Think you have to be a bit of a snob to be knowledgeable about wine? Not true! Participants at the Introduction to Wine class and wine tasting at Pearce on Monday, June 20 learned a great deal during the fun, casual event.
Harry Crawford, Biaggi's Ristorante Italiano manager and wine expert taught the group about the basics of varietals, wines of the world, blends, how to read wine labels, and how to buy and evaluate wine from a variety of different wineries including California, France, Italy, and other European counties.
Key wine making processes were discussed including choosing and harvesting grapes for various flavors and textures and how growing soil affects grape size, color, and juice.Some award-winning wines will not produce a batch of wine if the grapes are substandard that year. Instead, producers will combine several types of wines and give it a new label. The type of wood used for the barrels that hold wine during the aging process also impacts flavor.
Crawford also talked about the variety of wine bottles. The "best" wines are put into bottles that have a large indented base. The more expensive the bottle, the more indented the base. The large indentation will trap extra sediment into its crease. The sediment won't pour and this creates a purer wine.
The class also sampled nearly a dozen different types of wine during the class.
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