It begins with a blindfold...
Experience wine tasting in a thrillingly new way in our Tasting In The Dark series. A small group congregates in the winery courtyard. Each person is handed a blindfold. Led upstairs to our tasting lab, guests don their blindfolds and enter a world where senses are re-oriented, sensations enhanced and taste opens itself to new perceptions.
Your host, Hoby Wedler, a UC Davis graduate who is himself blind, leads the group through various exercises around smell, focusing and finetuning the senses before launching into the flight of wines. In the dark, conversation flows easily as memories and associations surface, and Hoby leads the group to discover new depths of sensory appreciation.
"The subtle nuances of wine are no longer subtle, they consume you. You can see the fruit. You can feel the tannins. You realize that you've never tasted wine like this before."
Tasting In The Dark is recommended for both novice and experienced wine aficianados.
