We hope you enjoy this… King George Wine Society – linda brooks crandall

Body, Flavor, Acidity, Sweetness Educating The Palate… Body, Flavor, Acidity, Sweetness

Bill Swain… at Ingleside At Phelps Creek

Wine Club Started by Bill… N²S²V² Jacques Recht, one of the best known winemakers in the east and who lived outside Montross at the time , was also a member. During the time the group was in existence he shared his knowledge of winemaking with us, and especially when he conducted a special “Component Tasting” for the group.

Body, Flavor, Acidity, Sweetness Educating The Palate… Body, Flavor, Acidity, Sweetness

FIRST… palate noun pal·ate | \ ˈpa-lət \ Definition of Palate 1: the roof of the mouth separating the mouth from the nasal cavity — see HARD PALATE, SOFT PALATE Merriam-Webster:

But also… palate: Merriam-Webster: 2a: a usually intellectual taste or liking ~ ’too ornate for my palate… ‘ I~ “heard a little too much preaching … and lost my palate for it.”—George Eliot b: the sense of taste ~ ‘…serves Korean food adapted for the American palate.’ Merriam-Webster: CHAIR

SO…. palate noun pal·ate | \ ˈpa-lət \ Definition of Palate 1: the roof of the mouth separating the mouth from the nasal cavity — see HARD PALATE, SOFT PALATE palate: 2a: a usually intellectual taste or liking ~ ’too ornate for my palate… ‘ I~ “heard a little too much preaching … and lost my palate for it.”—George Eliot b: the sense of taste ~ ‘…serves Korean food adapted for the American palate.’

Body, Flavor, Acidity, Sweetness An evening where you will hopefully learn more about why you like what you like… Educating The Palate… Body, Flavor, Acidity, Sweetness

Knowledgeable winemakers work to balance these elements – “WINE IS NOT ABOUT FLAVOR, IT’S ABOUT STRUCTURE” The structure of a wine is made of several major elements or components. Some of these are; ACIDITY, ALCOHOL, BODY, SWEETNESS, AND TANNINS. Knowledgeable winemakers work to balance these elements – components, to produce the best wine they can. There are tricks (green grapes) they can use to improve flavors – and there is an increasing about of chemistry available to them as well. SO…

What do you taste and where? Merriam-Webster: palate  noun pal·ate | \ ˈpa-lət  \ Definition of Palate  1: the roof of the mouth separating the mouth from the nasal cavity — see HARD PALATE, SOFT PALATE What do you taste and where?

NOT! AND… you taste all of them all over your tongue!!! The “Map of the Tongue” 1. There were 4 flavors; sweet, salt, sour, and bitter. NOT! 2. You tasted sweet on the tip of the tongue, salt towards the front, but on the sides. Sour was tasted on the sides behind the salt sensors, and bitter was tasted in the back. There are actually at least 5 flavors we can taste; sweet, salt, sour, bitter, and umami (the taste of glutamate – MSG). AND… you taste all of them all over your tongue!!!

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Glorioso’s Italian Market in Milwaukee, WI Lesson learned from Glorioso’s Italian Market in Milwaukee, WI It is a smallish local store – It has one location with good customer service, and they tripled wine sales and doubled the size of their wine department in ONE year when they added information that enabled their customers to learn more about the wines they liked, and the foods (the store sold) that went with them. ~ Increases understanding of components/elements. ~ By suggesting food pairings encourages use in everyday life.

Light Bright Acidity TIP – Think about what happens in your mouth!! Juice – Cranberry vs Carrot

Style/Flavor Fruit Earth Tea – Herbal vs Oolong

Body Light Full Milk – Skim vs Half & Half

Sweetness Dry Sweet Chocolate -- Milk vs Dark

Suggested Reading… And any other books about wine that interest you! 

Enjoy!!!

INFO TO GATHER What do you taste where? In the winemaking process; What makes… Light vs Full Fruit vs Earth Light vs Bright Sweet vs Dry Wines for comparison Body - PN ? PV? Flavor - Beau… ? CF? Aciditiy - ?? Sweetness – Coastal White vs BCB