(photo by Liz Jones)There’s so much I’d like to share about day 2 of the judging … so I’m going to unpack this experience a little at a time over the next few weeks… and perhaps beyond.
So stay plugged in even when WOW is over. I have other exciting developments in store for Southern Oregon’s wine and hospitality industries … a very cool online wine educational opportunity for anyone who sells, serves or drinks Southern Oregon Wine!
So.. Without further Adieu….I’ll get to what you all want to know... to the extent of what I'm allowed to disclose.
WINES ENTERED FOR 2010 WOW COMPETITION
48 White
103 Red
7 Dessert
2010 GOLD MEDALS WON
4 White
8 Red
1 Dessert
2010 SILVER MEDALS WON
18 White
40 Red
4 Dessert
This year WOW contest employed the highest credentialed Judges of any previous year. Joel Butler, Patrick Farrell and Bob Paulinski are Masters of Wine and Patrick Comisky is a seasoned wine writer of national stature.
When I asked Mr. Paulinski about the Masters in Wine program… I realized why there are so few MW’s in the world. The rigors of study, travel, research, writing and examination result in a high rate of failure. Only a small percentage of those who attempt to attain the credential succeed. Some may go at it for the better part of a decade… with the average taking six years!
So what the heck takes so long? These guys integrate the historical, geographical cultural, agricultural, chemical, biological, geological, climatological, sociological and philosophical essence of wine and, from a single taste, come closer to interpreting the suitability of the raw fruit to the strengths and errors in vineyard or winemaking practices than any other.
So, when you ask an MW or seasoned wine taster/wine writer like Patrick Comisky a question about wine… be specific in terms of what you want to know… and prepare to be WOWed by the answer!
Tune in again for more on my WOW experience. It may have only been two days… but it was an experience of a lifetime.
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