The glass of wine kept
appearing at our table, one by one, red wine, white wine, each distinct in
taste. The waiter came around with the plate of assorted cheese, bacon and
toasted breads. It was the fifth glass of wine. Although I had taken just few
sips from each glass, (only to taste,) I could feel my head heavy. I still had
shopping to do after the wine-tasting event. I stretched my hand to eat
something, hoping that munching would dilute the dizziness.. While I nibbled on
olives and bread, sixth glass arrived. Stop, I send the glass away. The person
sitting next to me, moved his gaze in my direction and smiled.
Did I drink too much to
draw his attention? But the event was on tasting different wine. I was at
Nature Basket on invite from Fratelli Wine and I was there to taste different
wine and get some knowledge on this brand.
It was an interesting
event and quite informative too.
Mr. Craig Wedge would smell
each glass, shake it, and take a long sip.”You should shake to aerate it, to
put oxygen into the wine” he explained. It was interesting to observe how the
wine coats the side of glass., the thicker streaks that seem to run down the
glass indicates the higher level of alcohol. “A good wine should smell like a female
perfume, it should be clear, crisp and shine like a diamond.” He said, holding
the wine glass up in the air.
He explained that the
first impression is on its visual impact of its charity, brilliance and
cleanliness.
White wines vary in
color from clear to yellow to golden brown. As white wine ages, it will lose
color and begin to turn browner color.
Red wines vary from red
to purple to dark reddish brown. As red wine ages, it will lose color and begin
to turn browner color.
The main factors that
affect the color of wine depends on the grapes variety, the age of the wine and
the amount of time the wine spends in oak barrel. You cannot make good wine
from bad grapes. If it tastes stale (like nail polish) you need to throw it
away.
The wines that appeared
on my table were quite delicious. Mr Fabio Zardetto, the Maestro himself, took
us through the the journey of wine culture through his presentation briefing us
about Italian passion.
It was an perfect
afternoon, tasting wine while studying the finer points behind the Fratelli
Wines – Hand-crafted wines by Tuscan icon Piero Masi.
Fratelli wines
currently consists of 18 various labels, I taste six varieties, each distinct
in its taste.
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