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About me…
• Yashar Shayan• Certified Sommelier• ImpulseWine.com• Formerly of The Willows Inn on Lummi Island, Palisade, Seastar, Wild Ginger, Wine
World, Efeste Winery, Matthews Cellars…
A quick Wine PrimerSight
Smell
Taste
FEW + Other
Are we being nosey?
• How to smell wine
Brogan Smells the wine by J. Nathan Matias
Smelling with your mouth…
• 90% of taste is actually smell
• Salty• Sweet (Sugar)• Sour (Acid)• Bitter
• Hot & Spicy & Alcohol• Savory (Umami)
Syrah Profile
• Northern Rhone of France• Hermitage, Crozes Hermitage, Côte-Rôtie
• Smoke, meat, bacon, pepper, dried herbs
• Dark, deep, purple
Chris PetersonWinemakerFormerly of DeLille Cellars
Marty TaucherGeneral ManagerFormerly of Microsoft
Avennia “Arnaut”Boushey Vineyard Syrah
• Seattle Magazine red wine of the year 2013
• Appellation: Yakima Valley• Blend: 100% Syrah• Vineyard: 100% Boushey Vineyard Syrah• Ageing: 15% New French oak, aged 16 months• Fermentation: 15% whole cluster with native yeast• Cases: 310• Retail: $48
Boushey Vineyard
• Washington making a name for itself with Syrah• 2007 Grower of the Year – Wine & Spirits Mag• 2002 Grower of the Year – WWC• Among Best Syrah in the state• 800-1400 feet elevation
Cabernet Profile
• Famous out of Bordeaux• Often blended with Merlot, Malbec, Cabernet Franc, and Petit Verdot• Black currant, anise, blackberries, black peppercorn, green peppers• Often aged in new oak barrels
• Dark red to purple in color
Chateau Palmer "Alter Ego"• Sold in 1814 to General Palmer of England• 1885 Bordeaux classification• Third Growths (Troisièmes Crus)• 2nd label• Cabernet Sauvignon: 51% Merlot: 49%• 93 Points Wine Enthusiast
Leviathan Red Wine• Winemaker Andy Erickson: former Screaming Eagle Winemaker• Viticulturist Annie Favia: worked at Newton with John Kongsgaard, then
with David Abreu• Together stared Favia• 55% Cabernet Sauvignon, along with Merlot, Syrah, and Cabernet Franc• SF Gate Cult winery
Campania, Italy
• Mt Vesuvius• Volcanic Soils
Photo by Massimo Finizio
Feudi Taurasi
• Region: Taurasi DOCG• Grape: Aglianico• The Nebbiolo of the South• Bold, even harsh at times• Age worthy
Thank you
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