Tasting Ideas

Here are some ideas for wine tastings that we either haven't done (ever), or haven't done in a while.

Some of these have names listed. This means that the idea has been claimed, so please do not use it!

And if you think you don't like a particular offering (some of us hate beer, etc.), come anyway and take a sip of each. You might find something; even if not, you'll be expanding your palate (which is what this is all about, right?).

• German Rieslings
  • Focus on a single region (Mosel, etc), and provide selections of different styles (Kabinett, Spatlese, etc.)
  • Focus on a single style (Kabinett, Spatlese, Auslese, etc.), and provide selections from different regions (Mosel, Rheingau, Nahe, etc.)
• Tokay, the wonderful Hungarian dessert wine.
• Glasses tasting. Same wine, different glasses. (Steve)
• Right Grape, Wrong Color. Wines made in different styles, such as whites/roses from Pinot Noir. (Robin)
• Beaujolais/Rhone
• If you're driving through an unusual state (North Carolina? Connecticut? New Jersey?), pick up a case of wines from a single, or different, local wineries.
• Beer
  • Belgian
  • Compare different styles (so many styles... here's a starting point!)
• Food and wine. A single "interesting" dish served with a variety of beverages.
  • Curries and wins/beers
  • Thai food and wines/beers
• Box wine.
• Scottish Whisky. One of each of the major regions, to see the stylistic variations.
• Amari. Those wonderful Italian herbals. I keep seeing them and wanting to try them all. Here's a starting point.