That’s wine tasting to you and me – and that’s what we
did, Europe style.
So we’re finding that in Zurich there is usually some
sort of event going on that lasts for a few weeks or so. There was the Oktoberfest, now there is some
carnival thing set up in that same spot, sort of weird, and for a few weeks in
November they roll up (or float up in this case) about 10 big boats to Bürkliplatz
which is right where the lake meets the main part of town and use them for a
wine tasting exposition.
The cost was 20 CHF to get in and you could purple mouth your way
around the boats for as much tasting as you would like. There must have been 200 or more booths set
up doing tastings from all over Europe.
Language barrier was an issue at some, not at others. We tasted at a booth where the guy pouring looked
like Tony Bennett and only spoke Italian and kept trying to tell us…..something.
No idea but he was nice and
entertaining so we stayed there a while.
You could not buy anything there but could place orders
so we procured two different wines. One
was an Optima 2009 La Croix de Saint jean which according to the piece of paper
that came with it is dieser jahrgangsweing besticht durch ein facettenreiches
bouquet, reife und kandierte früchte
schwarzen beeren und etwas vanille - in kombination mit würzigen aromen von
pfeffer und gewürznelken - eine dezente rauchnote sowie der duft von veilchen
entströmen dem glas.
So now you know.
Really enjoyed killing an afternoon here, tasted lots,
ate a few crackers and then headed out for dinner. You can check out more at www.expovina.ch
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