Wine of the Month Club
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Wine of The Month Club
This is why you want to join a wine of the month club. The best and most enjoyable way to learn about wines is to try new wines. Explore the geographical and winemaking techniques that make today’s wines so diverse. |
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For more wines page 2 All the different grapes, soils, parts of the world, sun, rain, cold, can create so many different wines. There are Red wines, white wines, zinfandels, roses, rhines, champagnes and on and on. But how are you going to do this on your own? There are so many different wines.
| Well there are several options. One, you can just blunder around hoping for the best. This could get very expensive and time consuming. Plus you could end up with lots of wine you just don’t care for. Or you could try making your own. Takes time and how much wine can you drink? Remember making wine results in gallons of wine. Don’t get me wrong, this is a very fun way to try wine. But really, the best way to experience many diverse wines is to join a wine of the month club. Actually you should probably join several. |  |
There are so many wine-of-the- month clubs. Although they all offer a variety of wine packages from around the world, there are wine-of-the-month-clubs that specialize in a specific area. Did you know that all 50 states have wineries? Offered here are several wine of the month clubs for your selection.
How do they choose the wines offered in a wine of the month club? What if you don’t like it? Let’s look at ways to choose wines.
One obvious way of choosing wines is the price. Just how much are the wines by the bottle? Another way is the balance in a wine. This is how a wine exhibits the typical flavors of the grape variety used in making the wine. In other words Scuppernongs should taste like scuppernongs not zinfandels. Texture is also considered with balance. The natural texture should be somewhere in between giving the taster a case of lockjaw or being completely absent. How much wood flavor is in the wine? They should be inconspicuous in wine that has been barrel aged. Woodiness should be subtle, not overpowering in the wine.
Wine of the month clubs have committee members who travel to wine tasting events just for the purpose of selecting wines for the club members to try. Sometimes government agencies in wine-producing countries also sponsor tastings. Wine of the month club selection committees with attend when possible. Italy, France, Spain, Australia, New Zealand, and Germany make appearances in San Francisco and other major markets around the United States.
A wine of the month club selection members will use the sense of smell in choosing wines
Connoisseurs will sniff a wine before drinking in an attempt to judge its character. You have sen this in movies. Someone sniffs first and makes a statement about the wine. Selection committee member brings the glass to his or her nose, taking a deep sniff of the wine before tasting intensifies the taste of the wine, allowing a more complete experience of the wine.
Some turn their head exposing only one nostril to the aroma of the wine. Some will aim both nostrils straight into the glass.
Because the taste buds are all located on different parts of the tongue they must make sure the wine hits the different areas of the tongue. By adjusting the placement of the tongue, experts can evaluate the flavors of a wine. So make it easy on your self and try a wine of the month club now. |
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