Comments on: I’m Tasting Hundreds of Wines So You Don’t Have To http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2007/10/01/im-tasting-hundreds-of-wines-so-you-dont-have-to/ FrontBurner® has been called the best blog in Dallas (repeatedly), a snarky celebration of ignorance, and a daily conversation about Dallas among the editors of D Magazine. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 19:25:14 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: FrontBurner » Blog Archive » Not Kicked Out of Wine School Yet http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2007/10/01/im-tasting-hundreds-of-wines-so-you-dont-have-to/comment-page-1/#comment-2147 FrontBurner » Blog Archive » Not Kicked Out of Wine School Yet Thu, 15 Nov 2007 22:19:46 +0000 http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2007/10/01/im-tasting-hundreds-of-wines-so-you-dont-have-to/#comment-2147 [...] A few weeks ago, I told you about the sommelier certification classes I've been attending in an effort to strengthen my position as D's resident wino. I'm happy to report that I passed the first exam for Wine Fundamentals Level I. Actually, I didn't just pass the multiple choice test and blind tasting, I aced it. That's right. 100 percent. Think it's so easy? Can you name the soil type in the Medoc region of Bordeaux? What about a region in Australia famous for Cabernet Sauvignon? Can you name all the types of Madeira from sweetest to driest? The grape variety grown in Vouvray? How about the instrument used to measure sugar content (brix) in grapes? What type of wine is made from Ugni Blanc? Unfortunately they don't pass the tests back out, but you get the point. Honestly, I had no idea what I was getting into when I signed up. Now that we're into Wine Fundamentals Level II, my confidence is waning and I'm starting to realize that I have to study harder than I did for statistics in college. The final (in January) is 100 multiple choice questions, six essay questions, and five blind tastings. Follow the jump for answers to the questions. [...] [...] A few weeks ago, I told you about the sommelier certification classes I’ve been attending in an effort to strengthen my position as D’s resident wino. I’m happy to report that I passed the first exam for Wine Fundamentals Level I. Actually, I didn’t just pass the multiple choice test and blind tasting, I aced it. That’s right. 100 percent. Think it’s so easy? Can you name the soil type in the Medoc region of Bordeaux? What about a region in Australia famous for Cabernet Sauvignon? Can you name all the types of Madeira from sweetest to driest? The grape variety grown in Vouvray? How about the instrument used to measure sugar content (brix) in grapes? What type of wine is made from Ugni Blanc? Unfortunately they don’t pass the tests back out, but you get the point. Honestly, I had no idea what I was getting into when I signed up. Now that we’re into Wine Fundamentals Level II, my confidence is waning and I’m starting to realize that I have to study harder than I did for statistics in college. The final (in January) is 100 multiple choice questions, six essay questions, and five blind tastings. Follow the jump for answers to the questions. [...]

]]> By: nmlhats http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2007/10/01/im-tasting-hundreds-of-wines-so-you-dont-have-to/comment-page-1/#comment-116 nmlhats Mon, 01 Oct 2007 21:49:23 +0000 http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2007/10/01/im-tasting-hundreds-of-wines-so-you-dont-have-to/#comment-116 You can join Bill Zeeble in being a journasommelierist. Yep. You can join Bill Zeeble in being a journasommelierist. Yep.

]]> By: Stephen Edmondson http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2007/10/01/im-tasting-hundreds-of-wines-so-you-dont-have-to/comment-page-1/#comment-115 Stephen Edmondson Mon, 01 Oct 2007 20:29:00 +0000 http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2007/10/01/im-tasting-hundreds-of-wines-so-you-dont-have-to/#comment-115 I had no idea. <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2005/03/24/WIG80BRKHC1.DTL" rel="nofollow"> SF Chronicle: Wine critics love cat pee, but hate wet dog. We explain why.</a> I had no idea.

SF Chronicle: Wine critics love cat pee, but hate wet dog. We explain why.

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