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I am not a craft brewer, but I sure do wish I was. Maybe that was part of the reason for my recent foray into the homebrew world, as all of the information and reading in the world can’t directly translate into the lessons learned through real-life experience. I’ve been enjoying craft brewers’ fabulous, widely varying concoctions for years now, and yet still, every time I take that first sip of a well-made sudsy libation, I smile and think to myself gosh, do I ever love and respect those folks. The care and integrity that they put in to each and every bottle of their finest is so clearly apparent to those that enjoy their offerings, like an exquisite oil painting or a beautiful sonnet to be thought upon, deconstructed, and savored. Is that too much? Did I mention that I like beer? A lot?

Well, for those of you who are ready to point your finger and laugh at the over-appreciative beer geek, do I have a video to share with you that’s sure to bring you over to the dark, losery side! 

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Raymund Flandez of The Wall Street Journal recently visited our new Mount Kisco, NY office to ask the question: “How do you taste wine?” In this video, Joe Czerwinski and Susan Kostrzewa answer it by explaining the blind tasting process while sampling some Australian Shiraz.  Everything from color to intensity, complexity and clarity are considered, amongst many other things:

How do you judge a wine’s quality? Leave us a comment, and let us know!