The FINAL TEST! Can The Sommelier Conquer the Blind Tasting Challenge?

The FINAL TEST! Can The Sommelier Conquer the Blind Tasting Challenge?

The final episode of Vino Blind is here! This is episode 9 of our blind-tasting series, where together, we try to guess a wine without knowing what it is! Whether you’re prepping for exams like the Court of Master Sommeliers or WSET, or just want to sharpen your palate, this is the perfect way to improve. Tune in to see how accurate I am, and let’s learn together! Here’s what we’ll do:

1. Analyze Sight (color)
2. Analyze Nose (flavors and smells, fruits, non-fruits, oak, etc)
3. Analyse Palate (structure: tannin, acid, body, alcohol, and sugar)
4. Initial Conclusion (potential grapes and places)
5. Final Conclusion (take your guess!)
6. Reveal! (What’s the wine?!)

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00:00 Introduction
00:48 Sight
01:11 Nose
01:56 Palate
03:37 Initial Conclusion
06:21 Final Conclusion
07:01 Reveal
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Some helpful links:
Wine/Answer (DON’T CLICK unless you want to know the answer): https://tinyurl.com/22kb3jzs

Our How to Blind Taste Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XglPTBk9VQw

The CMS Tasting Grid: https://www.mastersommeliers.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/CMS-A-Certified-Sommelier-Deductive-Tasting-Grid.pdf

List of CMS Advanced Level Wines: https://www.mastersommeliers.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/CMS-A-Advanced-Sommelier-Level-Wine.pdf
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Possible grapes and places:

Cabernet Sauvignon
Bordeaux – Graves / Haut-Médoc
Australia – Barossa / Coonawarra / Margaret River / McLaren Vale
Chile – Curicó / Maipo / Maule / Rapel
USA – Napa / Sonoma / Central Coast

Cabernet Franc
Loire Valley – Bourgueil / Chinon / Samur-Champigny

Carménère
Chile – Curicó / Maipo / Maule / Rapel

Corvina
Italy – Amazon della Valpolicella

Gamay
Loire Valley, FR – Cru Beaujolais, Beaujolais-Villages

GSM (CDP, Giogondas, Vaq)
Rhône Valley, FR – Châteauneuf-du-Pape / Gigondas / Vacqueyras

Malbec
Mendoza, Argentina

Merlot (BDX or CA or WA)
Bordeaux – Pomerol / St-Émilion

Nebbiolo
Piedmont, IT – Barolo / Barbaresco

Pinot Noir (Burg, CA, NZ)
Burgundy, FR – Côte d’Or – Village / Premier Cru Grand Cru
USA – Anderson Valley / Carneros / Central Coast / Sonoma Coast / Sonoma Valley / Willamette Valley
New Zealand – Central Otago / Martinborough

Sangiovese (Brun or Chianti)
Brunello di Montalcino, IT
Chianti, IT – Classico / Gran Selezione / Riserva / Ruffina

Syrah (Rhone, Aus, CA or WA)
France – Northern Rhône Valley
Australia – South Australia / Victoria / Western Australia
USA – Central Coast / Sonoma County / Columbia Valley

Tempranillo (Ribera or Rioja)
Spain -Ribera del Duero / Rioja (Crianza, Reserva, or Gran Reserva)

Zinfandel
USA – Napa Valley / Paso Robles / Sonoma Count

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