Carolyn & Winston Copeland
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| Location | Haymarket, Virginia, United States |
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| Introduction | Carolyn and I live in Northern Virginia, about half way between Washington, DC and the Blue Ridge Mountains. We share our home with four sighthounds - two Greyhounds and two Whippets. Now that our children have grown up and moved away, we still enjoy weekend competition events, but now with the pets. |
| Interests | Wine Evaluation Criteria APPEARANCE 3 – Excellent – Brilliant with outstanding characteristic color. 2 – Good – Clear with characteristic color 1 – Poor – Slight haze and/or slight off color 0 – Objectionable – Cloudy and/or off color AROMA AND BOUQUET 6 – Extraordinary – Unmistakable characteristic aroma of grape-variety or wine type. Outstanding and complex bouquet. Exceptional balance of aroma and bouquet. 5 – Excellent – characteristic aroma. Complex bouquet. Well balanced. 4 – Good – characteristic aroma. Complex bouquet. Exceptional balance 3 – Acceptable – Slight aroma and bouquet. Pleasant. 2 – Deficient – No perceptible aroma or bouquet or with slight off odors 1 – Poor – Off odors 0 – Objectionable - Objectionable or offensive odors TASTE AND TEXTURE 6 – Extraordinary – Unmistakable characteristic aroma of grape-variety or wine type. Outstanding and complex bouquet. Exceptional balance. Smooth, full-bodied and overwhelming. 5 – Excellent – All of the above but a little less, Excellent but not overwhelming. 4 – Good – Characteristic grape-variety or wine-type flavor. Good balance. Smooth. May have minor imperfections. 3 – Acceptable – Undistinguished wine but pleasant. May have minor off flavors. 2 – Deficient – Undistinguished wine with more pronounced faults than above 1 – Poor – Disagreeable flavors, poorly balanced and/or unpleasant. 0 – Objectionable – Objectionable or offensive flavors and/or texture. AFFERTASTE 3 – Excellent – Lingering outstanding aftertastes. 2 – Good – Pleasant aftertaste. 0 – Objectionable - Unpleasant aftertastes. OVERALL IMPRESSION 2 – Excellent 1 – Good 0 – Poor TOTAL SCORE 18 – 20 Extraordinary 15 – 17 Excellent 12 – 14 Good 9 - 11 commercially acceptable 6 – 8 Deficient 0 - 5 Poor and Objectionable |