What do you call a vineyard-specific tasting?

Mary_Baker · February 1, 2009, 7:38pm

Bear with me, here. It’s not a vertical … and it’s not a horizontal …

I’m trying to plan two casual tastings around Dusi Vineyard zins and Cargassachi pinots. What do call a tasting of all renditions and available vintages from a particular vineyard?

Dirticle?

Cris_Whetstone · February 1, 2009, 7:40pm

The ones I have been to if there was a term used it was vertical. The vineyard name is like a label name in many respects. Works for me.

Rick_Gregory · February 1, 2009, 7:59pm

There’s not a term as far as I know. Vertical wouldn’t be right since it implies a vintage progression. If I were to make up a term I’d call it a portfolio tasting or a vineyard survey.

Mary_Baker · February 1, 2009, 8:40pm

Hm, well in that case, I’m leaning toward …

A Vineyard Journal

How’s that sound? Better than Dirticle?

Ken_V · February 1, 2009, 8:58pm

No, “dirticle” is perfect! I like that a lot.

Jeff_Pf0h1 · February 1, 2009, 10:45pm

Vineyard specific works for me. OR “A Survey of Pisoni Pinots” or the like.

Dirticle sounds like it should be in another forum.

Nancy_Dolce · February 1, 2009, 11:26pm

How about vinical?

Casey_Hartlip · February 2, 2009, 3:13pm

How about a vineyard designate tasting. Many different producers from one vineyard. We’ve had quite a few of them.

Michael_Bowden · February 2, 2009, 3:26pm

Single Vineyard Tasting?

Andy_Jepeal · February 2, 2009, 4:29pm

How about a Vineyard Retrospective?

Andy

Eric_Anderson · February 2, 2009, 5:56pm

Yeah, or “The Pinot Noirs of Cargasacchi Vineyard.” Or, “A Closer Look at Petey’s Pinot.”

Cris_Whetstone · February 2, 2009, 5:59pm

Don’t say that too quickly.