Wine Tasting at Spec's in Austin

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Went to a wine tasting at Spec's off Brodie last night. I'd have to say I was impressed. I don't have a lot of experience with wine tasting in general, but I thought this was a pretty neat thing.

How it works...

There were 10 stations with 20 wines to sample. They have the little taps on the bottles to make sure you get the exact tasting amount, but by the time it's all said and done, I think you probably got about 2 glasses full of wine.

They give you a Reidel wine glass to sample with, and you get to keep it at the end.

There is an finger-food buffet.

Lots of other local foods were there with samples of things like chocolate, browies, and salsa.

All of the wines that were sampled were slightly discounted. They has cases of the wines up from labeled with their number so that you could easily find them if you wanted to buy a bottle.

All this for ten bucks.

I love Spec's!

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They have these at the Brodie store the 2nd Tuesday of every month. Supposedly they've got beer tasting coming soon, too!
 
Robert and I have been meaning to get back in the habit of going to that again. We went several times over the Spring and Summer. It is a great deal and you get to try a lot of different stuff.
 
Maybe the wife and I should try this. We're both beer only people but have been thinking we might should give wine a try. Since we know absolutely nothing about wine where should we start?
 
A couple of options, one being to attend a tasting like mentioned above or at Grapevine market. Absorb the info like you do the wine but expect not to remember all of it!

Get a book. There are entry level books that go into grapes, varietals, things like what makes a wine Late Harvest, etc. It may cover wine regions in growing countries and helpful info like this. It won't be an immersion nor will you be an expert on wines but it will get your interest in learning more.

From there you can get a magazine like the Advocate or Spectator and browse it. They have likely had an issue or few for people new to the art or hobby of wine.

Central Texas has some wineries that you may want to visit. There is a tour of them as well but I don't know when it is. I suggest taking one of the buses that should still be provided so you can drink without worry.
 
It starts at 5:30 and goes until 8 or 8:30, can't remember which. It's kinda a self paced thing, but it started getting pretty busy about about 6:30.
 
I'm a big fan of wine tastings, though I rarely find wines that I really like. Some are OK, but I already know a couple that suit my pallet, so when I'm buying for a dinner, I go to those standby's.

But the social aspect is always a nice aspect. And it seems that there are always more girls at these things than guys.
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And getting a girl to go to one of these things can be a cheap, but enjoyable first date.

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