cocktail I've watched people order with false confidence, the Manhattan gets ordered wrong the most. People ask for "whiskey and vermouth" and stop there, forgetting the bitters that actually make the drink taste like a Manhattan instead of watered-down whiskey. It's a three-ingredient cocktail, which sounds simple, but that simplicity is exactly why getting the ratio and the ingredients right matters so much — there's nowhere to hide. This guide covers where the Manhattan comes from, the classic ratio, its key variations, and how to build it into a real group tasting instead of just another round at the bar. What Is a Manhattan? A...

Table of Contents - What Is a Manhattan? - Where the Manhattan Comes From - The Classic Ratio and How to Build It - Manhattan Variations Worth Knowing - Manhattan vs. Old Fashioned vs. Rob Roy - Building a Group Tasting Around the Manhattan - Common Questions - Bringing a Manhattan Tasting to Your Team - Further Reading Of every classic cocktail I've watched people order with false confidence, the Manhattan gets ordered wrong the most. People ask for "whiskey and vermouth" and stop there, forgetting the bitters that actually make the drink taste like a Manhattan instead of watered-down whiskey. It's a three-ingredient cocktail, which sounds simple, but that simplicity is exactly why getting the ratio and the ingredients right matters so much — there's nowhere to hide. This guide covers where the Manhattan comes from, the classic ratio, its key variations, and how to build it into a real group tasting instead of just another round at the bar. What Is a Manhattan? A...