Paul & I did tons of wine tasting while we were on our trip: Shiraz in Oz, Sauvignon Blanc in New Zealand, Ice wine in Canada & even Dalat mulberry wine in Vietnam. The happy side effect of this is that we seem to have actually learned somethng about wine (Paul scared the bejesus out of me last week by having a sip from my glass, stroking his chin & saying 'Mmm, South African Semillion').
Anyhow, since we got back home we've been looking for a chance to take up this hobby again & it presented itself on Monday with an 'Old World v New World' tasting at Saf a fairly new vegan restaurant in Shoreditch. We got to compare six wines and eat some tasty vegan canapes. We learned about 'terroir' which is the earthy, aroma you usually get from Old World & not New World wines. Not bad for a fiver.
No comments:
Post a Comment