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<h3 fr-original-style="" style="margin: 0px; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.85); font-weight: 500; padding: 0px; box-sizing: border-box;">Amuse-bouche</h3>I start this article with a little amuse-bouche-like note: Our topic is blind tasting, our starting point is the label. The label is our first date with the wine. Imagine you just met a person. If you know where they come from, how old they are, what their interests are, what they do for a living, you will have an idea about them before you even talk to them. Even the way they dress, the colors they choose, their haircut can tell you a lot. So can the label of a wine. If you know what grapes that wine is made from, its vintage, the region it comes from, the winemaker, you will have an idea about the wine before you even taste it. You can even make comments. This shapes your expectations of the wine, plays with your perception a little bit; it can affect your sensory experience. Tasting wine knowing what it is guides us, you see.<h3 fr-original-style="" style="margin: 0px; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.85); font-weight: 500; padding: 0px; box-sizing: border-box;">Don't judge a book by its cover</h3>What is blind tasting? Blind tasting is tasting without knowing what the wine is, without seeing the label. It is a sensory experience with a bit of mystery, a bit of curiosity, a lot of guessing, a lot of surprises. You taste without knowing anything-not the grape, not the region, not the vintage, not the winemaker, nothing; and then you interpret it. Without being influenced, without labeling. <img src="https://images.aposto.com/2022/8/5/1662101232945.png" style="display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center; width: 100%; max-width: 550px; border-style: none; position: relative; cursor: pointer; padding: 0px 1px; box-sizing: border-box;" width="550" ratio="1.35" fr-original-style="display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center; width: 100%; max-width: 550px;" fr-original-class="fr-draggable">Illustration: <a fr-original-style="" href="https://www.instagram.com/estersaba.design/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: rgb(9, 9, 9); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent; outline: none; cursor: pointer; transition: color 0.3s ease 0s; touch-action: manipulation; user-select: auto; box-sizing: border-box;" target="_blank">Ester Saba</a><h3 fr-original-style="" style="margin: 0px; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.85); font-weight: 500; padding: 0px; box-sizing: border-box;">Why?</h3>When we see a bottle of wine, we are inevitably impacted by the label, the year, the producer. What is written on the label immediately encodes our nose and palate expectations.🔎 If you know which grape the wine is from, the nose immediately looks for those notes. For example, if you are tasting a Sauvignon Blanc; if you know the grape and know the bottle, it is almost impossible not to smell the lemon! Or if you have Cabernet Sauvignon in your glass, you say "Is that bell pepper?" and you look for it and find it in your nose.🔎 If you taste knowing that the bottle you open has very high scores, the expectation grows. Even if that expectation is not met in your sensory experience; your perception becomes more positive because of the score given to that wine. And maybe you suddenly write an epic about a wine that you wouldn't give very good comments about if you tasted it not knowing about it.🔎 When you see which region the wine comes from on the label, you immediately think of the characteristics and wines of that region. You have a wine in your head, you start to make comments.🔎 Or if you know the harvest; you start tasting with an idea about the development of the wine. Because of the age, your mind naturally drifts to the notes we would expect; skins and tobaccos are flying in the air. This doesn't mean those notes don't exist, don't get me wrong. If they exist, they come to light more; if they don't, your sensory and emotional perception pretends that they do. Your olfactory memory gives a side smile.Objectivity is replaced by expectations, you see.In blind tasting, you taste unlabeled without knowing these things. It is a very useful practice and a great experience for wine tasting. You wander from region to region, grape to grape, climate to climate. You take side roads, you get on the straight and sometimes you get lost.<h3 fr-original-style="" style="margin: 0px; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.85); font-weight: 500; padding: 0px; box-sizing: border-box;">How?</h3>Whether at home or in a tasting workshop, wherever you are, the aim is not to see, know or hear what is in the bottle. For this reason, the bottles are wrapped. Papers, cool velvet sleeves. It doesn't matter what you wrap them with; as long as you don't see the label! In blind tastings, they usually put the bottles in black velvet sleeves. Then you can't see the shape of the bottle.&nbsp;For some tastings this may be necessary because the shape of the bottle can also give information about the origin or style of the wine. For example, Alsace bottles have a distinctive shape and say "I'm here!" Or there are Burgundy bottles with different necks. A sleeve is the best option to avoid being influenced by these. But you can cover the bottle in any way, as long as we don't understand what it is.