{"id":2801,"date":"2024-11-02T20:53:57","date_gmt":"2024-11-02T20:53:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/powertasting.com\/?p=2801"},"modified":"2024-11-02T20:53:57","modified_gmt":"2024-11-02T20:53:57","slug":"wine-tasting-in-restaurants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/powertasting.com\/?p=2801","title":{"rendered":"Wine Tasting in Restaurants"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The best way to get to know the wines of any section of Wine Country is to travel there and taste those wines in view of the vineyards.  Essentially, that\u2019s what Power Tasting<\/em> is all about.  But most of us don\u2019t have the wherewithal to jet off around the globe, just to check out the latest trends and vintages. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, you can go to your local shops and buy a bottle from a region you may have read about.  There are a number of problems with that approach.  You\u2019re at the mercy of the distributors who supply that shop and may not have a good selection from the region you\u2019re interested in.  (Since this issue is focused on Austrian wines, let\u2019s use that country as our example.)  The wine store may have two Gr\u00fcner Veltliners, a Blaufr\u00e4nkisch and that\u2019s it.  You don\u2019t know too much about these wines either, so it\u2019s a crap shoot that you\u2019re not likely to win.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Wallse<\/a> in New York, our favorite Austrian restaurant.\u00a0 Photo courtesy of Wikipedia.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another alternative is to visit a restaurant that specializes in the food from the region you\u2019re interested in.  It surely has some of the wines you\u2019re interested in and someone who knows a bit about them.  But it\u2019s not that straightforward, either.  So here are a few tips for doing your wine tasting in a restaurant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n