Narrative winestories reveals wine preferences

Narrative is a story and tale. Narratives can be seen as a tool when surveying your likes or dislikes concerning wine preferences. At its best stories are very interesting, giving background and advanced information about your wine interests. Narrative stories can be structually open or ordely thinking about the arch of the storyline. Human nature has a natural need, and many times skills for story telling. Good stories have vault of drama, clarity and they are explicit, understandable with personal commitments.

 

Adult Education Center’s wine and food -coursies montly meetings in Kuopion and in Juankoski were carried out via narratives. Evenings consisted of tales made out of wines or food told by group of two. When food was primary selected wine followed to mach up with the food. Interesting, narrative, wine highlighted meetings of people in Savo got more jag and complementary discussion when the wines were served blinded at the start.

Which wine you pick, how do you rank the wines?

Among people between three winecoursies with some 50 people Timo Vaittinen’s narrative story was one of a kind. It started with song of Lorelei with the idea that wines of Rhein got their essence through the enchanting songs along the river Rhine. The core went back over 30 years to the wine Opperheimer Krötenbrunnen Kerner Kabinett, which was Timo’s and his wife’s first real experience that stuck into their minds.

When food was another issue, Seppo Vinni’s implementation - fish soup - told about his growth with fishes. On a plate there were first stock made of pike-perch's and pike's parings, roasted pike-perch and cold smoked shrimps with onion, fennel, carrot, dill and spoonful of mayonnaise. As a complementary wine Tuija Uusitalo, Seppo's partner, had chosen  Crémant from Bourgogne. Perfect marriage of food and wine!

Another remembrance with food was derived from the lunch that was served during the visit of French pilots in Kauhava. It was genuine Finnish pea soup with pan cakes and the year was 1984. In the picture one can see Creme Ninon modern, stylish version of pea soup. It was served with Cremant and before that, Aperol Spriz was served as an aperitif.

Winepeople in Kuopio lifted up following wines:

Bellavista Alma Gran Cuvee Brut, Franciacorta, Italy

André Delorme, Crémant de Bourgogne Blanc de Blancs Brut, France

Juvé y Camps Reserva de la Familia 2013, Cava, Spain

Gisselbrecht Gewürztraminer Grand Cru Frankstein 2013, France

Bürgerspital Würzburger Pfaffenberg Riesling Trocken 2016, Germany

Huber Ried Alte Setzen Grüner Veltliener 2015, Luxembourg

Trapl Sankt Laurent Reserve 2015, Austria

Zenato Ripassa Superiore 2013, Italy

Matua Lands & Legends Merlot Cabernet 2013, New Zealand

Wine- and food people in Juankoski lifted up following wines:

Tommasi Crearo 2014, Italy

Vin de Chania Vilana-Romeiko, Creece

André Delorme, Crémant de Bourgogne Blanc de Blancs Brut, France

Opperheimer Krötenbrunnen Kerner Kabinett, Germany

Marchesi de Frescobaldi Castelgiocondo Lamaione 2004, Italy

Törley Talisman Demi sec, Hungary

Puklus Pincészet Tokaji Aszu 5 Puttonyos 2008, Hungary

Wine- and food people in Kuopio lifted up following wines:

Bernard-Massard Cuvée de l’Ecusson Brut, Luxemburg

Castillo de Molina Sauvignon Blanc 2017, Chile

Dark Horse Sauvignon Blanc 2016, Yhdysvallat

Bourchard Ainé & Fils Bourgogne 2015, France

Llai Llai Pinot Grigio 2017, Chile

La Spinona Lanche Nebbiolo, Italy

Ironstone Chardonnay 2016, Yhdysvallat

De Falco Vini Lacryma Christi del Vesuvio Rosso 2016, Italy

Vigneti del Vulture Pipoli Aglianico 2015, Italy

Text and photos: Heikki Remes

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