My girlfriend needed to sample wines for her upcoming wedding to be sure the wine that was poured was absolutely perfect. She didn't want to be swayed by the name of the bottle or the design of the label. Here's what we did: while we were out shopping, her fiance opened all three pinot noirs she had selected as contestants. He hid the corks and wrapped each bottle so we were blind to which wine was which. When we arrived home we numbered the bottles and the tasting began. It was so much fun! We were excited with each new pour mostly because we had no idea what to expect. What was even more fun was comparing each wine to the next. After two tastings and discussion on each bottle, we unveiled the wines to see what we liked. Oddly enough, it was the most unassuming pinot that was our favorite based on taste. Nothing was special about the name, the label was simple. And to top that, the salesperson in the store had raved on and on about the wine we liked least. Not to say that we didn't end our night by finishing the bottles.....
Do it again? Yes, as soon as possible :) I love drinking wine, but as I get older I am interested in finding wines that I truly enjoy drinking. I no longer want to select wines based on price and graphic label design.
Improvements? Hmmm....more wines per tasting?
This was the winner. Dee-licious.
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