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A Lesson in Wine

The third in a series of wine tasting concluded yesterday evening at local enoteca Enone. Professional sommelier, Silva Bartolini, was on hand to guide the students through the wine tasting. All the tastings consisted of local Umbrian wines (one white, one red and one sweet) paired with food (parmesan, mortadella and a fritatta). Silvia discussed the three forms of analysis-visual, olfactory and tasting. Then the students had a go at it themselves, some smelling berries, pine and flowers in the wine. Silvia dicussed the process of making wine, how to open a bottle and which glasses are correct for each one.