Blind Tasting

Often the downfall of many a Sommelier competing in competitions, taking exams or mearly blind tasting with a group sommeliers, blind tasting can make you a hero (if you guess the wine) or it can make even the most experienced and knowledgable sommelier look slightly foolish, there are so many things to consider - Color, viscosity, brightness, concentration, aroma,s, tannin, acidity, alcohol, wood, minerality, age, sweetness, dryness, and all these things need to eventually guide you to where the wine is from, how old it is, what varietal it is and even as far as a producer. The link below is a podcast of a blind tasting done by a group of master sommeliers, this is why these guys hold the pretigeous title of Master Sommelier, listen and enjoy.http://www.guildpodcast.com/blind-tasting-april-2011-with-four-new-masters