Basics: How to Taste Wine Like a Pro | Wine Enthusiast

Basics: How to Taste Wine Like a Pro | Wine Enthusiast

How to Taste Wine Like a Pro

How Well Do You Really Know Wine? 3 minutes

What We're Tasting:

Possessed NV Godess Pinot Rosé (Willamette Valley)

Price $23

Points 90

What We're Tasting:

DFJ Vinhos 2022 Grand'Arte Chardonnay Chardonnay (Lisboa)

Price $14

Points 90

What We're Tasting:

DFJ Vinhos 2020 Paxis Reserva Red (Lisboa)

Price $12

Points 88

What We're Tasting:

Quinta do Vale Meão 2020 Meandro Red (Douro)

Price $24

Points 91

What We're Tasting:

Schweiger 2021 Estate Bottled Chardonnay (Spring Mountain District)

Price $50

Points 92

What We're Tasting:

Bodegas Murviedro 2018 Sericis Cepas Viejas Bobal Bobal (Utiel-Requena)

Price $30

Points 92

What We're Tasting:

Beckstone 2020 Cabernet Sauvignon (Horse Heaven Hills)

Price $25

Points 90

What We're Tasting:

Revelation by Goose Ridge 2022 Rosé (Goose Gap)

Price $18

Points 91

What We're Tasting:

Château Sainte Marguerite 2022 Fantastique Rosé (Côtes de Provence)

Price $40

Points 91

What We're Tasting:

Maison Sainte Marguerite 2022 Symphonie Rosé (Côtes de Provence)

Price $25

Points 90

What We're Tasting:

Daou 2022 Sauvignon Blanc (Paso Robles)

Price $17

Points 92

What We're Tasting:

J. Lohr 2021 South Ridge Syrah (Paso Robles)

Price $15

Points 93

What We're Tasting:

Zenato 2019 Ripassa Red

Price $30

Points 90

What We're Tasting:

Zenato 2020 Alanera Red (Rosso del Veronese)

Price $17

Points 90

What We're Tasting:

ALDI 2021 Bear Bros. Cabernet Sauvignon (California)

Price $9

Points 88

What We're Tasting:

ALDI 2020 Exquisite Collection Chardonnay (California)

Price $9

Points 87

What We're Tasting:

Eternal 2019 Eternal Evolution Skin Contact White White (Columbia Valley (WA))

Price $39

Points 90

What We're Tasting:

Domaine de Cala 2022 Rosé (Coteaux Varois en Provence)

Price $18

Points 90

What We're Tasting:

OTU 2022 Otuwhero Estate Sauvignon Blanc (Awatere Valley)

Price $19

Points 89

What We're Tasting:

Ca' del Bosco NV Cuvée Prestige 44 Edizione Extra Brut Sparkling (Franciacorta)

Price $45

Points 92

What We're Tasting:

Zenato 2017 Cresasso Corvina (Veronese)

Price $64

Points 91

What We're Tasting:

Evening Land 2021 La Source Chardonnay (Eola-Amity Hills)

Price $75

Points 96

What We're Tasting:

Evening Land 2021 Summum Chardonnay (Eola-Amity Hills)

Price $100

Points 95

What We're Tasting:

Château d'Esclans 2021 Garrus Rosé (Côtes de Provence)

Price $125

Points 93

What We're Tasting:

Esteban Martín 2019 Garnacha-Syrah-Tempranillo 6M Red (Cariñena)

Price $16

Points 91

What We're Tasting:

Grgich Hills 2019 Miljenko's Selection Crljenak Kaštelanski Estate Grown Zinfandel (Napa Valley)

Price $45

Points 95

What We're Tasting:

Grgich Hills 2018 Estate Grown Zinfandel (Napa Valley)

Price $37

Points 94

What We're Tasting:

Grgich Hills 2019 Estate Grown Cabernet Sauvignon (Napa Valley)

Price $72

Points 94

What We're Tasting:

Cà di Rajo NV Extra Dry Glera (Prosecco Treviso)

Price $15

Points 90

What We're Tasting:

Cà di Rajo 2021 Millesimato Rosé Brut Sparkling (Prosecco Treviso)

Price $15

Points 90

What We're Tasting:

Château Doyac 2020 Cru Bourgeois (Haut-Médoc)

Price $35

Points 91

What We're Tasting:

Collina San Ponzio 2019 Fossati Nebbiolo (Barolo)

Price $85

Points 90

What We're Tasting:

Tyrrell's 2020 Rufus Stone Cabernet Sauvignon (Margaret River)

Price $20

Points 92

What We're Tasting:

Tyrrell's 2022 Semillon (Hunter Valley)

Price $20

Points 92

What We're Tasting:

Château Vignelaure 2022 Rosé (Coteaux d'Aix-en-Provence)

Price N/A

Points 93

What We're Tasting:

Monteabellón 2021 5 Meses en Barrica Tempranillo (Ribera del Duero)

Price $21

Points 92

What We're Tasting:

Dominio de Atauta 2019 La Celestina Crianza Tinto Fino (Ribera del Duero)

Price $23

Points 94

What We're Tasting:

Bodegas Luzón 2019 Alma de Luzón Monastrell-Syrah (Jumilla)

Price $65

Points 93

What We're Tasting:

Inurrieta 2021 Norte Roble Red (Navarra)

Price $76

Points 93

What We're Tasting:

Virtus 2019 El Sueco Tempranillo (Ribera del Duero)

Price $63

Points 93

What We're Tasting:

Viñas Murillo 2021 Chapirete Prefiloxerico Verdejo Verdejo (Rueda)

Price $34

Points 93

What We're Tasting:

Casa Natal 2020 Reserva Malbec (Mendoza)

Price $38

Points 91

What We're Tasting:

Sanford 2020 La Rinconada Vineyard Chardonnay (Sta. Rita Hills)

Price $62

Points 91

What We're Tasting:

Browne Family Vineyards 2020 Forest Project Red (Columbia Valley (WA))

Price $21

Points 92

What We're Tasting:

Browne Family Vineyards 2022 Bitner Estate Grenache Rosé (Columbia Valley (WA))

Price $20

Points 90

What We're Tasting:

Sartori 2015 Corte Brá Red (Amarone della Valpolicella)

Price N/A

Points 90

What We're Tasting:

Sartori 2016 Reius Red (Amarone della Valpolicella Classico)

Price N/A

Points 89

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