October 2024
9:30pm on Friday, October 18 in the Fireplace Room at Purity Springs Resort, Madison, NH.
Minicourse notes |
| Host | Event | Wines |
|---|---|---|
| Robin Zhang | Basic viticulture & winemaking | Light-bodied white Full-bodied white |
| Ludovico Giorgini | Art of wine & food pairing | — |
| Robin Zhang | Guided wine tasting process | Sparkling Light-bodied red Full-bodied red Dessert |
| Ludovico Giorgini | Blind tasting game | Mystery wine #1 Mystery wine #2 |
| Category | Wine | Origin | Grape varieties |
|---|---|---|---|
| Light-bodied white | 2023 Labouré-Gontard Chablis | Chablis AOC, Bourgogne, France | 100% Chardonnay |
| Full-bodied white | 2019 Hartford Court Russian River Valley Chardonnay | Russian River Valley AVA, Sonoma County, CA, USA | 100% Chardonnay |
| Sparkling | 2018 Juve & Camps Reserva de la Familia Cava Gran Reserva Brut Nature | Penedès DOP, Catalunya, Spain | 50% Xarel·lo 35% Macabeo 15% Parellada |
| Light-bodied red | 2022 Domaine Pardon Cuvée Hugo Fleurie | Fleurie AOC, Beaujolais, France | 100% Gamay |
| Full-bodied red | 2020 Château de La Dauphine Fronsac | Fronsac AOC, Bordeaux, France | 85% Merlot 15% Cabernet Franc |
| Dessert | 2019 Château Bastor-Lamontagne Sauternes | Sauternes AOC, Graves, Bordeaux, France | 80% Semillon 20% Sauvignon Blanc |
| Mystery wine #1 | 2019 Pietramerana Sangiovese Toscana | Toscana IGT, Italy | 100% Sangiovese |
| Mystery wine #2 | 2018 Casalino Brunello di Montalcino | Brunello di Montalcino DOCG, Toscana, Italy | 100% Sangiovese |