Kimberly Grasso 

One of my favorite things about being a wine consultant at Kafevino is being able to use my Aromatherapy background to taste the smells of all the wonderful wines we have available! So what is actually happening here? In the back of your mouth there is a passage called the retronasal passage. As you are tasting a wine you also inhale it up into this interior nasal passage.  As you draw in air across the wine and into your mouth you are vaporizing the aromas just as you did when you swirled the wine in your glass before tasting it! Pretty neat huh?

On a recent aroma adventure I got my nose into the Kings Ridge Pinot Noir. This Pinot had the classic cranberry, raspberry and currant on the nose and palate. With subtle hints of herbs and earth this was much different than any other Pinot Noir I had tried. The delight, to my surprise, was that it opened up with each glass and went well with my lobster bisque, bon appetite! Stop in at Kafevino and smell the wine, it’s always in season!