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February 8, 2012 • 11:22 am 0

So, You Think You Know Wine? Episode #2.6 – Pierre Sparr Gewurztraminer 2009

Welcome to the final episode of the round robin of “So, You Think You Know Wine? – The Tournament”.  Join our critics as they rise to a blind tasting challenge to identify the grape, country, region, year and price of the mystery wine.

Season two is in a tournament format, with six preliminary rounds and two elimination semi-finals leading to a championship round.  This is round six which will determine the final ranking going into the elimination semi-finals.

Host Amil Niazi guides David Lawrason, John Szabo MS, Steve Thurlow, Sara d’Amato, Jennifer Huether and Zoltan Szabo through the blind tastings.

There are four parameters the critics are scored on for up to 10 points per wine :
• Varietal = up to 3 points for varietal or style
• Location = up to 3 points (2pts for Country and 1pt for Region)
• Vintage = up to 2 points (2pts for exact year, 1pt for +/- 1 year)
• Price = up to 2 points (2pts for +/- 2.5% of price, 1pt for +/- 10% of price)

Scores After Five Rounds

After five rounds John’s lead looks insurmountable and Zoltan is stuck in last place.  To see how Jennifer, John and Zoltan do in round six, and to see the final rankings of the round robin click here. This episode features the Pierre Sparr Gewurztraminer 2009 .

So, You Think You Know Wine - Episode #2-5

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January 25, 2012 • 12:15 pm 0

So, You Think You Know Wine? Episode #2.5 – Castelmonte Cent’are Nero D’avola 2009

Welcome to episode five of “So, You Think You Know Wine? – The Tournament”.  Join our critics as they rise to a blind tasting challenge to identify the grape, country, region, year and price of the mystery wine.

Season two is in a tournament format, with six preliminary rounds and two elimination semi-finals leading to a championship round.Host Amil Niazi guides David Lawrason, John Szabo MS, Steve Thurlow, Sara d’Amato, Jennifer Huether and Zoltan Szabo through the blind tastings.

There are four parameters the critics are scored on for up to 10 points per wine :
• Varietal = up to 3 points for varietal or style
• Location = up to 3 points (2pts for Country and 1pt for Region)
• Vintage = up to 2 points (2pts for exact year, 1pt for +/- 1 year)
• Price = up to 2 points (2pts for +/- 2.5% of price, 1pt for +/- 10% of price)

Scores After Four Rounds

After four rounds, John’s lead has shrunk with David now close behind.  David has a chance to take the overall lead in this round.  To see how Sara, David and Zoltan do in round five of “The Tournament” click here. This episode features the Castelmonte Cent’are Nero D’avola 2009, Nero d’Avola (“The Black Grape of Avola”) is sometimes described as Sicily’s syrah.

So, You Think You Know Wine - Episode #2-5

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January 10, 2012 • 9:44 am 0

So, You Think You Know Wine? – The Tournament – Episode #2.4 – Beringer Founders’ Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 2007

Welcome to episode four of “So, You Think You Know Wine? – The Tournament”.  Join our critics as they rise to a blind tasting challenge to identify the grape, country, region, year and price of the mystery wine.

Season two is in a tournament format, with six preliminary rounds and two elimination semi-finals leading to a championship round.Host Amil Niazi guides David Lawrason, John Szabo MS, Steve Thurlow, Sara d’Amato, Jennifer Huether and Zoltan Szabo through the blind tastings.

There are four parameters the critics are scored on for up to 10 points per wine :
• Varietal = up to 3 points for varietal or style
• Location = up to 3 points (2pts for Country and 1pt for Region)
• Vintage = up to 2 points (2pts for exact year, 1pt for +/- 1 year)
• Price = up to 2 points (2pts for +/- 2.5% of price, 1pt for +/- 10% of price)

Scores After Three Rounds

After three rounds played John is in the lead. To see how Sara, Steve and John do in round four of “The Tournament” click here. This episode features the Beringer Founders’ Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 2007 from a variety of regions in California.

So, You Think You Know Wine - Episode #2-4

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December 16, 2011 • 11:42 am 0

So, You Think You Know Wine? Holiday Special with Sophie Milman

In this edition we take a short break from our tournament and welcome jazz sensation Sophie Milman to our tasting table.   Sophie brings a special wine for our experts to guess and provides an entertaining story behind the choice of wine.

Click here to see the video and make sure to visit Sophie’s website.

Holiday Special - Sophie Milman

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December 6, 2011 • 10:21 am 0

So, You Think You Know Wine? Season Two – The Tournament – Episode #3 – Keint He Pinot Noir 2007

Welcome to episode three of season two of “So, You Think You Know Wine?”.  Join our critics as they rise to a blind tasting challenge to identify the grape, country, region, year and price of the mystery wine.

Season two is in a tournament format, with six preliminary rounds and two elimination semi-finals leading to a championship round.

We’ve increased the number of participants from four to six.  Back from season one are David Lawrason, John Szabo MS, Steve Thurlow, Sara d’Amato and host Amil Niazi who are now joined by master sommelier Jennifer Huether and sommelier Zoltan Szabo.

