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About me…

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 Primer. Sight Smell Taste FEW + Other. Are we being nosey?. How to smell wine.

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  1. 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…

  2. A quick Wine Primer Sight Smell Taste FEW + Other

  3. Are we being nosey? • How to smell wine Brogan Smells the wine by J. Nathan Matias

  4. Smelling with your mouth… • 90% of taste is actually smell • Salty • Sweet (Sugar) • Sour (Acid) • Bitter • Hot & Spicy & Alcohol • Savory (Umami)

  5. Syrah Profile • Northern Rhone of France • Hermitage, Crozes Hermitage, Côte-Rôtie • Smoke, meat, bacon, pepper, dried herbs • Dark, deep, purple

  6. Chris Peterson Winemaker Formerly of DeLille Cellars Marty Taucher General Manager Formerly of Microsoft

  7. 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

  8. BousheyVineyard • 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

  9. 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

  10. 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

  11. 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

  12. Campania, Italy • Mt Vesuvius • Volcanic Soils Photo by Massimo Finizio

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

  14. Thank you

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