About me…

• Yashar Shayan• Certified Sommelier• ImpulseWine.com• Formerly of The Willows Inn on Lummi Island, Palisade, Seastar, Wild Ginger, Wine

World, Efeste Winery, Matthews Cellars…

A quick Wine PrimerSight

Smell

Taste

FEW + Other

Are we being nosey?

• How to smell wine

Brogan Smells the wine by J. Nathan Matias

Smelling with your mouth…

• 90% of taste is actually smell

• Salty• Sweet (Sugar)• Sour (Acid)• Bitter

• Hot & Spicy & Alcohol• Savory (Umami)

Syrah Profile

• Northern Rhone of France• Hermitage, Crozes Hermitage, Côte-Rôtie

• Smoke, meat, bacon, pepper, dried herbs

• Dark, deep, purple

Chris PetersonWinemakerFormerly of DeLille Cellars

Marty TaucherGeneral ManagerFormerly of Microsoft

Avennia “Arnaut”Boushey Vineyard Syrah

• Seattle Magazine red wine of the year 2013

• Appellation: Yakima Valley• Blend: 100% Syrah• Vineyard: 100% Boushey Vineyard Syrah• Ageing: 15% New French oak, aged 16 months• Fermentation: 15% whole cluster with native yeast• Cases: 310• Retail: $48

Boushey Vineyard

• Washington making a name for itself with Syrah• 2007 Grower of the Year – Wine & Spirits Mag• 2002 Grower of the Year – WWC• Among Best Syrah in the state• 800-1400 feet elevation

Cabernet Profile

• Famous out of Bordeaux• Often blended with Merlot, Malbec, Cabernet Franc, and Petit Verdot• Black currant, anise, blackberries, black peppercorn, green peppers• Often aged in new oak barrels

• Dark red to purple in color

Chateau Palmer "Alter Ego"• Sold in 1814 to General Palmer of England• 1885 Bordeaux classification• Third Growths (Troisièmes Crus)• 2nd label• Cabernet Sauvignon: 51% Merlot: 49%• 93 Points Wine Enthusiast

Leviathan Red Wine• Winemaker Andy Erickson: former Screaming Eagle Winemaker• Viticulturist Annie Favia: worked at Newton with John Kongsgaard, then

with David Abreu• Together stared Favia• 55% Cabernet Sauvignon, along with Merlot, Syrah, and Cabernet Franc• SF Gate Cult winery

Campania, Italy

• Mt Vesuvius• Volcanic Soils

Photo by Massimo Finizio

Feudi Taurasi

• Region: Taurasi DOCG• Grape: Aglianico• The Nebbiolo of the South• Bold, even harsh at times• Age worthy

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