&nbsp;After wrapping the bottles in this way, we take turns to taste the wines and make comments. At the end of the tasting, it is explained what each bottle is, and we are surprised. There are so many different interpretations during the tastings! That's the joy of it, the more you focus, the more you discover; the more you discover, the more you share; the more you share, the more you grow. The tastings I enjoy the most are blind tastings. Whenever I taste wine, I ask myself, "What would I say if I tasted blind?"<h3 fr-original-style="" style="margin: 0px; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.85); font-weight: 500; padding: 0px; box-sizing: border-box;">Some examples</h3>I will share 3 examples of blind tastings; three completely different selections, three completely different experiences!Burgundy tasting with the <a fr-original-style="" href="https://link.aposto.com/click?uri=aHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLmFwb3N0by5jb20vY2xpY2s/c291cmNlPXdlYiZwdWJsaXNoZXI9NjEzNDdiZjZmMzE4YjQwMDA2NTcxOTc1Jm5ld3NsZXR0ZXI9NjEzNGEyYjljNzkwYzUwMDA2ZDc3MmE5Jmlzc3VlPTYxMzg0NTM1M2U1MDk4MDAwNjJhZDZlNiZzdWJzY3JpYmVyPXVuZGVmaW5lZCZzdG9yeT02MTQwOTBlNjRmMGJkNTAwMDc3MWI4NTAmYXV0aG9yPW51bGwmdXJsPWh0dHBzJTI1M0ElMjUyRiUyNTJGd3d3Lmluc3RhZ3JhbS5jb20lMjUyRnNhcmFwX3V6bWFubGFyaSUyNTJG" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: rgb(9, 9, 9); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent; outline: none; cursor: pointer; transition: color 0.3s ease 0s; touch-action: manipulation; user-select: auto; box-sizing: border-box;" target="_blank">Association of Wine Experts and Educators.</a>&nbsp;The secret heroes of the tasting,<a fr-original-style="" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/B5VXyImAIoC/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: rgb(9, 9, 9); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent; outline: none; cursor: pointer; transition: color 0.3s ease 0s; touch-action: manipulation; user-select: auto; box-sizing: border-box;" target="_blank">&nbsp;a very elegant selection.</a><img src="https://images.aposto.com/2022/8/5/1662102172163.jpeg" style="display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center; width: 100%; max-width: 550px; border-style: none; position: relative; cursor: pointer; padding: 0px 1px; box-sizing: border-box;" width="550" ratio="0.90" fr-original-style="display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center; width: 100%; max-width: 550px;" fr-original-class="fr-draggable"><img src="https://images.aposto.com/2022/8/5/1662102183031.jpeg" style="display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center; width: 100%; max-width: 550px; border-style: none; position: relative; cursor: pointer; padding: 0px 1px; box-sizing: border-box;" width="550" ratio="1.78" fr-original-style="display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center; width: 100%; max-width: 550px;" fr-original-class="fr-draggable">Another blind tasting example is one of the online tastings we did with <a fr-original-style="" href="https://www.instagram.com/bosphoruswinesociety/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: rgb(9, 9, 9); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent; outline: none; cursor: pointer; transition: color 0.3s ease 0s; touch-action: manipulation; user-select: auto; box-sizing: border-box;" target="_blank">Bosphorus Wine Society</a> while we were at home during the pandemic. We gave the tiny bottles numbers like the ones below; eyes closed, noses and palates open. <a fr-original-style="" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CJBTgoRrJ49/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: rgb(9, 9, 9); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent; outline: none; cursor: pointer; transition: color 0.3s ease 0s; touch-action: manipulation; user-select: auto; box-sizing: border-box;" target="_blank">Here</a> is the selection that took us from Turkey to Italy and France on a remote trip.&nbsp;<img src="https://images.aposto.com/2022/8/5/1662102204381.jpeg" style="display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center; width: 100%; max-width: 550px; border-style: none; position: relative; cursor: pointer; padding: 0px 1px; box-sizing: border-box;" width="550" ratio="1.78" fr-original-style="display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center; width: 100%; max-width: 550px;" fr-original-class="fr-draggable">In recent months, we did another blind tasting; the selection became wider, the nose and palate more involved. We went on a long journey from Gallipoli to Beaujolais, from Argentina to Cornas. The selection is <a fr-original-style="" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CZClSPxL3kR/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: rgb(9, 9, 9); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent; outline: none; cursor: pointer; transition: color 0.3s ease 0s; touch-action: manipulation; user-select: auto; box-sizing: border-box;" target="_blank">here.</a>🔎 I am warning you from the jump, the aim is not to know what happens at the end of the tasting, but to enjoy this tasting. Because it is not easy to guess.