We’ve also introduced a formal scoring structure of up to 10 points for a wine.  There are four parameters the critics are scored on:
• Varietal = up to 3 points for varietal or style
• Location = up to 3 points (2pts for Country and 1pt for Region)
• Vintage = up to 2 points (2pts for exact year, 1pt for +/- 1 year)
• Price = up to 2 points (2pts for +/- 2.5% of price, 1pt for +/- 10% of price)

Totals after round 2-2

Episode 2-3 marks the half-way point of the preliminary round.  After two rounds played John is in the lead. However, Sara is yet to enter the fray. To see how Sara, Jennifer and David do in round three of “The Tournament” click here. This episode features the Keint He Little Creek Pinot Noir 2007 from Prince Edward County in Ontario.

So, You Think You Know Wine - Episode #2-3

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November 8, 2011 • 11:23 am 0

So, You Think You Know Wine? Season Two – The Tournament, Episode #2-1

Welcome to season two of “So, You Think You Know Wine?”.  Join our critics as they rise to a blind tasting challenge to identify the grape, country, region, year and price of the mystery wine.

Season two is in a tournament format, with six preliminary rounds for ranking and two elimination semi-finals leading to a championship round.We’ve increased the number of participants from four to six.  Back from season one are David Lawrason, John Szabo MS, Steve Thurlow, Sara d’Amato and host Amil Niazi who are now joined by master sommelier Jennifer Huether and sommelier Zoltan Szabo.

We’ve also introduced a formal scoring structure of up to 10 points for a wine.  There are four parameters the critics are scored on:
• Varietal = up to 3 points for varietal or style
• Location = up to 3 points (2pts for Country and 1pt for Region)
• Vintage = up to 2 points (2pts for exact year, 1pt for +/- 1 year)
• Price = up to 2 points (2pts for +/- 2.5% of price, 1pt for +/- 10% of price)

Season two kicks off with the Masi Costasera Amarone 2007 from Italy.

Click here to see the first episode of “The Tournament”.

So, You Think You Know Wine - Episode #2-1

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September 17, 2011 • 9:18 am 0

Filming Season Two of So You Think You Know Wine: The Tournament

On September 16th we spent the day in the studio filming 11 new episodes of So You Think You Know Wine.   It was a great day working with professionals, both in front of and behind the camera.  The critics displayed their incredible wine deduction skills by scoring 10/10 several times and were also humbled on multiple occasions.   The elimination and championship rounds were riveting and the championship round took an unexpected twist.  We expect to start releasing new episodes in early October.

David Lawrason, Sara d'Amato, Steve Thurlow, Jennifer Huether MS, Zoltan Szabo, John Szabo MS

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September 13, 2011 • 9:16 am 0

So, You Think You Know Wine? – Episode #6 – Carrick Pinot Noir 2007

WineAlign is pleased to present Episode Six of “So, You Think You Know Wine?”, the last in our first season. We are filming the next season this week, so stay tuned.

Join our critics Sara d’Amato, David Lawrason, John Szabo and Steve Thurlow as they rise to a blind tasting challenge to identify the grape, country, region, year and price of the mystery wine.

In this episode, John thinks he has correctly identified the wine after the first ‘nosing’.  However, he isn’t the one who comes closest to identifying the 2007 Carrick Pinot Noir from New Zealand.

Click here to see the sixth episode.

We’re currently filming a new series of episodes.  The second season will be in a tournament style and feature six critics instead of four.  We’ll start releasing new episodes of season two: “The Tournament” in October.

We hope you enjoy the videos as much as we did making them and encourage you to share them with your friends.

So, You Think You Know Wine - Episode #6

So, You Think You Know Wine - Episode #6

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July 25, 2011 • 12:16 pm 0

David Lawrason on Canada AM – BBQ Wines

David had a guest appearance on Canada AM this morning.  First, David walked host Coleen Christie through a blind tasting of two refreshing summer wines.  Later he went to on to describe some great, non-traditional pairings of wines for the BBQ.

You can watch the entire video clip here.

David Lawrason and Coleen Christie on Canada AM

David Lawrason and Coleen Christie on Canada AM

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July 19, 2011 • 10:33 am 0

So, You Think You Know Wine? Episode #4 – Louis Jadot Bourgogne Chardonnay 2009

WineAlign is pleased to present the fourth episode of our new video series: “So, You Think You Know Wine?”.  Join our critics Sara d’Amato, David Lawrason, John Szabo and Steve Thurlow as they rise to a blind tasting challenge to identify the grape, country, region, year and price of the mystery wine.

In this episode, our experts are tested by a French Chardonnay whose identity is obscured by a poor wrapping job and a warm vintage.

Click here to see the fourth episode.

New episodes of “So, You Think You Know Wine?” will be posted on WineAlign over the coming weeks.  We hope you enjoy them as much as we did making them and encourage you to share them with your friends.

So, You Think You Know Wine - Episode #4


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