Miles Raymond: Let me show you how this is done. First thing, hold the glass up and examine the wine against the light. You're looking for color and clarity. Just, get a sense of it. OK? Uhh, thick? Thin? Watery? Syrupy? OK? Alright. Now, tip it. What you're doing here is checking for color density as it thins out towards the rim. Uhh, that's gonna tell you how old it is, among other things. It's usually more important with reds. OK? Now, stick your nose in it. Don't be shy, really get your nose in there. Mmm... a little citrus... maybe some strawberry... [smacks lips] ... passion fruit... [puts hand up to ear] ... and, oh, there's just like the faintest soupçon of like asparagus and just a flutter of a, like a, nutty Edam cheese... Jack: Wow. Strawberries, yeah! Strawberries. Not the cheese...
Maya: What's the title?
Miles Raymond: The Day After Yesterday.
Maya: Oh... You mean today?
Kat, Kristen and I were talking about "Sideways" today on email. They're not big fans, but I love it. I think it's hilarious. And speaking of wine and wine tasting...
Jeremy took me to a class last night on wine at the Satellite Cafe. It was on finding wine bargains (i.e. good wines under $10- NOT Little Penguin). It was lots of fun. We got to taste 7 different tasty wines and got some good tips for finding spectacular deals.
And there was a hint of asparagus....
Also speaking of wine, my parents gave us a new wine kit (a Cabernet Sauvignon), so we should have new tasty homebrew in no time at all!
4 comments:
don't mess with my cute little penguin. he is the reason i buy that crappy wine!
Sweet! Now you can teach me everything you've learned. Wine is one area of culinaria that I don't know enough about (yet).
(P.S. That was me above. I hate it when you hit the publish button and then notice you have a grammar mistake. Arrr!)
ooooh i love sideways- i think part of it is waiting tables all that time, i really like seeing that side of the movie...basically i just love it.
happy weekend!
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