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Veraison is a wine publication that imagines the next sip while exploring the wine in its glass.

What is blind tasting?

Unaffected, Unlabeled Tasting

<h3 fr-original-style="" style="margin: 0px; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.85); font-weight: 500; padding: 0px; box-sizing: border-box;">Who's to blame?</h3>Cork is a condition in which the wine is spoiled by fungus. It is caused by an infection of the cork that is used to seal the wine. The main culprit is TCA (2,4,6-trichloroanisole), a chemical compound. It can occur in natural corks through the interaction of chlorine and mold. It is usually transmitted to wine through the cork with which the wine is sealed. As a result, we close the wine with a cork; we even store it horizontally if possible. Wine and cork in close contact! TCA can also occur in other areas of the winery. Damp areas and chlorine-containing cleaners increase the risk. That's why wineries have even switched from chlorine cleaners to peroxide and other cleaners. You see, the situation is serious. We didn't hear the word "corked" for nothing.<img src="https://images.aposto.com/2022/8/5/1662102411743.png" style="display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center; width: 100%; max-width: 550px; border-style: none; position: relative; cursor: pointer; padding: 0px 1px; box-sizing: border-box;" width="550" ratio="2.01" fr-original-style="display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center; width: 100%; max-width: 550px;" fr-original-class="fr-draggable">Illustration:&nbsp;<a fr-original-style="" href="https://www.instagram.com/estersaba.design/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: rgb(9, 9, 9); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent; outline: none; cursor: pointer; transition: color 0.3s ease 0s; touch-action: manipulation; user-select: auto; box-sizing: border-box;" target="_blank">Ester Saba</a><h3 fr-original-style="" style="margin: 0px; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.85); font-weight: 500; padding: 0px; box-sizing: border-box;">How can you recognize corked wine?</h3>By the smell. First of all, the fruity and floral scents disappear. There is no trace of the red fruits and flowers you expect. You are left with a flat nose, even exposed to dampness. The wine smells damp like wet newspaper, cork, wet carpet, wet cloth, wet rags. Ventilate as much as you like, this smell will not come out of the wine. Therefore, it is already undrinkable. If you have such an experience, it means you have opened a bottle of corked.So how does this affect our lives?Let's say you go to a restaurant. The wine is opened, first it is sniffed. Actually, the first reason for this is to see if the wine is corked. If it is faulty, it is not served. Or you bought your wine and opened it at home. You smell something in the direction I mentioned, then you slowly put the bottle on the table, you don't drink it. It's not easy to experiment with this; you need to come across a wine that's not quite right. If you do, pay attention and see if you take these notes.Wine faults and flaws are a very broad topic, and as you can imagine, wine faults are not just about the bourbon. I will share it from time to time, if there is a specific error/defect you are curious about, you can message me.

A smell of humidity

What is corked wine?

Verasion, 2022 wrapped.

