Message in the Bottle:A Guide for Tasting Wine: A Guide to Tasting Wine

by Tim Gaiser

ISBN:9781955750479

Tim Gaiser is an internationally renowned wine expert, educator, and blogger, and one of less than 300 individuals worldwide to ever attain the Master Sommelier title. He is the former Director of Education and Education chair for the Court of Master Sommeliers, Americas.

Unlock the secrets of professional wine tasting with Master Sommelier Tim Gaiser, an industry expert with over three decades of experience with teaching thousands of students at every level. Whether you’re a student
preparing for a certification exam, an industry veteran looking to improve your tasting, or a consumer just getting into wine,

Message in the Bottle: A Guide to Tasting Wine is an invaluable resource. The book offers practical how-to instructions with detailed explanations for a comprehensive and easy-to-read experience. Here’s some of what you’ll discover inside:

• Tips for selecting the glassware, setting up your tastings, and the best techniques for smelling and tasting wine

• An in-depth explanation of the deductive tasting grid and method

• Detailed descriptions of classic white and red varietal wines

How to consistently and accurately assess the structural elements in wine

• Approaches to using pattern recognition in blind tasting

Instructions for writing thorough and effective tasting notes and tech sheets

• A list of producers for tasting practice

• Methods for tasting exam preparation

• Strategies for improving focus, concentration, and smell and taste memory

• Message in the Bottle: A Guide to Tasting Wine is an indispensable resource for any professional, student, or consumer.

Blind Tasting, Not Blind Guessing: A step-by-step WSET SAT blind tasting methodology

by Diego Berea and Jorge Vila

ISBN: 9788409405633

Tasting wine, unlike simply drinking it, is an exercise in conscious attention that engages all the senses. To excel at it requires three things in equal measure: the ability to identify and define stimuli received through the senses; knowledge of viticulture, winemaking and the characteristics of different types of grape varieties and wines; and, last but not least, a methodology or tasting technique.

This book will focus on the latter aspect; the technique of tasting. Frustratingly, many individuals with a keen ability to perceive a wine’s characteristics and a high level of knowledge often do not succeed in tasting examinations. This shortcoming can be attributed to the fact that they rely too much on their abilities and knowledge whilst overlooking the importance of their tasting technique.

Various blind wine tasting frameworks have been published by renowned international organisations. This book focuses specifically on the Systematic Approach to Tasting (SAT) developed by the Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET) and is primarily aimed at students aiming to achieve the WSET Level 4 Diploma in Wines. The majority of the content can also be applied to candidates for the previous level, the WSET Level 3 Award in Wines.

In summary, our goal is to help improve blind tasting skills, steering tasters away from mere blind guessing.