Wine Riot in Boston – NIGHT ONE

For a first-timer going to Boston, the Wine Riot was a great way to get out, meet some cool people and learn a ton about wines that won’t cost you an arm and a leg.  Wine Riot is put on by Second Glass who give you a crash course on how to best attach the Wine Riot – explaining the mobile app built for remembering all of the wines at the , show you a lay of the land and give you a quick lesson on how to Taste – Swirl – Sniff – Taste – Spit! 

Rachel and I took to the Wine Riot like pros!  Friday night was the “Night of Bubbles.” We had our glossary of terms ready to approach the more then 250 wine – with Balance – Body – Blend-Dry Fermentation (my personal favorite) – Finish – Nose – Oak-Old World (Rachel prefers old school – but for the evening conceded to Old World to fit in)  – Tannin – Varietal – Vintage – we took a crash course in Alternatives to (expensive) French.

Champange – where the premise was you don’t have to spend $50 – $100 + to drink a baller bottle of bubbly.  It was very informative and we learned how to saber a bottle of Champagne – it was all fun and games until on girl “blew her bottle up” literally! 

Some of my personal favorites last night were:

• Esporao – Portugal their Monte Velho white was delicious retail $10
• Yellow + Blue – was a clear winner for me last night for so many reasons:
  • Their to commitment to the planet.
  • Their awesome owner who is so smart, young, fresh and is turning the wine industry on its ear and changing the way wine is manufactured – bottled and shipped all keeping the planet in mind.
  • All four of their wines we outstanding but my favorite was their Sauvignon Blanc from Central Chilie.
• Ty.Ku Sake – Rachel and I found out last night that Sake is not be served warm as they do in the Japanese restaurants. 
  • A clear winner for both of us last night was a  “Ginger Assassin.”
  • Ginger Assassin  – – 2 pt TY KU Sake and 1 Pt Ginger Ale – DELICIOUS!