Rekolte: 2022

Oh the weather outside is frightful, but the fire is so delightful..As we started expecting snow (let it snow, let it snow, let it snow..) , mulled wine recipes started to circulate. Glögg&nbsp;or Gløgg&nbsp;in Scandinavian countries. Glühwein&nbsp;(glühen: to shine, wein: wine) in Germany, vin brûlé from France to Italy. In other places, mulled wine.&nbsp;Everyone has their own recipe. There is no right or wrong here, whatever spices you like, whatever fruits you like, that's the recipe. In this article, we are looking for your&nbsp;mulled wine recipe, that is our goal, and we shall achieve it!In order to find your perfect recipe, we will take a look at the essential ingredients. We are going to explore the spices used in mulled wine with more or less bitterness, and a touch of sweetness - so that you can create your own recipe. Our guide is "The Spice Lover's Guide to Herbs and Spices" written by Tony Hill and translated into Turkish by <a fr-original-style="" href="https://www.instagram.com/nazlipiskin/?hl=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: rgb(9, 9, 9); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent; outline: none; cursor: pointer; transition: color 0.3s ease 0s; touch-action: manipulation; user-select: auto; box-sizing: border-box;" target="_blank">Nazlı Pişkin</a>, a food culture writer, translator, editor and workshop leader. She is the founder of the İncekiler&nbsp;brand, which includes handmade products, especially probiotic foods and spice mixtures.As you can see, we are at the right address. Let's start with cinnamon, we will continue with bay leaves, star anise, cloves, nutmeg, and vanilla pods. I share information about these spices with small excerpts from the book that is our guide, below.<h3 fr-original-style="" style="margin: 0px; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.85); font-weight: 500; padding: 0px; box-sizing: border-box;">Cinnamon</h3><img src="https://images.aposto.com/2022/11/3/1672241206158.png" style="display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center; width: 100%; max-width: 550px; border-style: none; position: relative; cursor: pointer; padding: 0px 1px; box-sizing: border-box;" width="550" ratio="1.78" fr-original-style="display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center; width: 100%; max-width: 550px;" fr-original-class="fr-draggable"><blockquote fr-original-style="color: rgb(9, 9, 9); border-color: rgb(41, 174, 125); border-width: 4px; font-style: italic; padding-left: 10px;" style="color: rgb(9, 9, 9); border-color: rgb(41, 174, 125); border-width: 4px; font-style: italic; padding-left: 10px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; border-left-style: solid; box-sizing: border-box;">In all cases, taste should be the real test of quality. If you chew a small piece, it should quickly take on a complex nature as a few seconds in your mouth rehydrate the essential oils. Essences of orange and cedar should come to the surface, followed by a distinctive heat reminiscent of clove or mild pepper. This bloom of complexity is the best indicator of quality, regardless of shape or form, and tells the buyer that he has found a fresh crop that’s been properly harvested.</blockquote>says Tony. It's the "must have" of mulled wine if you ask me.<h3 fr-original-style="" style="margin: 0px; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.85); font-weight: 500; padding: 0px; box-sizing: border-box;">Bay Leaves</h3><img src="https://images.aposto.com/2022/11/3/1672241221812.png" style="display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center; width: 100%; max-width: 550px; border-style: none; position: relative; cursor: pointer; padding: 0px 1px; box-sizing: border-box;" width="550" ratio="1.78" fr-original-style="display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center; width: 100%; max-width: 550px;" fr-original-class="fr-draggable"><blockquote fr-original-style="color: rgb(9, 9, 9); border-color: rgb(41, 174, 125); border-width: 4px; font-style: italic; padding-left: 10px;" style="color: rgb(9, 9, 9); border-color: rgb(41, 174, 125); border-width: 4px; font-style: italic; padding-left: 10px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; border-left-style: solid; box-sizing: border-box;">The leaves had a good deal of respect in ancient times, seen in the famous laurel crowns bestowed upon emperors and champions of the coliseum alike as a sign of wisdom and triumph. Mythical tales of love, deception, and conquest all seem to feature laurel, and Homer often wove the leaves into his tales.