Copeman Tree Farms
66 Bloomfield Rd, Sundridge 705-492-4950 Family owned for over 60yrs
Christmas Trees
Closed for the 2021 season
Copeman Tree Farms
72
years
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One size fits all
Tastings don’t come in beginner, intermediate, and advanced levels. Grab a friend, or make it a date and sip some wines. You'll enjoy a wagon ride on the beautiful forest trails as we venture to the wine tasting and back to your catered lunch. You will meet new people who share your interest in wine and you'll be able to taste some amazing wines!
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To spit or not to spit when tasting wine?
Professional wine tasters long ago discovered that if they swallow every wine they taste, they’re far less thoughtful tasters by the time they reach wine nine or ten. So spitting became acceptable. Others say they've paid good money for the opportunity to taste the wines. Why waste them?
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Well, you can drink all of your wine at a wine tasting, if you wish. But we don’t advise that you do, for the following reasons:
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Evaluating the later wines will be difficult if you swallow the earlier ones. The alcohol you consume will cloud your judgment.
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Swallowing isn’t really necessary in order to taste the wine fully. If you leave the wine in your mouth for eight to ten seconds, you’ll be able to taste it thoroughly — without having to worry about the effects of the alcohol.
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If you’re driving to the tasting, we suggest you get a designated driver. The stakes are high — your life and health, others’ lives, and your driver’s license. Why gamble?
The simple solution: Spit out the wine. Just about all experienced wine tasters do. Believe it or not, spitting will seem to be a very normal thing to do at wine tastings after a while. (And, in the meantime, it’s one sure way to appear more experienced than you are!)
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If you know that you can’t bring yourself to spit, be sure to have something substantial to eat before going to a wine tasting. You absorb alcohol more slowly on a full stomach — and the simple crackers and bread at most wine tastings are not sufficient to do the trick.
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More fine points of wine etiquette
Because smell is such an important aspect of wine tasting, courteous tasters try not to interfere with other tasters’ ability to smell. This means:
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Smoking (anything) is a complete no-no at any wine tasting.
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Using any scent (perfume, after-shave lotion, scented hair spray, and so on) is unacceptable. These extraneous odors can really interfere with your fellow tasters’ ability to detect the wine’s aroma.
*Courteous wine tasters also don’t volunteer their opinions about a wine until other tasters have had a chance to taste the wine. Serious tasters like to form their opinions independently and are sure to throw dirty looks at anyone who interrupts their concentration.
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