Real people judge more than 500 international wines at Sunday's Consumer Wine Awards in Lodi
Vino for the average Joe
Tim Hanni is one of the first two resident Americans to complete the examination and earn the title, Master of Wine. Along with a team of research students at UC Davis, Hanni developed a new method of wine tasting that is based on how individual people taste. He helped create the Consumer Wine Awards at Lodi that allows every day people decide which wines are best. (Courtesy photo)
Vino for the average Joe
Tim Hanni is one of the first two resident Americans to complete the examination and earn the title, Master of Wine. Along with a team of research students at UC Davis, Hanni developed a new method of wine tasting that is based on how individual people taste. He helped create the Consumer Wine Awards at Lodi that allows every day people decide which wines are best. (Courtesy photo)
Posted: Saturday, March 13, 2010 12:00 am
Vino for the average Joe
By Lauren Nelson
Lodi Living Editor
Lodinews.com
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For some, the mention of wine can evoke a slight tinge of
intimidation. For the average person who sticks to drinking what's
available, what's affordable or what the waiter recommends,
understanding wine can be battle that's better not fought.
Often, wine appears to exist on its own level — a level for the
"experts," the stereotypical hoity-toity connoisseur whose face
puckers when he or she hears the words "Two Buck Chuck" or "I'll
just take a glass of whatever that white one is."
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posted at 9:45 pm on Mon, Mar 15, 2010.
Looks like another great event for Lodi.
posted at 6:30 pm on Mon, Mar 15, 2010.
I don't see all the print and medals that Michael&David are winning like they were!!! Why is this well it's because there not making the the quality like they were in 2005 -2007!!! Maybe there adding way too much copper at press time and then using divergen to take it out??? Which Is way against law!!!!! Sincerely your's Mr Michael Phillips....