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My Long Ass Wine Tasting List



When you can try so many kinds of wine for almost free,
what do you do??

It's hard to just pick one or two kinds, but equally, it's impossible to
try everything that's offered. Unless you're an alcoholic.

It takes some practicing to achieve this elegant balance.




Caves Ouvertes, also known as
"the Open House Day of Geneva's Wineries",
just took place last weekend.

Each year, the wineries in the canton opens their doors to
welcome the public for this festive celebration of local wines.

You need to purchase a wine glass for 5 francs ($ 5 or less),
but that's all you need. (You should have a bottle of water!!)
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Each winery offers a wide range of white, rosé, red wines,
some are cheap, others are more.
But with the glass, you have an access to them all.

I love dessert wine, so that's usually what I try.
I prefer white, but this is the perfect opportunity to explore
some red that I don't normally go for.

This time, we went to 7 wineries and tried 24 wines.
Here's my almost never-ending list:

1. Les Secrets du Soleil
Not so friendly, also stingy.

Délicatesse: White, dessert wine.
Œil-de-Perdrix: Rosé.
Gamay: Light, red.

2. Domaine Dugerdil
They didn't have dessert wines, so we tried fruity whites.

Pinot Gris: White.
Chardonnay: White.

3. Domaine Les Hutins
Friendly staff made us want to try more.

Pinot Gris vin doux: White, sweet but spicy.
Savagnin Rose aromatique: Rosé.
Pinot Noir: (supposedly) fruity .
Bertholier Blanc: White.

4. Domaine du Centaure
I liked a few wines from here.

Garanoir "Le Chant des Sirénes": Sweet, red, fuller.
Muscat "Le Chant des Sirénes": White, Too sweet thus syrupy.
Pinot Gris "Le Chant des Sirénes": White, sweet, well balanced,
but cheesy. What I mean is it tastes a bit yeasty and fermented.
Pinot Gris: White, light.
Chardonnay "Pégase": My favorite. Crisp, clean. Lovely.

5. Clos des Pins
Friendly and generous. They had a few sparkling wines.

Gamaret "La Part des Anges": Red, sweet, rich. Favorite.
Muscat "Bec à Miel": White, sweet, spicy after taste.
Blanc de Blancs des Pins: Sparkling white, easy to drink.
Rose de Rose des Pins: Sparkling rosé, bitter.

6. Domaine de la Planta
By this time, I was getting a bit sick and numb...

Sauvignon Blanc: White.
Esprit de Genève: Mixture of a few red wines.

7. Domaine Les Faunes
Last winery we went. Steven bought a bottle.

Scheurebe: White, fruity.
Viognier: Clean and crisp. Minimal.
Muscat: White, Sweet, too syrupy and it burns.

This is what he got from this winery.
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Viognier.
I have a feeling this wine goes fabulously with scallops!

If you need a guidance for such an event, here's some.

Interact with the winery people.
If they're not friendly or willing to help you, move on.
Know what you like so you can narrow down and tell them
what you're looking for. Also ask for their recommendations.
Very important!! Drink a lot of water and keep yourself hydrated!
I got hungover by the end of the day.

And always drink moderately.
Consume, but never let it consume you!

Thanks for reading my blog!! I hope you enjoyed!
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by yas-unprescribed | 2010-06-01 10:24 | 食/Food

気まま我儘に生きるYasの人生を、正直率直に、そして飾らなく語るブログです。 This is a blog where Yas talks about his life in a foreign land seen through his bizarre and frivolous, yet sincere eyes
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