</blockquote><blockquote fr-original-style="color: rgb(9, 9, 9); border-color: rgb(41, 174, 125); border-width: 4px; font-style: italic; padding-left: 10px;" style="color: rgb(9, 9, 9); border-color: rgb(41, 174, 125); border-width: 4px; font-style: italic; padding-left: 10px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; border-left-style: solid; box-sizing: border-box;">(...) Bay is also included in many of the signature herb blends of Europe. Bouquets garnis from France need bay for bittering, and Italian tomato sauces take some savory humility from bay laurel. On the Indian subcontinent, the leaves get ground into garam masala , and across Turkey, they perfume rice and grain dishes.</blockquote>It is a leaf I personally like very much. Just like in this quote, it adds a slight bitterness to wine, which I love. But it is the smell that steals my heart (and nose).<h3 fr-original-style="" style="margin: 0px; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.85); font-weight: 500; padding: 0px; box-sizing: border-box;">Star Anise&nbsp;</h3><h3 fr-original-style="" style="margin: 0px; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.85); font-weight: 500; padding: 0px; box-sizing: border-box;"><img src="https://images.aposto.com/2022/11/3/1672241235417.png" style="display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center; width: 100%; max-width: 550px; border-style: none; position: relative; cursor: pointer; padding: 0px 1px; box-sizing: border-box;" width="550" ratio="1.78" fr-original-style="display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center; width: 100%; max-width: 550px;" fr-original-class="fr-draggable"></h3><blockquote fr-original-style="color: rgb(9, 9, 9); border-color: rgb(41, 174, 125); border-width: 4px; font-style: italic; padding-left: 10px;" style="color: rgb(9, 9, 9); border-color: rgb(41, 174, 125); border-width: 4px; font-style: italic; padding-left: 10px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; border-left-style: solid; box-sizing: border-box;">Essential to Chinese cuisine, the fruits of the star anise are as beautiful as they are practical. Nature makes perfectly pointed stars, each arm of which contains a shiny, polished seed, as the fruit of this evergreen tree, which has large waxy leaves and flowers that turn yellow just before fruiting. It’s actually the star-shaped casing that has the most flavor, although the seeds contain some as well.</blockquote>Chinese people believe that a whole, unbroken star anise with more than eight arms brings good luck. I don't know whether it brings luck or not, but I know that it goes well with mulled wine.<h3 fr-original-style="" style="margin: 0px; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.85); font-weight: 500; padding: 0px; box-sizing: border-box;">Clove</h3><h3 fr-original-style="" style="margin: 0px; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.85); font-weight: 500; padding: 0px; box-sizing: border-box;"><img src="https://images.aposto.com/2022/11/3/1672241278756.png" style="display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center; width: 100%; max-width: 550px; border-style: none; position: relative; cursor: pointer; padding: 0px 1px; box-sizing: border-box;" width="550" ratio="1.78" fr-original-style="display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center; width: 100%; max-width: 550px;" fr-original-class="fr-draggable"></h3><blockquote fr-original-style="color: rgb(9, 9, 9); border-color: rgb(41, 174, 125); border-width: 4px; font-style: italic; padding-left: 10px;" style="color: rgb(9, 9, 9); border-color: rgb(41, 174, 125); border-width: 4px; font-style: italic; padding-left: 10px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; border-left-style: solid; box-sizing: border-box;">If it were not for the lure of cloves, the Portuguese, Dutch, and Spanish explorers of the fifteenth century might simply have stayed home, the Americas might not have been discovered by the Europeans, and Great Britain might not have built a global empire.</blockquote><blockquote fr-original-style="color: rgb(9, 9, 9); border-color: rgb(41, 174, 125); border-width: 4px; font-style: italic; padding-left: 10px;" style="color: rgb(9, 9, 9); border-color: rgb(41, 174, 125); border-width: 4px; font-style: italic; padding-left: 10px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; border-left-style: solid; box-sizing: border-box;">On the more pungent end of the taste spectrum, cloves can actually be intense enough to “burn” the palate unless well blended in a dish, and even then in sparing amounts. The taste is similar to the peppery, sweet heat of allspice but with an even more edgy bite.</blockquote>When I think of cloves, the first thing that comes to my mind is a cup filled with cloves that you see when you leave a traditional Turkish restaurant. (For chewing.) I can't go into the benefits of cloves, but they are said to be a panacea for many problems. There is no one who doesn't look for the smell of cloves in mulled wine; is there?