Before venturing into the French Wine Scholar (FWS) program, you should know that it’s big, it’s very detailed and demanding and it’s VERY MUCH WORTH IT. I have completed the third level of WSET (Wine and Spirit Education Trust) successfully and selected the FWS program with the conviction that understanding French terroir and wines is… Continue reading 3 Ways the French Wine Scholar Program is Different from WSET 3
In the mid-19th century, Malbec, Carménère, and Tannat left their homeland France heading to South America- future unknown. Just like most immigrants armed only by their abilities and potential, these grapes have adapted and prospered in their new homes. Malbec is reaching new heights (literally and figuratively) in Argentina, Carménère became Chile’s signature grape and… Continue reading The Story of Malbec, Carménère and Tannat
🌳Oaked wines are wines that have been fermented or matured in barrels made of Oak wood.🥥Wine usually gains flavours and texture from contact with oak and will likely gain aromas like vanilla, butter, toast, coconut, or baking spices. Oaked white wines usually have more body than its unoaked counterpart, while oaked red wine usually have… Continue reading What is Oaked Wine?
White wines are not usually aged like red wines BUT there are exceptions! Usually, white wines are produced to be enjoyed as 🍋fresh, crisp and ripe/fresh fruity drink and ageing them tends to diminish these qualities. Sometimes winemakers produce white wines that will benefit from further ageing and then specific grape varieties and the winemaking… Continue reading Can You Age White Wine?
Which wines get better with aging and what makes them age worthy? Chateau Musar Cellars ( by Lucy Pope) Most of the wines on the market are produced/designed to be enjoyed young. They are aged in their wineries for a couple of years and then released to the market to be drunk shortly after. Few… Continue reading Aging Wine
🍇Red/ purple/ black wine grapes make red wine. They do because the color of the grape skin is what gives red wine its color. The intensity of the skin color/ thickness of skin/ and the time the grape juice spent cuddled up with the grape skin before fermentation are main factors to the color of… Continue reading Red Wine 101
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