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Tasting - Chateau Ste. Michelle Rose

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      Name: Chateau Ste. Michelle Rose Variety: Blended - 78% Grenache, 12% Mourvèdre, 5% Cabernet Sauvignon, 2.5% Counoise and 2.5% Cinsault Region: Columbia Valley, Woodlinville, Washington, United States Year: 2023 Price: $12     Online Tasting Note Review: "Canned Rose is making the best of it. Nice cherry/strawberry balanced nose. Can be one dimensional but get in there to feel the depth. Good backbone. Keeps everything honest, especially any metallic aftertastes. Subdued ending, will still capture attention." - https://www.vivino.com/US/en/chateau-ste-michelle-rose/w/1940205?year=2023&price_id=36267194 Wine Folly: Grenache - Stewed Strawberry, Grilled Plum, Leather, Dried Herbs, Blood Orange Mourvedre - Blackberry, Black Pepper, Cocoa, Tobacco, Roasted Meat Cabernet Sauvignon - Black Currant, Blackberry, Pencil Lead, Tobacco, Mint Counoise - N/A Cinsault - Raspberry, Red Currant, Tart Cherry, Violet, Black Tea   Source: https://winefoll...
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Tasting - Angels Ink Pinot Noir

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      Name: Angels Ink Pinot Noir Variety: 100% Pinot Noir Region: Central Coast, California, United States Year: 2021    Price: $18             Online Tasting Note Review: "Earthy mineral nose…a consistently good sleeper…opens with juicy raspberry and tobacco …mid palate notes of slate, vanilla, and minerals…intense milk chocolate and black pepper on the back end…always enjoyable…not very complex but drinks well above its price point…deep garnet color and light bodied…" - https://www.vivino.com/US/en/angels-ink-central-coast-pinot-noir/w/8374824?year=2021&price_id=32941296#all_reviews   Wine Folly: At first glance, most Pinot Noir wines are pale to medium in color due to their thin skins. Pinot Noir has a unique profile dominated by aroma compounds known as esters. These give it a complex array of flavors, from ripe cherry and raspberry to intriguing undertones of forest floor, tea leaves, and sometimes eve...
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Wine - An Introduction, with an Italian Individual

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     Hello there! My name is Giovanni Rizzotti. I am currently a Senior student at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (also known as Virginia Tech, of course), located in Blacksburg, Montgomery County, Virginia. My major here is meteorology, also known as atmospheric sciences...or the study of weather, if you want to get even more specific. For a few years now here at Virginia Tech, I have very much been a fan of Professor Boyer and his classes. In my freshman year, way back when in the fall of 2021, I took his World Regions class and thoroughly enjoyed it. His video lectures, while hilarious, were also very informative and definitely taught me things I never knew about the world...and its regions. I also enjoyed the structure of the class itself, being able to do assignments and such on our own pace. So, when I was made aware of the existence of the Geography of Wine class a year or two ago, and also learned it was taught by Professor Boyer, I knew I jus...
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