What I brought to show and tell at tasting group this morning. #SATXSomms #wine #deductivetasting #blindtasting #sommlife #questforthegreenpin https://www.instagram.com/p/CbYICgPLx8l/?utm_medium=tumblr

This is how I roll at theory group. Some 2009 Douro wine. From my dwindling stash I bought from @sommselect This was actually the first bottle I ever bought from them way back in 2014. It’s basically got all the Douro reds in it. From @quintadoinfantado. Check it out if you find it. The #mcrib pairing is 🔥🔥🔥 #sommlife #questforthegreenpin #satxsomms #lifewithmark #portugal #portuguesewine #dourowine (at High Street Wine Co.) https://www.instagram.com/p/CWH4QMorUCc/?utm_medium=tumblr

Show and tell today at #satxsomms tasting group. #luciennechardonnay slightly corked. Star of the show was the @domaineboisdeboursan The other wines showed well to, but the CdP was a group favorite. I was also a big fan of the carménère. @maison_pierre_sparr_succ @chateaupedesclaux @vinalosvascos #domainevacheron #sommlife #questforthegreenpin (at High Street Wine Co.) https://www.instagram.com/p/CUWTtUKtP8m/?utm_medium=tumblr

What I brought to theory tonight. @katsunumajyozo_winery_official branca (white). From Yamanashi prefecture. Home of Mt. Fuji. The grape is Koshu. Native to Japan. Goes back about 1000 years. It’s origin is a vitis vinifera grape from possible the Caucuses region near the Caspian Sea. No one knows what variety however. It crossed with an Asian vinifera in China while being traded along the Silk Road. It was a table grape until about 140 years ago. Much of the viticulture happens in the Mt. Fuji area. Pergola is the normal trellis system. ABV is rarely over 12% and is a dry wine. Similar to a muscadet wine. I really can’t find it in the States. And where I did find it it was pretty pricy. I got this as a reward for volunteering at a wine event earlier this year. I have their sparkling wine too. If you have the chance to try this, do it. It’s very good wine and just a cool experience. #satxsomms #sommlife #lifewithmark https://www.instagram.com/p/CRnmW_IreCS/?utm_medium=tumblr

Post #satxsomms lunch. Bleu cheese burger, fried pretzel with jalapeño cheese dip from @fletchers.hamburgers , and some @torbreckbarossa The Struie Shiraz. #sommlife #australianwine (at High Street Wine Co.) https://www.instagram.com/p/CRhGxIHriGb/?utm_medium=tumblr

Today’s lineup. #satxsomms I did well. Could have done much better though. My times were much too long though for the two that I did. #sommlife #questforthegreenpin #lifewithmark https://www.instagram.com/p/CQ9AIZcLwpK/?utm_medium=tumblr

Decided to whip out some bad ass Oregon Ribbon Ridge Riesling from @pattonvalley for Wednesday night theory. #sommlife #questforthegreenpin #lifewithmark #satxsomms (at High Street Wine Co.) https://www.instagram.com/p/CPpJgqZN4Jl/?utm_medium=tumblr

Much better showing today. I didn’t quite finish on time. Nailed wine 3, called Chianti on 4, I’ll take as a win. Wine 6 was a complete miss. The rest I had the correct wine in initial. Wine 7 bonus wine. Myself and one other called chenin. But if I was going to call chard I would have called meursault. Wine 3 I called middle mosel. Possibly prum sonnenuhr among others ;) I also called spatlese. #sommlife #satxsomms #lifewithmark #questforthegreenpin https://www.instagram.com/p/COsvyxbtNLE/?igshid=1kl0eawy2umx2