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Table of Contents - What Is Tannat? - What Does Tannat Taste Like? - Where Tannat Is Grown - Tannat and the Antioxidant Angle - Tannat vs. Malbec - Food Pairings for Tannat - How to Taste Tannat with Intent - Running a Tannat Tasting for a Group - Bringing a Tannat Tasting to Your Team - Further Reading I bring out Tannat at tastings when I want to watch someone's face change after the first sip. This is not a shy grape. Tannat produces some of the most intensely tannic, deeply colored red wines on the planet, and most people who've never encountered it walk away either converted or genuinely shaken. It started in southwest France as a rustic, hard-to-love grape, and then Uruguay took it, planted it everywhere, and turned it into a national identity — which is one of the more interesting adoption stories in the wine world. This guide covers what Tannat actually tastes like, why it split into two very different national identities in France and Uruguay, how it compares to other ...
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Table of Contents - What Is Tannat? - What Does Tannat Taste Like? - Where Tannat Is Grown - Tannat and the Antioxidant Angle - Tannat vs. Malbec - Food Pairings for Tannat - How to Taste Tannat with Intent - Running a Tannat Tasting for a Group - Bringing a Tannat Tasting to Your Team - Further Reading I bring out Tannat at tastings when I want to watch someone's face change after the first sip. This is not a shy grape. Tannat produces some of the most intensely tannic, deeply colored red wines on the planet, and most people who've never encountered it walk away either converted or genuinely shaken. It started in southwest France as a rustic, hard-to-love grape, and then Uruguay took it, planted it everywhere, and turned it into a national identity — which is one of the more interesting adoption stories in the wine world. This guide covers what Tannat actually tastes like, why it split into two very different national identities in France and Uruguay, how it compares to other ...
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Table of Contents - What Is Muscadet? - The Sur Lie Style: Muscadet's Signature Move - What Does Muscadet Taste Like? - Where Muscadet Is Grown - Muscadet vs. Chablis - How to Pair Muscadet with Food - How to Taste Muscadet with Intent - Running a Muscadet Tasting for a Group - Bringing a Muscadet Tasting to Your Team - Further Reading I pour Muscadet for people who think they already know what a "cheap seafood white" tastes like, and it's one of the most reliable ways I know to make a room reconsider a wine they'd written off. For decades, Muscadet got treated as a default — the bottle you grab because it's inexpensive and pairs with oysters, not because anyone thought much about it. That reputation is badly out of date. The best modern Muscadet, especially anything aged sur lie, is a genuinely serious, mineral-driven white that punches way above its price. This guide covers what Muscadet actually is, what the sur lie style means and why it matters, where in ...
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Table of Contents - What Is Muscadet? - The Sur Lie Style: Muscadet's Signature Move - What Does Muscadet Taste Like? - Where Muscadet Is Grown - Muscadet vs. Chablis - How to Pair Muscadet with Food - How to Taste Muscadet with Intent - Running a Muscadet Tasting for a Group - Bringing a Muscadet Tasting to Your Team - Further Reading I pour Muscadet for people who think they already know what a "cheap seafood white" tastes like, and it's one of the most reliable ways I know to make a room reconsider a wine they'd written off. For decades, Muscadet got treated as a default — the bottle you grab because it's inexpensive and pairs with oysters, not because anyone thought much about it. That reputation is badly out of date. The best modern Muscadet, especially anything aged sur lie, is a genuinely serious, mineral-driven white that punches way above its price. This guide covers what Muscadet actually is, what the sur lie style means and why it matters, where in ...
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Table of Contents - What Is Nero d'Avola? - What Does Nero d'Avola Taste Like? - Where Nero d'Avola Is Grown - Nero d'Avola and Sicily's Wine Renaissance - Nero d'Avola vs. Primitivo - How to Pair Nero d'Avola with Food - How to Taste Nero d'Avola with Intent - Running a Nero d'Avola Tasting for a Group - Bringing a Nero d'Avola Tasting to Your Team - Further Reading I pour Nero d'Avola for people who think they've already tried every big Italian red worth knowing, because most of them haven't touched Sicily's signature grape and it genuinely surprises them. This is the island's most important native red variety, capable of everything from juicy, easy-drinking everyday bottlings to serious, age-worthy wines that rival some of Italy's more famous names — and it's still priced like most people have never heard of it, which won't last forever. This guide covers what Nero d'Avola actually tastes like, where in Sici...
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Table of Contents - What Is Nero d'Avola? - What Does Nero d'Avola Taste Like? - Where Nero d'Avola Is Grown - Nero d'Avola and Sicily's Wine Renaissance - Nero d'Avola vs. Primitivo - How to Pair Nero d'Avola with Food - How to Taste Nero d'Avola with Intent - Running a Nero d'Avola Tasting for a Group - Bringing a Nero d'Avola Tasting to Your Team - Further Reading I pour Nero d'Avola for people who think they've already tried every big Italian red worth knowing, because most of them haven't touched Sicily's signature grape and it genuinely surprises them. This is the island's most important native red variety, capable of everything from juicy, easy-drinking everyday bottlings to serious, age-worthy wines that rival some of Italy's more famous names — and it's still priced like most people have never heard of it, which won't last forever. This guide covers what Nero d'Avola actually tastes like, where in Sici...
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Table of Contents - What Is Verdicchio? - The Two Main Verdicchio Regions - What Does Verdicchio Taste Like? - Verdicchio vs. Pinot Grigio - Food Pairing with Verdicchio - How to Taste Verdicchio with a Group - Bringing This to a Corporate Tasting - Further Reading I'll be honest — Verdicchio wasn't on my radar for years, and I think that's true for most Americans who didn't grow up around Italian wine. It gets overshadowed by Pinot Grigio and Soave in the "Italian white wine" conversation, which is a shame, because it's one of the most food-friendly, age-worthy whites Italy makes. Once I started pouring it for groups, it became one of my favorite "surprise" bottles — people expect a simple, forgettable white and get something with real structure and staying power instead. This guide covers what Verdicchio actually is, where it's grown, what it tastes like, and how it stacks up against the more familiar Italian whites most people already know...
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