Yesterday, I had the very rare opportunity to attend my first wine glass tasting hosted by DO Montsant and George Riedel of the legendary Riedel glass company. And despite the inference that I spent my …
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Yesterday, I had the very rare opportunity to attend my first wine glass tasting hosted by DO Montsant and George Riedel of the legendary Riedel glass company. And despite the inference that I spent my morning licking a series of wine glasses, the truth, albeit slightly less exotic, was equally as entertaining.
As we have discussed with you in our previous article, we have recently learned that Montsant wines are very unique in their style. High in both acidity and tannin, which expresses their beautiful earthy, dark fruit and mineral composition, these wines generally call for a larger wine glass. But like many wine regions, DO Montsant was seeking for the “perfect” glass to fully express their wines.
But how does one find the “perfect glass”?
A panel of 19 tasters, which included 3 women (myself, Sarah Perez - wife of René Barbier JR, and Isabelle Meyer – wife of René Barbier Sr), joined together at swanky wine restaurant called, Monvinic, in Barcelona.
With 16 glasses lined up in front of me, ranging from gigantic Burgundy Grand Cru glass from their Sommelier Line to the tiny and petite, what …
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