Sauvignon Blanc
Next week we will be starting a multi-part blog on one of our most requested topics . . . . . . .
How To Taste Wine
- Preparation
- Look
- Sniff
- Taste
- Thoughts
Lots of people have emailed us and wine lovers have asked us while visiting our shop. So, stay tuned for the first part next week.
Leading up to it, today I want to give you a wee (no pun intended) flavour of some of the things to look for (on the nose and / or on the palate) in one of the worlds most popular grape varieties, the wonderful Sauvignon Blanc.
[We will be doing lists for all the major grape varieties over the coming weeks. Handy for wine tastings perhaps.]
So here we go
Sauvignon Blanc
- Green apple
- Grapefruit
- Cats Pee (yes really)
- Nettles
- Asparagus
- Green Bean
- Pea Pod
- Vegetal
- Cut Grass
- Celery
- Gooseberry (now we’re talking)
- Citrus
- Passionfruit
- Melon
- Mango
- Tropical Fruit
- Mineral
- Flint
- Gunpowder
This is not a definitive list folks – perhaps you get something else while sniffing and slurping your Sancerre or your Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc. If so, please leave a comment below – we’d love to hear from you.
How do you detect some or all of these things ? Look for the items on the above list. Pick them up. Smell them. Taste them. Its a great way of learning. How can you detect passionfruit if you have never sniffed and tasted one ?
If you want to see a brilliant video on the subject, look at Gary Vaynerchuks classic episode here
As for the cats pee, maybe skip that one. Or at least, be very very careful . . . . . . . .
