#texsomiwa

[wineworldtv]

Honored to help with writing tasting notes on some @tiwa gold medal wines. I’m getting to write notes on 3 sakes. I can’t show them to you, but they do range from just junmai to junmai daiginjo. This pepper coulis sauce, brown rice, and asparagus is killing it with one of the sakes. #sommlife #tiwa #texsomiwa #sake (at Four Seasons Resort and Club Dallas at Las Colinas) https://www.instagram.com/p/COJjI_orKBc/?igshid=kudae30x7k9k

[wineworldtv]

Looking at almost 2400 entries @texsomiwa. The judging panel I’m helping with is almost done. #tiwa #texsom #texsomiwa #sommlife #lifewithmark (at Four Seasons Resort and Club Dallas at Las Colinas) https://www.instagram.com/p/COI8JHVL-Xl/?igshid=e6pwcp756oit

[wineworldtv]

Up and at ‘em bright and early! Breakfast meeting for #tiwa #texsomiwa (at Four Seasons Resort and Club Dallas at Las Colinas) https://www.instagram.com/p/COINmx0Lk3Z/?igshid=tu2sblu7yok3

[wineworldtv]

33 wine industry people from many different types of jobs from different parts of the country. #tiwa #texsomiwa (at Four Seasons Resort and Club Dallas at Las Colinas) https://www.instagram.com/p/CODqmHsrzCc/?igshid=riy5vuso3fbu

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My obligatory view from my room. Room is nice fir sure. Very clean hotel. Looks fairly new. Ballin on a budget this year. No four seasons for a while. This is the chain I usually stay at when I trace. They’ve always treated me well. #sommlife #lifewithmark #tiwa #texsomiwa #texsom (at Comfort Suites Nw Dallas Near Love Field) https://www.instagram.com/p/COBsw35rd6I/?igshid=tm1b061onjn6

[wineworldtv]

Reading about the acid structure and differences with Pinot Gris/Grigio. If you’re pursuing a wine certification that involves deductive tasting, then I highly suggest Beyond Flavour by @nickjacksn. So not only have I read through it once, I got to go to a seminar conducted by him at #texsomiwa. He was also one of the three masters at my group tasting table there. While I haven’t memorized everything applicable for me yet, I’m definitely trying to integrate his descriptions of acid and tannin in how I determine a wine. It all makes sense if you’ve been tasting these wines. His use of shapes does help. But just like everything else with tasting, some things resonate better than others. We all have to find how to identify those things that identify a wine. For some of us, like me, identifying lees isn’t as easy. Some of the classic aromas don’t come out. For others it’s petrol/TDN. When it comes to acid and tannin I don’t always identify levels as quickly as others. Nebbiolo tannin is particularly tricky for me. It almost always starts out as low tannin. It literally takes a few minutes to build up to the monster it is. To borrow from the book, it’s like a crescendo similar to Chenin Blanc’s acid. When they do hit, they hit just like the book describes. Man this is making me thirsty. There is a Wolfgang puck Italian restaurant nearby. 🤔 #questforthegreenpin #advancedsommexam #sommlife #lifewithmark (at DFW Airport) https://www.instagram.com/p/B9bzBW0nPvy/?igshid=1b3i9cmec9y4r

[lifestylist]

All of this #wine time in #napa at #sksnapaedc and #texsomiwa is influencing my design lately. Just finished this new #modelhome for #Clayton homes in #victoriatx. #affordabledesign #winedinedesign #designhounds #lifestylist #lifestylistlist #manufacturedhomes (at Victoria, Texas) https://www.instagram.com/p/B9KUGV4npRT/?igshid=l54v6mcmoctm

[lifestylist]

Ain’t think of a better group to spend #nationalwinedrinkingday day with than our #Texsomiwa family. Celebrating another successful year tasting the #gold award winning #wines from paper cups so we didn’t have to polish another glass! Don’t ask me who the #winners are I’ve been sworn to secrecy! #winedinedesign #lifestylist #lifestylistlist (at Four Seasons Resort and Club Dallas at Las Colinas) https://www.instagram.com/p/B8uSTh4HMfT/?igshid=8bgtb6zod55v