tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36674717190347111182024-03-05T04:41:24.573-08:00The Industry Made Me Do It!A blog on Wine and Food or anything really relating to me and anything I can blame on "the Industry"Westonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18125027693380601285noreply@blogger.comBlogger133125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3667471719034711118.post-52103949554189198642010-12-14T22:23:00.000-08:002010-12-14T22:23:54.567-08:00WSET Test Results in! A Pass
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o after two and half months finally found out how Westonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18125027693380601285noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3667471719034711118.post-48598732763315981232010-11-23T22:34:00.000-08:002010-11-23T22:34:57.823-08:00Day 2 Eugene, Oregon - Power of Social Media
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Day 2 really shows what you can accomplish with Westonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18125027693380601285noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3667471719034711118.post-86159180234758875932010-11-21T17:39:00.000-08:002010-11-21T17:50:31.121-08:00Day 1 of Eugene Oregon Trip
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Woke up at 6am to Get to Oregon by 3pm, only 30mins Late. The Reason I had to make it on time was a friend [who I was staying with] hooked up a tasting at his friends private cellar. A big Napa Cab guy, which for me is great I don't drink a lot of Napa Cabs or for Westonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18125027693380601285noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3667471719034711118.post-17281572692046545772010-11-21T14:58:00.000-08:002010-11-21T14:58:37.767-08:00Time
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Well its been a while, started out with e Crazy September, then decided to wait for my WSET marks, but that still hasn't happen, Looks like End of November for that.
Had a Westonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18125027693380601285noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3667471719034711118.post-54932814140457451002010-09-09T00:29:00.000-07:002010-09-09T00:29:39.798-07:00Next Week Test Ahhh!
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Next week is the big test, have yet to study a whole lot, due to work being super busy, and me just putting things off like I normally do. We in the class had our run through Westonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18125027693380601285noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3667471719034711118.post-2253707392581936952010-08-18T22:30:00.000-07:002010-08-18T22:30:13.603-07:00Sparkling Wines WSET Lvl 3 Part 2 Week 5Mmmm I do enjoy my Bubbly, its what makes me fancy! That being said I find too much yeasty/autolytic flavours just too bleh, The Pol Roger is that style I do not like too over powering not Delicate and balanced. I enjoy Blanc de Blanc champagnes really. Good Crements of Alsace, Burgundy and Loire Valley, and of course BC Sparkling from Blue Mountain
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Well I am not too Far behind as I thought for Westonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18125027693380601285noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3667471719034711118.post-19689064451015006562010-08-07T20:35:00.000-07:002010-08-07T20:35:38.684-07:00USA & South America WSET Lvl 3 Part 2 Week 5
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Since in WSET class we usually pour Blind and IWestonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18125027693380601285noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3667471719034711118.post-59386016198044138662010-08-07T20:26:00.000-07:002010-08-07T20:26:05.828-07:00Australia, New Zealand, South Africa WSET Lvl 3 Part 2 Week 4
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Now this was a interesting class, not because Westonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18125027693380601285noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3667471719034711118.post-36842740799863690692010-07-27T17:23:00.000-07:002010-07-27T23:51:54.981-07:00Portugal & Eastern Europe, WSET Lvl 3 Part 2 Week 3
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Poor Austria, getting lumped in with Eastern Europe I bet they Westonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18125027693380601285noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3667471719034711118.post-74827504255390145212010-07-13T22:54:00.000-07:002010-07-13T22:54:02.138-07:00Spain, WSET Lvl 3 Part 2 Week 2
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Off to Spain, and Yes I want to go there for Westonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18125027693380601285noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3667471719034711118.post-91059955143878898912010-07-08T22:22:00.000-07:002010-07-08T22:22:48.167-07:00Germany, WSET Lvl 3 Part 2 Week 1
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Oh Germany, Oh Rieslings, the one wine I was Westonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18125027693380601285noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3667471719034711118.post-23294101869492473702010-07-08T22:10:00.000-07:002010-07-08T22:10:29.879-07:00Idea for Upcoming Dinner
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Format Informal [Free For All]. Westonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18125027693380601285noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3667471719034711118.post-76426391543040016512010-07-07T21:55:00.000-07:002010-07-07T21:55:37.418-07:00Cayuse Vineyard Visit/Tour
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June 29th, the day we visited Cayuse Vineyards for a tour.
We, being a group of Canadians plus one American on a Bio Dynamic Workshop setup by John of Marquis Wine Cellars and Westonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18125027693380601285noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3667471719034711118.post-33519359094464610622010-07-03T11:21:00.000-07:002010-07-03T11:21:46.758-07:006days 2139km Later
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Was on a 6 Day Wine Vacation, well it what I Westonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18125027693380601285noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3667471719034711118.post-68372969589317978322010-06-05T21:21:00.000-07:002010-06-05T21:21:52.935-07:00WSET Level 3 Week 8 Rest of France
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Maybe Im to young to know when Alsace made Westonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18125027693380601285noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3667471719034711118.post-9205670224197216162010-05-24T17:40:00.000-07:002010-05-24T17:40:50.475-07:00WSET Level 3 Week 7 Rhone Valley
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Better get this one up before Week 8 Starts Westonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18125027693380601285noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3667471719034711118.post-38439816608911840542010-05-22T23:33:00.000-07:002010-05-22T23:33:03.354-07:00WSET Level 3 Week 6 Loire Valley
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Ah Loire Valley, I am fascinated with this Westonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18125027693380601285noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3667471719034711118.post-10114146443253569312010-05-22T23:27:00.000-07:002010-05-22T23:27:45.150-07:00
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A Fantastic Tasting, A nice size room, not too Westonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18125027693380601285noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3667471719034711118.post-46813342294761711922010-05-16T14:26:00.000-07:002010-05-16T14:26:39.638-07:00Painted Rock Winery
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Went to a Painted Rock Wine Tasting this week, one of Okanagans' new premium wines. First the History of this piece of land, was owned by Hillside Estate for approx 10years, Westonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18125027693380601285noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3667471719034711118.post-58669456061308879982010-05-06T20:47:00.000-07:002010-05-06T20:47:42.726-07:00WSET Level 3 Week 4 Burgundy
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This Week it was Burgundy, mmmm some good Westonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18125027693380601285noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3667471719034711118.post-68425518982432525272010-05-06T20:44:00.000-07:002010-05-06T20:47:55.837-07:00A Blind Tasting, Completly Random
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There is something about tasting wine Westonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18125027693380601285noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3667471719034711118.post-20491062240010119382010-05-01T23:23:00.000-07:002010-05-01T23:23:13.089-07:00Vancouver Playhouse International Wine Festival 2010
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So this year at the Vancouver Playhouse Westonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18125027693380601285noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3667471719034711118.post-73218931100055052822010-05-01T23:12:00.000-07:002010-05-01T23:12:12.871-07:00Blind Tasting, NZ PinotsWent to Blind Tasting, Theme was Pinot Noir from New Zealand, and there was one non-Pinot non-New Zealand, very interesting to say the least. First of all the Morgon Cru Beaujolais well made, and since I was not getting any bubble gum notes I enjoyed it, could see it totally passing for a Light bodies Pinot Noir, especially with some Entry Level NZ Pinots.
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Last week was the trade tasting for the annualWestonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18125027693380601285noreply@blogger.com1