Let's Get Tasting!
Congratulations, you've received your wine! When ready for your tasting, remove the outer packaging sleeve on your box and trim on the dotted-line to reveal your trivia tasting board on the other side.
Below you'll find more information about your wines, virtual tasting videos (where the answers will be revealed), as well as information on how you scored. Game on!
trivia night tasting No.1
Casual Blanco
Details
Vintage: 2020
Region: DO Navarra, Spain
Grapes: Viura
Tasting Notes
White peach aromas with green tea and fennel notes in the bouquet as well. The palate carries these zippy flavors through with minerality on top of the crisp, juicy nectarine and other stone fruits.
Pairing Recommendations
Sushi, Pasta with pesto, front porch swings
Interesting Fact
Founded in 2003 by a group of wine industry friends, Tandem means "at last!" and represents the aspirations of it's partners to fulfill their dream.
Trivia Night tasting no.2
Alegra Verdejo
Details
Vintage: 2020
Region: Rueda, Spain
Grapes: 100% Verdejo
Tasting Notes
A crispy, herbaceous and mineral-rich wine. Lively with crisp white peach and zesty lime notes all surrounding a clean core.
Pairing Recommendation
Pasta salads, paella, caprese skewers, early evening walks.
Interesting Fact
Ruth and Ana, the two De Andres sisters, are polar opposites. Ruth is the winemaker. She studied chemistry and enology in Spain, while Ana is the project manager who runs the day to day operations.
trivia night tasting no.3
Santa Clara Trebbiano
Details
Vintage: 2020
Region: Abruzzo, Italy
Grapes: 100% trebbiano
Tasting Notes
Pretty aromas of lemon, honeycomb wax and white plum blend with a hint of walnut skin on the nose. There's good breadth and richness to the medium-bodied palate, with juicy yellow fruit struck against taut acidity.
Pairing Recommendation
Roasted vegetables, fish over fresh pasta, spinach and fruit salads.
Interesting Fact
The hillside soils evolved on clayey marine sediments and have a good permeability to rainwater and a medium-textured clayey composition, characterized by a good limestone component and a rich minerality. These conditions are optimal for the cultivation of Trebbiano and Montepulciano d’Abruzzo grapes of precious quality, so our vineyards of these grape varities are all located in our hillside estates.
trivia night tasting no.4
Alchimie
Details
Vintage: 2018
Region: Beaujolais, France
Grapes: 100% Gamay
Tasting Notes
Dark forest berry flavors are accented by sweet pipe tobacco scents and subtle peony and violet aromas. Barrel aging adds a sprinkle of vanilla and toasty, smoky flavors on top of the bramble berry flavors making for an almost berry-pie like flavor profile!
Pairing Recommendations
Aged cheeses, fancy steak, crusty bread with nice balsamic
Interesting Fact
Every year Pierre Andre takes his favorite cuvée of Brouilly and ages it in barrels a la the Burgundians. This unique approach to gamay shows how it can be serious and just how much it deserves a spot at the table when it comes to important French red wine grapes.
trivia night tasting no.5
Jaspi Negre
Details
Vintage: 2017
Region: Montsant DO, Spain
Grapes: Grenache, Carignan, Syrah, Cabernet Sauvignon (45,25,15,15)
Tasting Notes
Ripe red and black fruits, herbaceous notes and spice and soft velvety tannins for structure. The fruit flavors in this wine are deep in color but still tart, sort of like how a nice pour over coffee can be both tart and robust. Cherries, raspberries, pinch of balsamic and a little white pepper.
Pairing Recommendations
Grilled seafood, blue cheese, oxtails over rice
Interesting Fact
Since 2002, 65 wineries in 6 sub zones have carved out a unique and worthy DO in the shadow of nearby Priorat.
trivia night tasting no.6
Ars in Vitro
Details
Vintage: 2018
Region: Navarra, Spain
Grapes: Tempranillo, Merlot
Tasting Notes
Cherry red in color with powerful expressions of terroir. A true mountain wine with mountain flavors - dark berries and ripe strawberry and a huge violet petal note. Lengthy finish with persisting flavors, letting you relish the floral character for minutes after each sip!
Pairing Recommendations
TikTok feta pasta, grilled haloumi with lemon and herbs, bruschetta
Interesting Fact
Apart from analytical checks, we base our findings on how the grapes taste when making decisions about starting the harvest. Full maturity of the grapes is sought with complete accuracy to avoid any greenness and to obtain ripe tannins.
How'd you score?
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Cork Dabbler
You're likely in the process of discovering your wine preferences and are enthusiastic to learn about different varietals, regions, and tasting techniques. You certainly have some favorite wines, but are excited to expand your palate and grow your passion and appreciation for wine.
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Vino Virtuoso
You have a great understanding of different varietals, regions, wine-making techniques, and food and wine pairings. You've likely tasted a wide variety of wines and can appreciate the nuances and subtleties of different vintages and terroirs. Your love of wine grows with each sip and you are always eager to learn more.
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Grape Genius
Impressive! You've got a wealth of knowledge about the art, science and culture of wine. You likely have a discerning palate and are able to identify the subtle nuances and characteristics of different wines. You truly love and value the world of wine and all that it has to offer.