<h3 fr-original-style="" style="margin: 0px; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.85); font-weight: 500; padding: 0px; box-sizing: border-box;">Nutmeg</h3><h3 fr-original-style="" style="margin: 0px; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.85); font-weight: 500; padding: 0px; box-sizing: border-box;"><img src="https://images.aposto.com/2022/11/3/1672241301264.png" style="display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center; width: 100%; max-width: 550px; border-style: none; position: relative; cursor: pointer; padding: 0px 1px; box-sizing: border-box;" width="550" ratio="1.78" fr-original-style="display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center; width: 100%; max-width: 550px;" fr-original-class="fr-draggable"></h3><blockquote fr-original-style="color: rgb(9, 9, 9); border-color: rgb(41, 174, 125); border-width: 4px; font-style: italic; padding-left: 10px;" style="color: rgb(9, 9, 9); border-color: rgb(41, 174, 125); border-width: 4px; font-style: italic; padding-left: 10px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; border-left-style: solid; box-sizing: border-box;">In fifteenth-century London, certain circles held fast to the idea that a handful of nutmeg “mixed with the thread of the crocus [saffron], into a full draft with hot pepper could cure death itself if administered within the moon.”</blockquote>I think we understand that it's a strong spice...<blockquote fr-original-style="color: rgb(9, 9, 9); border-color: rgb(41, 174, 125); border-width: 4px; font-style: italic; padding-left: 10px;" style="color: rgb(9, 9, 9); border-color: rgb(41, 174, 125); border-width: 4px; font-style: italic; padding-left: 10px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; border-left-style: solid; box-sizing: border-box;">Since the volatile oils evaporate quickly, avoid the preground product found commonly in stores and buy only the whole nut for fresh grinding yourself.</blockquote>says Tony. We can add a very small amount to mulled wine by shaving it into a fine powder.<h3 fr-original-style="" style="margin: 0px; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.85); font-weight: 500; padding: 0px; box-sizing: border-box;">Vanilla</h3><h3 fr-original-style="" style="margin: 0px; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.85); font-weight: 500; padding: 0px; box-sizing: border-box;"><img src="https://images.aposto.com/2022/11/3/1672241317108.png" style="display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center; width: 100%; max-width: 550px; border-style: none; position: relative; cursor: pointer; padding: 0px 1px; box-sizing: border-box;" width="550" ratio="1.78" fr-original-style="display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center; width: 100%; max-width: 550px;" fr-original-class="fr-draggable"> </h3><blockquote fr-original-style="color: rgb(9, 9, 9); border-color: rgb(41, 174, 125); border-width: 4px; font-style: italic; padding-left: 10px;" style="color: rgb(9, 9, 9); border-color: rgb(41, 174, 125); border-width: 4px; font-style: italic; padding-left: 10px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; border-left-style: solid; box-sizing: border-box;">One of the most seductive flavors to cross our taste buds, vanilla beans rival saffron in intensity and cardamom in aromatic complexity, and they evoke as much universal appeal and sensory overload as cocoa and cinnamon. Vanilla comes from the New World, and the Aztecs were the first to tap into the flavor of the bean, with a primitive curing and fermenting process most probably discovered by accident in the forests of South America. Mayan cultures even used the pods for taxes and raised them ceremonially to their gods as a treasure of the forest. Not until the early sixteenth century did this delicate flavor reach the Old World, via the Spanish explorers. It quickly became the fashion in Europe and ultimately spread to gain worldwide acceptance.</blockquote>In my recipe, I prefer 3 drops of vanilla essence unless you have a vanilla stick, of course. Maybe you have made your own vanilla extract with that stick, and you will use it; who knows? These are the spices and fragrant herbs in my mulled wine recipe. For your mulled wine recipe, you can use as many herbs and spices as you like. There is no rule. Nazlı suggested cardamom for example, I will try it this week!Apart from spices and herbs, you can also see various fruits in the recipes. It is very likely that you will see oranges with cloves stuck on them. I use oranges and apples; quince has stolen my heart, I will try it too. These fruits are both a source of sugar and flavour. If you say I can't deal with cutting fruit, you can also use juice.💌 I suggest you taste the fruits after you make mulled wine, those apples are very flavourful, let's not throw them away. It would be a nice dessert alternative, I'm telling you.

