Once upon a wine, a wine that rocked!
For my first year in wines retailing, I was taught the work by a female colleague.
She was a passionate. Wine meant so much for her, that she conveyed her love for wine to me. She conveyed to me her love of those moments when you share wine with others, her love for all those secrets that you can find in one glass, her love of those hills and valley, and their soils, emphasized by the vines they carry, her love toward well-done work…
She was a passionate. Wine meant so much for her, that she conveyed her love for wine to me. She conveyed to me her love of those moments when you share wine with others, her love for all those secrets that you can find in one glass, her love of those hills and valley, and their soils, emphasized by the vines they carry, her love toward well-done work…
Now I am a passionate. And for my first year in wines retailing, I did my best to convey it to the people that came from all around the world to visit us in Margaux. From Feroe Islands to Australia, all those people came for one thing: wine. That’s what Margaux is famous for. At the wine shop, people came to taste local specialties, to learn how wine is made, and to understand why they could taste such aromas in their glass.
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The least I could do for them was to advice them how to stock their bottles the best way, so that they could be kept intact as long as possible. My clients would stock their souvenirs in a horizontal position, in the dark, in an aerated cave, on a constant temperature, and last but not least,...away from night clubs, metro trains and washing machines.
Well, what do night clubs and washing machines come to do here?
They actually disturb our wines. Constant vibrations can spoil wines’ evolution, and make them loose in balance. Yes, that’s what we could have told you. In one word, vibrations damage the wine.
But instead of seeing the glass as half-empty, some people have found positive impact of vibrations on wine:
when wine pairs with music.
One of them is Clark Smith, winemaker and writer of the Wine technology blog. Smith assumes that music influences the taste of wines. Whether you listen to Metallica or to Mozart, the majority of tasters will agree that for wine, a music style pairs. Better, one song can make a Pinot Noir taste great, when it would make Cabernet Sauvignon taste awful.
You would be surprised how trying Cabernet Sauvignon while listening to Mozart isn’t a good idea.
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Clark Smith rocks out to "People Are Strange" by the Doors on his iPod while comparing different varietals of wine.
The winemaking innovator suggests that you avoid Mozart with Cabernet Sauvignon.
Chronicle photo by Craig Lee
Credit: photo by Craig Lee
The winemaking innovator suggests that you avoid Mozart with Cabernet Sauvignon.
Chronicle photo by Craig Lee
Credit: photo by Craig Lee
And for more ideas, the Wine Enthusiats, offers you the selection of its 10 favourite Wine and Music pairings. Cheers!
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