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It’s hard to explain the uniqueness of the Boulder Burgundy Festival Grand Tasting.

Yes, the bean counting is easy. There were twenty purveyors of fine wines who presented their wines. And by the official count, there were roughly 170 wines poured, although many distributors brought extra wines that were not listed in the official tasting book.

The data alone would be impressive for this tasting, which was held in the historic Boulderado Hotel’s event center.

The Fourth Annual Boulder Burgundy Festival came to a close on Sunday evening with the Domaine Marquis d'Angerville seminar and Grand Tasting event.

Guests, volunteer sommeliers, and winemakers flew in from all corners of the globe to attend this truly world-class gathering of wine connoisseurs and lovers.

The festival's official blogger is still catching his breath in the wake of so many extraordinary tastings and meals.

“There’s not a lot of opportunities to taste wines like these in the U.S.,” said William Davis a Denver-based regional trade ambassador for the Wilson Daniels company, a leading importer of fine wine in North America.

He was referring to the wines of Olivier Bernstein, some of the most sought-after labels from Burgundy today.

It's one of those questions that sommeliers and wine professionals get asked a lot.

"Does the shape, size, and quality of the glass make a difference in the way the wine tastes?"

The answer, not surprisingly, is yes, it does matter — a lot.

"A great wine in the wrong glass at the wrong temperature can be a train wreck," says Boulder Wine Merchant owner, Boulder Burgundy Festival founder, and Master Sommelier Brett Zimmerman.

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