Comments on: Don’t know what black currant is?

By: Good Reads Wednesday « Artisan Family of Wines

Good Reads Wednesday « Artisan Family of Wines — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 13:13:42 +0000

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By: Thomas @ The Blog Wine Cellar

Thomas @ The Blog Wine Cellar — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 04:31:56 +0000

Great post! I think people that evaluate wine all have different sensory perception and therefore one person will smell black currant and another won’t. When reading wine reviews I think it’s most important to note the authors experience tasting but also the commentary on the balance of the wine and the overall impression it leaves on them. Descriptors are used to spark imagination and get the reader thirsty! But then again everyone has to take wine evaluations and reviews with a grain of salt because they are just opinions anyways….Cheers~

By: John Kelly

John Kelly — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 20:08:46 +0000

Arthur - I use 1mL of creme de cassis in 50mL of neutral white wine as my “currant” aroma reference. Consequently for consistency I don’t refer to “currants” in my aroma descriptions, but to “cassis.” Not exactly the same but close enough, and accessible to more consumers. I’m probably not the only one around who has Cassis in the pantry for finishing sauces - particularly for fowl with 40 cloves of garlic.