The staff at Jar have traversed their way through the unit on France, fairly successfully I must say. The scores on the exam were very good and it was obvious who put a little effort into their study. Good thing we didn't use a bell curve because Cheree got a 100%.
This week we are throwing the gauntlet down again with the wines of the United States and the flavor profiles of major grapes. It's another unit with a lot of information, but all of great importance. It touches on what AVA's are and the bottling regulations, major AVA's on the west coast, and the common flavors found/tasted in varietal wines.
I hope that this unit improves their tasting ability and vocabulary a little bit. Having a textbook list of flavors for each grape was always helpful to me in the early stages. My recommendation was that they think of all the potential flavors as ingredients in a dish that would be cooked together, rather than thinking of each fruit individually. The combo of blackberry, cassis, eucalyptus and licorice is different than just thinking of if the wine tastes like any of those things individually.
Study hard, Jarheads! Your next exam is written and awaits the fruits of your efforts!
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