Spring Wine Up!

In partnership with the Burton Learning Center, ALGGS presented a wine tasting course on May 4 at the Burton Community Hall.  The course focused on beginner tasting techniques and food pairing for white wines.  The course was presented by Linda Harrop and Jerry Botti who opted to deliver the course outdoors, much to the delight of the 11 attendees.  Summer is trying to push through so we must make the best of it when it does.

The tasting featured three New World wines, Australian Chardonnay, Chilean Sauvignon Blanc and Californian Gewürztraminer and, as a taste comparison, an Old World Chardonnay from the Cote d'Or region in Burgundy, France.

It was amazing to watch and listen as everybody discussed the bouquet or taste and hear the descriptions become more in-depth as the afternoon progressed (well, maybe that was the wine talking).  And of course watching someone slurp in air while they have wine in their mouth is always entertaining!



With discussions on white wine making, old world vs new world wines and stemware thrown in for good measure, the afternoon proved to be a great success. Look for a introductory red wine tasting and food pairing this fall.