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<\/a>Photo courtesy of eto.<\/em><\/p>\nHere are a few tips for choosing whether to return to favorite wineries or not.<\/p>\n
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- Set a theme for your wine tasting trip<\/strong>. If you want to seek out wineries you don\u2019t know, then make reservations accordingly.\u00a0 The same applies if you just want to go to places where you know you have enjoyed their wines in the past.\u00a0 Another twist might be to focus on specific grapes, such as Chardonnays or Zinfandels.\u00a0 If you do, you may choose to return to one or more wineries where you know their Cabernet Sauvignons, but not their Chards or Zins, in order to learn how they do with other grapes.<\/li>\n
- Consider the time commitment<\/strong>. In many locales, the days of bellying up to the bar are over.\u00a0 If you want to sample a winery\u2019s latest releases (even more so, their reserve and library wines) you will do so at a seated tasting.\u00a0 These are often accompanied by a tour.\u00a0 These take more time, usually an hour and a half. \u00a0Thus, the number of wineries \u2013 new finds and old friends \u2013 is limited.<\/li>\n
- New wineries, or new to you<\/strong>? There aren\u2019t many new wineries opening in Bordeaux, but there are plenty in other regions.\u00a0 For example, we have been tasting the wines of Long Island\u2019s North Fork for more than 30 years.\u00a0 These days, whenever we take a tasting trip there, we find numerous recently established wineries or old ones that have changed hands. And there are some wineries that have been there for quite a while, but we never got to them.\u00a0 It\u2019s easy to specialize in new experiences on Long Island.<\/li>\n
- Go back, you might fall in love again<\/strong>. That was the name of one of Power Tasting\u2019s earliest articles<\/a>, and the advice is worth reinforcing.\u00a0 Maybe there was a winery where once you didn\u2019t enjoy their wines.\u00a0 It might prove worthwhile to give them another shot.\u00a0 Maybe that last time the winery just had a bad year, or your server didn\u2019t know what he was doing, or you were simply in the wrong frame of mind.\u00a0 Particularly if the winery has a good reputation, it might be worth your while to give them a second chance.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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One of the pleasures of wine tasting trips is discovering new wineries and the wines they make.\u00a0 At the same time, if there is a winery in the area that you are visiting that you know you love, it\u2019s a pleasure to return and try their wines again.\u00a0 If you\u2019re travelling to a sector of … Continue reading Return or Not<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/powertasting.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2560"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/powertasting.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/powertasting.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/powertasting.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/powertasting.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2560"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/powertasting.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2560\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2563,"href":"https:\/\/powertasting.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2560\/revisions\/2563"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/powertasting.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2560"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/powertasting.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2560"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/powertasting.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2560"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
- Consider the time commitment<\/strong>. In many locales, the days of bellying up to the bar are over.\u00a0 If you want to sample a winery\u2019s latest releases (even more so, their reserve and library wines) you will do so at a seated tasting.\u00a0 These are often accompanied by a tour.\u00a0 These take more time, usually an hour and a half. \u00a0Thus, the number of wineries \u2013 new finds and old friends \u2013 is limited.<\/li>\n