Fri
8
Feb '13
While I work, Jim cleans his house and bakes a big bird – think Turkey.
The event? A ten-year vertical tasting of his various Syrah based wines over the years. Luckily the shindig starts at 7pm which is when I get off work so I won’t be two late since his house if 4 blocks from the shop. Here is a portion of the invitation:
When Pigs Fly
Friday, February 7th
7pm
Come join us for a 10 year vertical tasting of
Chateau du Trois des Dindons’ Syrah.
2001 through 2010
I stayed for an hour and a half. Would have stayed longer but all the talking was killing my throat. Home I went to finish the printing of the directory.
Well, not the finish, just more printing, still not done, but at least I didn’t need to fix myself dinner.
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Markie…what is a “vertical” tasting?
The answer to your question is… a “vertical tasting” would be X number of years, say 10, of the same wine from the same winemaker. For Jim’s party it was opening bottles of his 2001 Syrah, his 2002 Syrah, his 2003 Syrah — all the way up to 2010 which he had two examples, which would mean a “horizontal” tasting for the 2012. When I left Microsoft I had a 10-year vertical tasting of the Bonny Doon Le Cigare Volante out of Santa Cruz. Some years I had a single bottle, some years I had a couple of splits (half bottles), and for the lucky years, 3 and 5 liter bottles.