Taste the Aromas

Kimberly Grasso

Mollydooker Two Left Feet 2008

On a recent trip to visit friends in the North Woods of Wisconsin, I brought a bottle of the Mollydooker Two Left Feet.  It’s one of the five wines in the Lefty series, which is available at Kafevino.  This fantastic wine is produced by Sarah and Sparky Marquis of the famous Marquis-Phillips brand in Australia. Sarah and Sparky craft 11 wines in total for their own Mollydooker label.  Mollydooker is Aussie slang for “left handed” by the way and it’s nicely detailed on the crafty label.

Because the blend is 68% Shiraz, 17% Merlot and 15% Cabernet it has a very deep color with tall thick legs that rise up the glass.  On the nose I got chocolate, cherry cola, and coconut.  On the palate it had a sweet, big juicy body that covered the whole palate and ended with a good and long spicy finish and nice texture.

Stop in soon to see how it feels to have two left feet, as everyone should try a Mollydooker at some point!

Cheers!

Dave's Tasting Tips

David Ferrie

A customer came into the wine shop the other day. As I always do, I went over to her and asked if I could help her pick out a good wine. She said, “No, I’m just looking.” About 10 minutes later, she came to the register with a bottle of Pinot Grigio. I jokingly said to her, “So, you lied to me. You weren’t just looking.” After a bit of banter, the customer revealed, sheepishly, that she didn’t have much experience with wine and was embarrassed to ask for help because she didn’t even know where to begin. With that we went back to the racks. After asking a series of questions, we selected an opulent Pinot Blanc that the customer later reported she loved.

 What this customer lacked was not the ability to taste good wines. She had, as it turns out, a very sensitive palate. What she lacked was the ability to describe in words the flavors and textures her taste buds were experiencing. Lots of people have the same difficulty. I think that if people could describe the types of flavors they like and dislike, a good wine consultant would be able to match them with a wine they will enjoy. It’s worth it to spend a little time developing your taste/word vocabulary. If you doubt me, think of all the wines that disappointed you that you may have selected based on how nice the label looked.