1.  An Introduction to Wine Tasting with Professor Gary Grant Thursday, 20 September 2012 ABOVE THE NORM Wine Tasting Series: Back to the Basics

2.  The Evelyn and Norm Kiken Wine Studies Program at Bucknell Gary Grant, Ph.D. Professor of Theatre Wine Educator

3.  How to Read a Wine Label

4.  How to Read a Wine Label (continued)

5.  6 STEPS to the Sixty Second Wine Expert 1. COLOR: Appearance 2. SWIRL: Aerate the wine 3. SMELL: Aroma and bouquet 4. TASTE: Taste and Texture 5. SAVOR: Aftertaste 6. OVERALL IMPRESSION: Do I Like this wine?

6.  COLOR

7.  SWIRL

8.  Aroma Wheel SMELL

9.  TASTE

10.  SAVOR OVERALL IMPRESSION

11.  Method of Evaluation

12.  W hite Wine Evaluation

13.  Red Wine Evaluation

14.  2007 Panther Creek Chardonnay Varietal: Chardonnay Producer: Panther Creek Vintage: 2007 Region: Elton Vineyard, Eola-Amity Hills AVA, Willamette Valley, Oregon

15.  2007 Lail Blueprint Sauvignon Blanc Varietal: Sauvignon Blanc Producer: Lail Vineyards Vintage: 2007 Region: Napa Valley AVA, California

16.  2006 Saxon-Brown Syrah Varietal: Syrah Producer: Saxon-Brown Vintage: 2006 Region: Flora Ranch Vineyard, Chalk Hill AVA, Sonoma County, California

17.  2006 Esterlina Vineyards Pinot Noir Varietal: Pinot Noir Producer: Esterlina Vintage: 2006 Region: Esterlina Estate Vineyard, Anderson Valley AVA, North Coast, California

18.  2004 Martin Ranch Cabernet Sauvignon Varietal: Cabernet Sauvignon Producer: Martin Ranch Winery Vintage: 2004 Region: Thérèse Vineyards, Santa Cruz Mountains AVA, San Francisco Bay, California

19.  2007 Branham Senal Varietal: Blend (Zinfandel, Syrah, Cabernet Sauvignon, Petite Sirah) Producer: Branham Vintage: 2007 Region: Rockpile AVA, Sonoma County, California

20.  Mark your calendars for the advanced wine tasting on Food and Wine Pairing  Thursday, October 18 th THANK YOU FOR PARTICIPATING!