Wine Review: Tasting Notes & Analysis of Old World vs New World Wines

This report provides a comprehensive wine review, contrasting Old World wines (specifically Joel Gott Chardonnay) with New World wines (Sterling Merlot). It details the tasting process, including sight, smell, and taste assessments, along with the settings and participants involved in the tasting. The review includes information on the wines' origins, vintages, and winemaker's notes. Furthermore, it suggests appropriate food pairings and occasions for serving each wine, based on their unique characteristics. The report concludes with a comparative analysis, highlighting the differences in flavor profiles, production techniques, and overall appeal between Old World and New World wines.

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WINE REVIEW
Wine tasting is essential before selling the wine. During wine tasting there are four steps to
follow which includes, looking, smelling, tasting, and concluding. Looking involves checking
the color and viscosity of wine. When smelling there are three categories which include, primary
aromas based on herbal, fruit and floral aromas, secondary aromas originate from winemaking
process and tertiary aromas from aging of wine in the bottle and include vanilla and baking
spices. In tasting, the tongue detects sour, salty, sweet and bitter of the wine. Then conclusion is
made whether the wine tasted balanced or out of balance. Therefore, this paper focuses on
writing an accurate review of the wine that is the taste of old world wine and new world wine.
OLD WORLD WINES
Old world wines originated from the regions or the counties where winemaking first began.
These counties include; Australia, Hungary, Germany Italy, and France. Old world wines taste
lighter, have less alcohol have higher acidity and taste less fruity. The wine is made to reflect the
local style (Huan, 2015). In our effort to become wine experts we decided to do the wine tasting
with fellow tasters. In the old world wines, the focus is on the Joel Gott wine.

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PART 1 – The Setting
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Names of those we tasted wine with:
Date: 8th October 2018.
Venue: Restaurant
Place purchased and cost: The purchasing of wine was at the restaurant at the cost of $15 which
was a reasonable price.
Wine name: Joel Gott wine
Producer: Joel Gott is the producer of Joel Gott wine.
Variety: the variety of the Joel Gott wine is Chardonnay.
Vintage: Joel Gott wine had the vintage of 2016, when Chardonnay grapes were harvested. The
vintage of Chardonnay is intense and full-bodied, and it's very well balanced. It also offers notes
of honey, vanilla, and spice balanced through great acidity. Joel Gott wine is unique making it
remain exceptionally for many years.
Origin: Joel Gott wine is from Chardonnay grapes which originated from the Burgundy region of
France and known as White Burgundy. Joel Gott is the name of a person who noticed the need
for quality and wine of value in the market and embarked in the production of wine thus giving it
his name. Therefore, Joel Gott wines were founded in 1996, and it started to produce the wine
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The winemaker's notes: The variety of wine is 100% Chardonnay with an alcohol of 14.4% and a
PH of 3.61. The aroma of wine had pineapple, melon and green apple with hints of gardenia and
lemon. After tasting the wine, it had richness in butterscotch character which filled the mouth
with sweetness. Also, it's mixed with foods which have a lean and clear appearance like wine, for
instance, smoked salmon, seafood pasta and freshly shucked oysters. The process of
manufacturing the Joel Gott wine was peculiar from other varieties.
Closure: The type of closure used in this wine is the screw cap because the wine was in a bottle.
Photo of Joel Gott
Part II
TASTING NOTES:
Sight: The Joel Gott wine appeared to be white. The clarity was in the form of cloudiness in the
wine. The primary cause of cloudiness in wine is a naturally occurring by-product called
precipitate. Wine with dull color indicates the wine has aged while in the bottle thus showing
low acidity and smooth body (Bimpilas, 2016).
Smell: The aroma was delicate, different and quick to recognize. The smell was like that of
lemons, apples, tropical fruits and peaches. Due to the delicacy of the wine even when blended
with another wine it usually entirely dominate the aroma and flavors. The quality of Joel Gott
wine is intrinsic since its smell as the influence of different climate, soil and vineyard practice. It

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is crucial to realize that the wine smell depends on the variety, for instance, stone fruits, citric
fruits, tropical fruits and floral (Gambetta, 2014.).
Taste: After sipping the wine, I realized it was sweet, with bits of tartness, alcohol tannins and
glycerin. When tasting the wine, we realized that mineral descriptors like wet stones, chalk, and
crushed seashells might find themselves in chardonnay. They are highly attributed to the
vineyard even though there is exaggeration the relationship between wine flavor and wine. It is
important to understand that Joel Gott wine taste differs from brand to brand because it depends
on the variety used by the winemaker. Also, when my fellow tasters tasted the wine, they agreed
with me on the taste of the wine (Goldstein, 2012).
PART III
Joel Gott is one of the best highly rated white wines compared to other wines like Semillon,
Moscato Sauvignon blanc and Pinot Grigio (Guise, 2014). It has been popular since the 1990's,
and it has maintained the same rating. According to the tasting notes, the wine is rich in citrus
(lemon, grapevine) flavors and the rate of alcohol is not high. Therefore I suggest the use of wine
on specific occasions due to its peculiar taste thus demanded by many people.
I will suggest the serving of Joel Gott wine in a birthday party occasion among peers. The reason
is that it makes feel excited and therefore they will be able to enjoy the event.
The wine served can pair with two type of food, for example, a chicken or vegetable terrines and
steamed or grilled fish (Stone, 2018). I suggested the menu since they are cheap and thus mostly
affordable by even middle-class people.

