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a year ago on ybpguide

  • By: Fredric
  • December 11, 2007
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Wine Tasting
Whether you are a novice or a wine connoisseur, every YBP should know the basics of wine testing. Knowing how to taste wine properly will help you appreciate the drink more and it’s also a good conversation piece for cocktail parties. I recently visited Vinopolis, a wine tasting attracting in London that offers a self-guided tour about the world’s wine producing regions. The tour included a session on “How to Taste Wine” so I thought I’d pass along the info … [read more]

What to Do With Young Black Professional Money
So after working hard at the job only to have Uncle Sam take nearly half of your gross income, you have finally managed to save a substantial amount of money. You have enough to put aside for awhile, but aren’t quite ready for the big stock market move. So what should you do with it now? Well, you could leave it in a savings account at a bank, which hopefully will yield at least 5% interest. Or you could try for a bigger return with a Certificate of Deposit or a Money Market account … [read more]

Relationship Resolutions
For my YBP ladies: Are you ready to make some changes in the way you approach relationships? If you know that something needs to change, but you’re not exactly sure what, then let me offer some guidance. Here are 5 Relationship Resolutions for you to consider … [read more]

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Wine Savvy not Wine Snobby

  • By: Garry
  • August 17, 2007
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wine.jpgThe May 2007 Oprah Magazine featured a story about The Wine Divas, a group of African-American women, professionals and wine lovers who pride themselves on being “wine savvy not wine snobby.”

Divas Uncorked was started in 1998 by a group of “40’s, 50’s and early 60’s friends.” Now it is a successful business that educates consumers about wine (check out divasuncorked.com), consults with wine stores and wineries and hosts Divas Dine events in restaurants across the country. The Divas also specifically aim to “educate winemakers about consumers- particularly women and African Americans, who are often overlooked by the industry” (emphasis added).

The “sisters who sip” website is clean and crisp. It offers a Wine 101 section in case you are hosting or ordering and forgot which wine goes best with the meal in front of you, or if you just want to be more ybp. You can also support the sisters by purchasing a bottle of their Divas Uncorked Chardonnay. They’ve found a way to “balance work and friendship” as well as build “a business out of their favorite pastime.”

Sisters really are doing it for themselves. And now for you and me, too!!!

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black wine. black pride.

Young Black Professional Guide Black Wine Black Pridewhile my most recent moments are taken up by trying to move ybpguide to a new server, i came across a very inspiring article about heritage link brands, a company that imports black-produced african wines. what makes this company special, however, are the people that run it.

co-founders and harvard graduates selena and harry cuffe also represent black economic empowerment wineries in south africa and serve as the official importer of the south african black vintners alliance. their company is also the first u.s. company to exclusively import these black-produced wines.

steeped in a philosophy of remembering one’s heritage, heritage link brands recently rewarded lillian lincoln lambert, the first african-american woman to graduate from harvard business school in 1969, with a complimentary trip to the 2007 soweto wine and brandy festival. lambert will stress the importance of alliances in black economic empowerment, such as the vinters alliance heritage link brands supports.

“I’m profoundly grateful for the path you paved,” said Selena Cuffe in an emotional tribute to Lambert. “Your success as the first black woman to graduate from Harvard Business School and as a successful entrepreneur gives me the drive and determination to do what I do as an African American woman, entrepreneur, wife, and mother – to work to change the face of the African wine industry!”

we all know that wine extends life. now, take our guide to tasting wine and support our brothers and sisters in africa.

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Wine Tasting


“A glass or two of wine a day will not only lengthen life, but may also enhance intellectual power during the extra years provided.”


-Dr. Thomas Stuttaford, London 1999

Whether you are a novice or a wine connoisseur, every YBP should know the basics of wine testing. Knowing how to taste wine properly will help you appreciate the drink more and it’s also a good conversation piece for cocktail parties. I recently visited Vinopolis, a wine tasting attracting in London that offers a self-guided tour about the world’s wine producing regions. The tour included a session on “How to Taste Wine” so I thought I’d pass along the info.

Technique, observation, experience and memory combine with the senses to understand the wine you drink. The following are the accepted areas for concentrating your analysis.

Appearance- Fill your glass one-third full, pick up by the stem (so as not to warm the wine), look at the color- hue, depth- intensity, and clarity- limpidity. Judge hue (true color) by tilting glass looking through rim, intensity by looking straight down through wine and clarity by looking sideways with light shining through. Next, swirl the wine, ‘tears’ or ‘legs’ appear irregularly on the side, the more prominent, the higher the alcohol content.

Smell- The most sensitive, revealing phase, connecting the wine to memories and emotions that provide the associations. Swirl the wine to intensify aromas. Put your nose into the glass and inhale deeply. Your description should focus on freshness, intensity, persistence, and associations. Herbal, fruity, floral, vegetal, spicy, earthy, animal and human traits are associations often used.

Taste- While the aromas are still fresh, take a drink but don’t swallow. Roll it completely round your mouth for 10 to 15 seconds. Focus on the balance of acid, alcohol, fruit, tannins and sweetness. Also, taste for body- fullness on palate- and weight in combination with alcohol and tannin. For white wines, give special consideration to the sweetness of the wine- very dry, dry, medium, sweet, or very sweet. As in the aroma, consider intensity, persistence and harmony. Look for fruit, herbal, spice and other associations. Is taste consistent with aroma? Is there aftertaste? Good wines linger longer.

Wine with food- For some wines, their success will be based on how they matched and complemented your meal. That’s why it’s so important to take notes whenever you taste new wines.

For more information on wines and wine tastings, check out the following sites:

Food and Wine

Wine Enthusiast

Wine.com

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