Our Lady of Good Counsel Parish School (OLGC)
is pleased to announce its seventh annual food and wine tasting event,

A Taste to Remember
Celebrating 90 Years of Faith and Community.

Join us for an elegant evening of wines sponsored by 





Food tastings from local restaurants (7-9 p.m.) with a cash bar and silent auction.


** New Venue **

Italian American Banquet Center
39200 W. Five Mile Road
Livonia, MI  48154




All proceeds will benefit OLGC Parish School.

Must be 21 years or older to attend!

 

 

 

Participating in a Wine Tasting Event

Listed below please find helpful wine etiquette to assist in your enjoyment of this year's event. 

A tasting is approximately a ½ oz. pour. Our pouring volunteers will be using special pouring devices to adhere to “Tasting Event” standards.  You do not have to taste everything offered, and you do not have to finish every glass.  If you do not finish your glass, you may dump the excess wine into a jar - this is perfectly acceptable.  If you love the wine you have tasted, be sure to take an order form and place an order for your favorite bottle(s). All orders placed the night of the event will receive special “event” pricing.

In case you have never attended a wine tasting event, here is a summary of what is involved, and how you can best enjoy yourself.

1. Hold the glass by the stem and look at it, noting its color.
2. Swish the wine by making “O’s” with the glass faster and faster until the wine resembles a little whirlpool. Smell the wine again - it should be much more fragrant now.
3. Inhale the wine, breathing deeply in the glass; think of the scent in comparison to other scents.
4. Sip the wine, and hold it in your mouth for a second or two to let the flavors rest on your taste buds.  Note its flavor, comparing it to other flavors, and its consistency.
5. Swallow the wine, and note the flavor in your mouth once it's gone.


Please enjoy responsibly.


Wine Tasting Lingo


Varietal  Wine made from one particular type of grape. 
Vintage  The year the wine was harvested.
Aerate  Exposing a wine to air/oxygen enabling the flavor to mellow and develop.
Decant  When wine is poured from its original bottle into another container, allowing the wine to breathe (aerate).
Body  The wine’s weight: a full bodied wine is “thicker.” 
Bouquet  The wine’s aroma. 
Finish  The final flavor in your mouth after you’ve sipped the wine. 
Mellow  Smooth, with low acidity.
Complex  A wine with many different aromas and flavors.
Sweet  Somewhat fruity.
Dry  Not sweet; containing very little sugar.
Oaked  Wine that has been stored in an oak barrel and picked up some of the flavor.



OLGC Parish School 2010 Food & Wine Tasting Event