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In conclusion from the results attained after tasting the chardonnay wine, I agree it's one of the
best white wines. The wine is natural because of the grape. The wine also feels appealing when
tasting it because of its pleasant aroma. The taking of Chardonnay wine with various types of
food is healthy for the human body if only not consumed in excess. The tasting of the wine was
also a success through the help of my tasters. A tasted wine is always competitive when taken to
the market and earns more to the producer.
THE NEW WORLD WINES
The new world wine is the wine from the countries where winemaking was imported in the age
of exploration. The new world countries include South Africa, The United States, New Zealand,
and Argentina. New World wines taste riper, and have high alcohol, less acidity and taste fruitier
(Mueller, 2011). Due to our adventure to know more about the new world wines we decided to
taste the Sterling, Merlot wine which one of is a new world wine.
PART I
Date of tasting: 8th October 2018
Venue: Restaurant
Place purchased and cost: wine bought at the restaurant at the cost of $17.97 which is less
expensive
Wine name: Sterling, Merlot wine
Producer: British businessman Newton Peter founded the sterling vineyards.
Variety: Merlot.

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Vintage: The vintage of wine was 2017. 2017 was a beautiful year with warm and dry spring
favoring the growing season. The harvesting was between September and October. The wine
produced was of outstanding quality.
Origin: Sterling wine is from Merlot grapes which originated in the 1st Century in France is
Chateaus Petrus. Sterling wine is the product of Napa Valley winery in California in America
(Glenn and Overton, 2010).
Winemaker notes: Variety- Merlot; Appellation- Texas; Vintage-2017; Alcohol-14.3; Ph- 3.69,
Acidity – 6.4 g/l oaking- Aged for 6 months with 30% new French Oak from and Nadalie
cooperage. UPC Number: 0-88596-11809-5;750ML BOTTLES/CASE: 12. The wine was
parked in the most expressive individual barrels (Harbertson, 2012.).
Closure: screw cap has used a closure.
The photo of the sterling wine
PART II- Tasting Notes
Sight: Sterling Merlot wine is red – Rich and Intense in color. Also appears like red fruit and
blackberry. The wine is also well balanced with cherry palate and plum. The wine has a slightly
smoky finish that makes it distinct from other varieties of wine. The clarity of the wine was

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brilliant because of the grapes that were used to produce it. Transparency results from the aging
of the wine in the bottle (Chira, 2011).
Smell: After swirling the Sterling Merlot wine it produced a delightful aroma like of red plum
and ripe blackberry. The purpose of swirling was to open up and aerate the wine to release the
fragrance and allow oxygen to attach to the compounds. The smell was like that of blackcurrant,
Liquor ice, bittersweet chocolate, boysenberry, vanilla and smoky. We only took sniffs to access
the wine because too long produces nose blind thus it becomes difficult to identify the wine.
Taste: when sipping the wine the tongue only identifies five primary flavors which includes
sweetness, acidity salty, Bitter and brothy. The wine had a pleasant taste with high alcohol, low
bitterness and tasted fruitier. The dominant flavor was fruit like. At the mouth, the wine had a
"chewy" texture, and the acid was low. When my fellow tasters tasted the wine, they agreed with
flavors of the Sterling merlot wine (Pimentel, 2010).
PART III RATING AND SUGGESTION:
Sterling wine is one of the highly red wines. It’s highly sold because of its intense nature making
many people like it. I suggest the wine to be sold to be sold only to the people above eighteen
years because it's not good for young people. According to the wine review, this wine is cheap
and therefore its affordable by many people.
I suggest the serving wine at a wedding party. The Sterling merlot wine pairs with the following
food that is salmon, mushrooms, and shellfish. I suggested the menu because it is cheap and it
easily goes with the sterling wine.

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In conclusion, merlot wine is one of the best red wines. It is easy to identify because of its taste
and color. The wine is easily accessible from the restaurants and even the retail shop. The wine is
also blended with other varieties like Sauvignon Blanc. The wine as good fermentation rate since
it doesn't stain.

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