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Category Archives: Wine Challenge 2021

Wine Challenge, Week 8

Two wines from the same (sub)region of Spain, but vinified very differently. This week’s challenge wine comes into direct competition with an unusual contender… which one ranks better?

Posted byAllieApril 15, 2021April 16, 2021Posted inWine Challenge 2021, Wine StudiesTags:fortified wine, sherry, wine, wine challenge, wine comparison2 Comments on Wine Challenge, Week 8

Wine Challenge, Week 7

This time, we explore a more obscure grape from a lesser-known, but by no means less fantastic wine-producing country. Onward to Greece!

Posted byAllieApril 8, 2021Posted inWine Challenge 2021, Wine StudiesTags:Greece, tasting, white wine, wine, wine challenge, wine regions2 Comments on Wine Challenge, Week 7

Wine Challenge, Weeks 5 and 6

Catching up on the wine challenge! Two weeks at once, with some varietal facts and a discussion of some common wine questions.

Posted byAllieApril 2, 2021April 5, 2021Posted inWine Challenge 2021, Wine StudiesTags:food pairing, malbec, red, sauvignon blanc, white, wine4 Comments on Wine Challenge, Weeks 5 and 6

Wine Challenge, Week 4: Grüner Veltliner

Diving back into an old favorite — Austrian Grüner Veltliner.

Posted byAllieMarch 18, 2021March 19, 2021Posted inWine Challenge 2021Tags:review, white wine, wine, wine challenge2 Comments on Wine Challenge, Week 4: Grüner Veltliner

Wine Challenge, Week 3

An overview of the differences between making champagne versus making prosecco before tasting the Adami Garbèl Brut Prosecco.

Posted byAllieMarch 10, 2021Posted inWine Challenge 2021Tags:sparkling wine, white wine, wine, wine challenge1 Comment on Wine Challenge, Week 3

Wine Challenge, Week 2

Wine tasting challenge, week two — in which we explore an element of food pairing, and then we experience the Beaujolais region of France through a fun, geeky wine.

Posted byAllieMarch 4, 2021March 7, 2021Posted inWine Challenge 2021Tags:france, gamay, red wine, wine, wine challenge1 Comment on Wine Challenge, Week 2

Wine Challenge, Week 1

Training the palate with a 34-week wine challenge? Let’s do this! Week one is a focus on Spanish Cava.

Posted byAllieFebruary 24, 2021March 17, 2021Posted inWine Challenge 2021, Wine StudiesTags:bubbly, Spain, tasting notes, wine4 Comments on Wine Challenge, Week 1

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