🍷 Your mulled wine recipe

Here is a mini gift guide for wine lovers; 2 different types of gifts:&nbsp;<ul fr-original-style="padding-inline-start: 20px;" style="padding-inline-start: 20px; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; list-style-position: inside; box-sizing: border-box;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">a very complex and professional side of wine&nbsp;</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">a very easy and approachable side of wine</li></ul>These gifts may not keep you warm in the winter time like the mulled wine above; but it will sure make you and your loved ones happy. 🎁 Lasts a lifetimeMost wine glasses won't surprise you, but <a fr-original-style="" href="https://www.zaltoglas.at/en/products/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: rgb(9, 9, 9); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent; outline: none; cursor: pointer; transition: color 0.3s ease 0s; touch-action: manipulation; user-select: auto; box-sizing: border-box;" target="_blank">Zalto</a>&nbsp;will.It's very - very - light, yet sturdy. That's where its reputation comes from. Zalto believes that Zalto glasses give the flavours of wine in the most efficient and physically correct way; they are produced at 24, 48 and 72 degree inclines. Inspired by the tilt angles of the earth. They themselves are lead-free, crystal.&nbsp;The production process is <a fr-original-style="" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2pjPQcLOzrg" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: rgb(9, 9, 9); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent; outline: none; cursor: pointer; transition: color 0.3s ease 0s; touch-action: manipulation; user-select: auto; box-sizing: border-box;" target="_blank">here</a>, the video is impressive.It is not a pocket-friendly gift, it burns a hole in your pocket🔥. But it lasts a lifetime. And makes a good gift that will appeal to the wine lover's eyes, nose and palate. Like a multisensorial experience. Like a tasting workshop in a glass.🎁&nbsp;The Book of Wine'<a fr-original-style="" href="https://www.amazon.com/Wine-its-rocket-science-understanding/dp/0600635015" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: rgb(9, 9, 9); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent; outline: none; cursor: pointer; transition: color 0.3s ease 0s; touch-action: manipulation; user-select: auto; box-sizing: border-box;" target="_blank">Wine&nbsp;Isn't Rocket Science:&nbsp;A Quick and Easy Guide to Understanding, Buying, Tasting, and Pairing Every Type of Wine</a>' is the&nbsp;book of wine. With illustrations and sincere language, you find yourself in a wine tasting in one page, and at the harvest in the next. It is the ultimate gift for wine lovers.Before you can say 'How the hell am I going to read the label of this wine!' you pick your wine and you are already hosting guests at home. Written by <a fr-original-style="" href="https://www.instagram.com/missglouglou/?utm_source=aposto" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: rgb(9, 9, 9); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent; outline: none; cursor: pointer; transition: color 0.3s ease 0s; touch-action: manipulation; user-select: auto; box-sizing: border-box;" target="_blank">Ophélie Neiman</a>, translated to Turkish by <a fr-original-style="" href="https://www.instagram.com/goknurgundogan/?utm_source=aposto" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: rgb(9, 9, 9); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent; outline: none; cursor: pointer; transition: color 0.3s ease 0s; touch-action: manipulation; user-select: auto; box-sizing: border-box;" target="_blank">Göknur Gündoğan</a>.<blockquote fr-original-style="color: rgb(9, 9, 9); border-color: rgb(41, 174, 125); border-width: 4px; font-style: italic; padding-left: 10px;" style="color: rgb(9, 9, 9); border-color: rgb(41, 174, 125); border-width: 4px; font-style: italic; padding-left: 10px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; border-left-style: solid; box-sizing: border-box;">'Wine is an intellectual's job', 'Wine is not for everyone, 'Our people just can't make good wine, dear.' 'What do I care about a table where can't open a Chateaux Margaux...' In the face of a group of people who are successively listing sentences such as these, it is highly likely that someone who is eager to learn about wine will be frightened, discouraged and cower in silence.</blockquote>says Göknur Gündoğan. With this book, our courage is in place and information is in our pockets, sip by sip.

