Prosecco Week Tasting in the Dark kit– and participants before being blindfolded; G. Alley photo
Prosecco is the most popular sparkling wine in the world, and Prosecco DOC is one of the most well known wine appellations in the world. During Prosecco Week June 24-30 2024, Sue Hill and I experienced Prosecco in a new way — tasting in the dark!
Prosecco feels like: silk? sandpaper? beads? or? and yes that’s me!; professional photo provided
Yes, we were blindfolded and we had a tasting kit with four textures and three aromas to help us approach the Prosecco DOC universe in a new and innovative way led by Dr. Hoby Wedler. Dr Wedler was born blind, and achieved a PhD in chemistry from UC Davis which guided him as our guide. As sight is the predominant sense for most of us, being blindfolded amplifies sensory experiences to make every detail more vivid and intense.
wine predator.............. gwendolyn alley 