Pearls Before Wine: May 2008

Thursday, May 1, 2008

Wine Tasting for Dummies

From a wine lover’s perspective, one of the great things about living in Oregon is proximity to some of the greatest vineyards and wineries in the world. Not only can you see where this state’s great wines are made, you can actually sample the stuff the rest of the world will soon be raving about.

This activity is called wine tasting, and the upcoming Memorial Day weekend is a great time to go. Not only is the weather cooperative, but some wineries typically closed to the public open their doors for Memorial Day (and Thanksgiving) weekends only.

So if this sounds like a fun way to spend a day, where does one start?

About The Author

Laura Craska Cooper took her first wine-appreciation class to find the man of dreams. He never showed. So she fell in love with wine instead. She spent the next two decades tramping the vineyards and wineries of Napa and Sonoma, travelling to the world's wine regions and pursuing a formal formal education at the distinguished Wine and Spirits Education Trust in London--usually wearing her trademark pearls. Today she enjoys sharing her enthusiasm with others. Her columns are first published in the Central Oregonian in Prineville, Oregon, and she also teaches occasional wine-appreciation courses.