In reading wine reviews, I see this often. What does it mean? tia

On Wed, 04 Aug 2004 14:57:03 GMT, "Vincent" >
wrote:

>In reading wine reviews, I see this often. What does it mean? tia

That's how they end up in Bordeaux when they taste too many wines ;-)

A horizontal (tasting) is a tasting of several different wines from
the same vintage.

Mike


Mike Tommasi, Six Fours, France
email link http://www.tommasi.org/mymail

Mike Tommasi > wrote:

> A horizontal (tasting) is a tasting of several different wines
> from the same vintage.

In the same league: A vertical is a tasting of one wine in
different vintages.

The normal usage would be: "I attended a Bordeaux 1995 horizontal"
or "I'll go to a Chteau Palmer vertical".

M.

"Michael Pronay" > skrev i melding
...
> Mike Tommasi > wrote:
>
> > A horizontal (tasting) is a tasting of several different wines
> > from the same vintage.
>
> In the same league: A vertical is a tasting of one wine in
> different vintages.
>
> The normal usage would be: "I attended a Bordeaux 1995 horizontal"
> or "I'll go to a Chteau Palmer vertical".
>
Or a Margaux -97 horizontal or a Ch.Margaux vertical.
Some estates do make more than one wine in any year, of course - how about a
Knoll 2002 horizontal... :-) Well, in that latter case that expression may
be a bit superfluous... :-)
Anders

I like to drink multiple grower/producers from the same vintage....

Why don't more suggest horizontals!!! :-)


"Michael Pronay" > wrote in message
...
> Mike Tommasi > wrote:
>
> > A horizontal (tasting) is a tasting of several different wines
> > from the same vintage.
>
> In the same league: A vertical is a tasting of one wine in
> different vintages.
>
> The normal usage would be: "I attended a Bordeaux 1995 horizontal"
> or "I'll go to a Chteau Palmer vertical".
>
> M.

"Richard Neidich" > wrote:

> I like to drink multiple grower/producers from the same
> vintage....
>
> Why don't more suggest horizontals!!! :-)

One of the largest horizontals is the Union des Grands Crus de
Bordeaux tasting week every year in March/April. Up to half a
thousand wines - cask samples of the previous vintage - wait for a
crowd of some 120 press plus 3000+ trade people.

M.

"Michael Pronay" > skrev i melding
...
> Mike Tommasi > wrote:
>
> > A horizontal (tasting) is a tasting of several different wines
> > from the same vintage.
>
> In the same league: A vertical is a tasting of one wine in
> different vintages.
>
> The normal usage would be: "I attended a Bordeaux 1995 horizontal"
> or "I'll go to a Chteau Palmer vertical".
>
Or a Margaux -97 horizontal or a Ch.Margaux vertical.
Some estates do make more than one wine in any year, of course - how about a
Knoll 2002 horizontal... :-) Well, in that latter case that expression may
be a bit superfluous... :-)
Anders

Mike Tommasi > wrote:

> A horizontal (tasting) is a tasting of several different wines
> from the same vintage.

In the same league: A vertical is a tasting of one wine in
different vintages.

The normal usage would be: "I attended a Bordeaux 1995 horizontal"
or "I'll go to a Chteau Palmer vertical".

M.

On Wed, 04 Aug 2004 14:57:03 GMT, "Vincent" >
wrote:

>In reading wine reviews, I see this often. What does it mean? tia

That's how they end up in Bordeaux when they taste too many wines ;-)

A horizontal (tasting) is a tasting of several different wines from
the same vintage.

Mike


Mike Tommasi, Six Fours, France
email link http://www.tommasi.org/mymail