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Blind tasting is all about practice, so in "Vino Blind" practice along with me! This is a great exercise for people who are studying for sommelier exams, whether Court of Master Sommeliers or WSET. I'll go through the steps of blind tasting from sight to nose to palate and tell you what I'm thinking along the way. As I taste, I will make sure to tell you at home what clues I'm getting about the wine so that you can try and guess the wine too! Eventually, we'll come up with an initial conclusion about the wine based on its color, flavors (citrus, peach, floral, etc) and structure (acid, tannin, alcohol, body, sugar) and come up with a few possible grape varieties and locations. Finally, we'll make our guess; what grape/s, what region the wine is from, what quality or price, and what vintage. Then we do the BIG REVEAL and analyze whether we got it right or wrong so we can learn from our experiences or mistakes.

Some helpful links:
Our How to Blind Taste Video:    • Learn How to Blind Taste Wine Like A ...  

The CMS Tasting Grid: https://www.mastersommeliers.org/site...

List of CMS Advanced Level Wines: https://www.mastersommeliers.org/site...

Possible grapes and places:

Albarino
Spain - Rías Baixas

Chardonnay
France - Chablis - AOP, Premier Cru, Grand Cru
France - Côte de Beaune - Major Village AOPs, Premier Cru, Grand Cru
France - Mâconnais - AOP, Major Village AOPs, Premier Cru
California - Carneros / Napa Valley / Russian River Valley / Sonoma Coast / Sonoma Valley
Australia - Adelaide Hills / Margaret River / Padthaway / Yarra Valley

Chenin Blanc
France (Loire) - Montlouis-sur-Loire / Vouvray / Savennières

Gewürztraminer
France - Alcase

Grüner Veltliner
Austria - Kamptal/Kremstal/Wachau

Print Gris
France - Alcase
Italy - Friuli / Trentino-Alto Adige

Riesling
Germany - Mosel / Rheingau / Rheinhessen / Pfalz / Nahe
Australia - Clare Valley / Eden Valley
France - Alcase

Sauvignon Blanc
France (Loire) - Sancerre / Pouilly-Fumé
France (Bordeaux) - PessacLéognan / Graves
New Zealand - Marlborough

Torrontes
Argentina - Mendoza / Salta

Viognier
France (Rhône) - Condrieu

00:00 Introduction
01:30 Sight
02:02 Nose
03:04 Palate
04:26 Initial Conclusion
07:51 Final Conclusion
08:34 REVEAL!
08:57 Analysis
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