01/12/2023
So you were probably wondering ... how did the "No F'n Merlot" BLIND wine tasting play out? Yeah, us too! 😉
In the end we had 21 tasters, including a few staff members who didn't actually attend the event. This is how the "challenge" was presented ... "You have in front of you five different wines and I'm going to tell you two truths, the rest is up to you. First, there's at least one Merlot among the five wines. Secondly, there are NOT five Merlots in front of you, that would be a little too devious. Your goal is identify any and all wines in front of you that are Merlot. Begin." 🍷🍷🍷🍷🍷
In the end, ONLY ONE of our guests was left standing having identified the TWO glasses of Merlot in front of them. A teacher from Littleton, Judy Perkins, earned the bragging rights to claim she was the only one with the sophisticated palate to discern the much maligned Merlot in a BLIND tasting. Well done, Judy!
Truth be told, our own Sara Diaz also identified both Merlots among the five wines as well. Nicely played, Sara! (She did so after knocking it out of the park with the charcuterie preparation for the evening's event!)
Wine 1: Cabernet Sauvignon
Wine 2: Old Vine Zinfandel
Wine 3: Cabernet Sauvignon
Wine 4: Merlot
Wine 5: Merlot