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05 THE PRESS DEMOCRAT, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1903 G3HE1UEST FflBR 1 S3 Wine-tasting tips for novices i' ii Him i ii i Sace Yessiree, you too can be a wine expert in only two short minutes. Here's our short and sweet guide to wine imbibing: First, there's a reason winery tasting rooms list whites first, reds second and sweet dessert wine last Your tongue appreciates wine best in that order, so try the chardon-nays before moving to the zinfan-dels. Next, remember the THREE S's: swirl, sniff and sip. Swirling sort of shakes the smeHs good and bad out of the wine. Sniff and discover hints of raspberry, grass or any number of pleasant aromas, also bad smells like cooked vegetables or chemicals.

Sip but don't swallow. Move the wine around and give your taste buds a few seconds to think it over. Last, if you think the bronze medal winner is better than the gold medaler greatl You haven't failed. You've learned what you like. Wine tasting is more subjective than some judges and experts will have you believe.

Here are some more tasting tips; Dont just try your favorite wineries. Experiment. Hey, there's more to life than chardonnay and white zinfandel. Be a little daring. Try a petite sirah or gewurtraminer.

No, that isn't PUNCH in a plastic bucket on the table. That's the ahem spit bucket. Pros taste, then spit out, but folks at the Harvest Fair swallow and simply pour out any left over. Share. Mom might say "Blech!" but you'll learn a lot.

Have a friend sample one cabernet sau-vignon while you try another then switch and compare. Vintage best Some of the top winners for the 1 993 Sonoma County Harvest Fair are: Sweepstakes: De Loach Vineyards, Santa Rosa, for red wine; Mill Creek Vineyards, Healdsburg, for white wine. Three Golds: Gary Farrell Wines, Forestville; Golden Creek Vineyard, Santa Rosa; Rabbit Ridge Vineyards, Healdsburg. Two Golds: Dehlinger Winery, Sebastopol; DeLoach Vineyards, Santa Rosa; J. Fritz Winery, Cloverdale; Meeker Vineyard, Healdsburg; Rochioli Winery, Healdsburg; Windsor Vineyards, Healdsburg.

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