Mini Gift Guide for Wine Lovers

Senin Sıcak Şarap Tarifin

Şarapseverlere şarapseverlerden şarapsever hediye rehberi hazırladım.&nbsp;<h3 fr-original-style="" style="margin: 0px; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.85); font-weight: 500; padding: 0px; box-sizing: border-box;">🎁&nbsp;Şikemperver</h3>Kim demiş çikolata şarap ile eşleşmez diye? Viski midir çikolatanın hayallerindeki kahraman? Kaideleri bir kenara bırakıp istisnalara göz kırpıyoruz. Porto şarabı ile çikolata eşleşmesi; şikemperver bir dostuna duyusal deneyim hediyesi.<a fr-original-style="" href="https://www.jonchocolate.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: rgb(9, 9, 9); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent; outline: none; cursor: pointer; transition: color 0.3s ease 0s; touch-action: manipulation; user-select: auto; box-sizing: border-box;" target="_blank">Jön</a>’u bırakıyorum buraya. Bean-to-bar desem? Çekirdekten çikolataya. Kakao tedarikinden başlayıp paketli çikolata hâline gelene kadar olan süreç şeffaf bir şekilde üreticide.&nbsp;Sürekli, duyarlı. Jön, eski İstanbul çikolatalarından aldığı ilham ile çıkmış yola. Paketlerinde pek yetenekli Türkiyeli sanatçı ve tasarımcıların gözünden İstanbul’u görebilirsin. Sanatçılar Selin Tahtakılıç, Laris Kilimci, Melih Çebi, Manolya Urkan, Gamze Yalçın, Elçin Arpaçay, Eda Çağıl Çağlarırmak.<img src="https://images.aposto.com/2022/11/4/1671706518953.png" style="display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center; width: 100%; max-width: 550px; border-style: none; position: relative; cursor: pointer; padding: 0px 1px; box-sizing: border-box;" width="550" ratio="1.50" fr-original-style="display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center; width: 100%; max-width: 550px;" fr-original-class="fr-draggable">Çikolatanın içinde paketteki tasarımın kartpostal hâli de var. Hediye ettiğin kişiye hediye içinde hediye. İster assın duvarına, isterse yazsın bir mektup, ya da hediye etsin o da bir başkasına. Sürekli, duyarlı.&nbsp;<hr fr-original-style="" style="height: 0px; overflow: visible; border-bottom: none; clear: both; user-select: none; break-after: page; box-sizing: border-box;"><h3 fr-original-style="" style="margin: 0px; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.85); font-weight: 500; padding: 0px; box-sizing: border-box;">🎁 Evladiyelik</h3>Kadeh hediyesi seni şaşırtmayacak, ama Zalto şaşırtacak.&nbsp;Çok&nbsp;-ama çok-&nbsp;hafif, bir o kadar da sağlam. Zira şanı buradan geliyor. Zalto kadehler şarabın aromalarını etkin ve fiziksel olarak en doğru şekilde verdiğine inanıyor; 24, 48 ve 72 derecelik eğim verilerek üretiliyor. Dünyanın eğim açılarından esinlenmiş. Kendileri kurşun içermiyor, kristal.&nbsp;Üretim süreci <a fr-original-style="" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2pjPQcLOzrg" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: rgb(9, 9, 9); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent; outline: none; cursor: pointer; transition: color 0.3s ease 0s; touch-action: manipulation; user-select: auto; box-sizing: border-box;" target="_blank">burada,</a>&nbsp;video etkileyici.Cep yakmayan bir hediye değil, yakıyor 🔥. Fakat evladiyelik. Şarapseverin gözüne-gönlüne, burnuna-damağına hitap edecek bir hediye. Bir kadehte tadım atölyesi misali.&nbsp;Nereden bulurum? dersen seni <a fr-original-style="" href="https://www.gustobarshop.com/Zalto" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: rgb(9, 9, 9); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent; outline: none; cursor: pointer; transition: color 0.3s ease 0s; touch-action: manipulation; user-select: auto; box-sizing: border-box;" target="_blank">Gustobar</a>'a alalım."Kadehsel Yol"&nbsp;sayısında şarap kadehinin anatomisini anlatmıştım. Bordeaux kadehine Burgonya şarabı koymuştuk; sebep-sonuç ilişkileri üzerinden duyusal deneyimimizi paylaşmıştık. Okumak istersen <a fr-original-style="" href="https://aposto.com/i/kadehsel-yol" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: rgb(9, 9, 9); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent; outline: none; cursor: pointer; transition: color 0.3s ease 0s; touch-action: manipulation; user-select: auto; box-sizing: border-box;" target="_blank">burada.&nbsp;</a><hr fr-original-style="" style="height: 0px; overflow: visible; border-bottom: none; clear: both; user-select: none; break-after: page; box-sizing: border-box;"><h3 fr-original-style="" style="margin: 0px; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.85); font-weight: 500; padding: 0px; box-sizing: border-box;">🎁&nbsp;Mütehassıs</h3>Şarap sever birine alınabilecek en eğlenceli kitap: “Kim Korkar Şaraptan?” İllüstrasyonları ve pek samimi dili ile kendini bir gün şarap tadımında, diğer gün bağbozumunda buluyorsun. “Bu şarabın etiketini nasıl okuyacağım ben yahu!” derken bir bakmışsın seçmişsin şarabını evde misafir ağırlıyorsun. <a fr-original-style="" href="https://www.instagram.com/missglouglou/?utm_source=aposto" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: rgb(9, 9, 9); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent; outline: none; cursor: pointer; transition: color 0.3s ease 0s; touch-action: manipulation; user-select: auto; box-sizing: border-box;" target="_blank">Ophélie Neiman</a> yazmış, <a fr-original-style="" href="https://www.instagram.com/goknurgundogan/?utm_source=aposto" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: rgb(9, 9, 9); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent; outline: none; cursor: pointer; transition: color 0.3s ease 0s; touch-action: manipulation; user-select: auto; box-sizing: border-box;" target="_blank">Göknur Gündoğan</a> çevirmiş."‘Şarap entel işidir’, ‘Şarabı öyle herkes içemez’, ‘Bizimkiler de hiç iyi şarap yapamıyorlar canım.’ ‘Amaaan.. Bir Chateaux Margaux açamadıktan sonra neyleyim böyle sofrayı…’ gibi cümleleri art arda sıralayan bir topluluk karşısında, şarabı yeni öğrenmeye hevesli birinin ürkmesi, cesaretinin kırılması ve susup sinmesi kuvvetle muhtemeldir.”&nbsp;diyor Göknur Gündoğan. Bu kitapla birlikte cesaretimiz yerinde, yudum yudum bilgiler cepte.<img src="https://images.aposto.com/2022/11/4/1671707574989.png" style="display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center; width: 100%; max-width: 550px; border-style: none; position: relative; cursor: pointer; padding: 0px 1px; box-sizing: border-box;" width="550" ratio="1.64" fr-original-style="display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center; width: 100%; max-width: 550px;" fr-original-class="fr-draggable"><a fr-original-style="" href="https://oglak.com/kitap/466/Gastronomi/Kokulu-Ot-ve-Baharat-Ansiklopedisi/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: rgb(9, 9, 9); text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent; outline: none; cursor: pointer; transition: color 0.3s ease 0s; touch-action: manipulation; user-select: auto; box-sizing: border-box;" target="_blank">Kokulu Ot ve Baharat Ansiklopedisi'</a>ni zaten sıcak şarap kanalında paylaştım. Bu kokulu ot ve baharatları anlamak, burnunu geliştirmek için semt pazarlarına gitmeni, baharatçılardan çıkmamanı öneriyorum. Burun kokladıkça gelişiyor; tadımlarda hemen bulacaksın o bir türlü çıkaramadığın kokuyu, veraison sözü.

Selin Osmanoğlu