Wine out of context - tasting blind at DWCC 2014

Many of us have had this experience - while holidaying in a hot sunny paradise, you taste a fantastic wine (let's say it's a rosé) and decide to fill up the suitcase. Uncorking the same wine back at home, it's utterly disappointing - thin and acidic, instead of the fruit-filled, lip-smacking gem you remembered.

This is context - or the lack of it. Enviro…