Theoretical Foundations of technology muscat wines.
The main problem that solves the technology of Muscat, is to maximize the aromatics of grape extract and save them at all stages of manufacture and storage of wine. The transition to the wort and wine extractive s should be restricted to ensure lightness and delicacy taste of muscat wine.
Read More …
I have been asked regulars to give them the low down on Meritage wines. What does it mean in the wine world, how is it pronounced, is it an important wine style to know, and should I be drinking them.
Well yes, you should be drinking them. Some of my favorite wines in the world are Meritage wines and if you give them a try they will most likely creep onto your favorites list also.
First off, Meritage is pronounced as if it rhymed with Heritage. It is actually a name derived from combining the words Merit and Heritage. It is NOT pronounced as if it were a French word, Mer-it-ahhhhjje. Meritage wines are fashioning themselves after the classic blended wines of Bordeaux, France. The famous Bordeaux region uses five grapes to produce their great red wines. Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Malbec and Petite Verdot. The white wines of this region are blends of Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon and Muscadelle. The red wines dominate the scene in Bordeaux, getting recognition as some of the finest wines produced in the world and collected by countless wine enthusiasts whose cellars would never be complete with out these precious French masterpieces.
Read More …
1998 Michel-Schlumberger
“Dry Creek Valley” Cabernet Sauvignon
If you haven’t had a Cab from Sonoma lately that you really, really enjoyed, then I have a suggestion for you. Try this Michel-Schlumberger Cab and I will bet you $1 that you love it.
The winemaker Fred Payne has been at this property since 1989 when it was still Domaine Michel, and has done wonderful work with his wines for many years. He is all about top quality, super-premium juice. When Jacques Pierre Schlumberger became a majority partner in 1993, Domaine Michel became Michel-Schlumberger and now we reap the rewards with wines like this produced from this 100-acre estate.
The Schlumberger family has a 400 year history of grape growing and winemaking in Alsace, France and Jacques Pierre brings a little of that to blend with Fred Payne’s winemaking talents.
Read More …
1997 Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars “Cask 23”
The Cask 23 is solid blood red and very aromatic and perfumed. The most fragrant out of the group. A nose of young dark berries. This has aggressive flavors of pan sautéed, thick reduced blackberries. They are coming out in droves. Thick mouth feel, with tons of tasty fruit coming out and tannins that are surprisingly very balanced right now.
This wine is drinking astoundingly awesome now. Briary, rustic gamey flavors surrounded by full-bodied lush oak and a tad of mint thrown into the mix. Earthy oak is all over the tongue coating finish. This tastes like black licorice that was covered with dark berries and left in an oak cask for about a month.
Read More …
30-Day Beef Binge!
I just got off a 30-day beef-consuming marathon that would make any cattle rancher proud. Not just 30 days of beef, but 30 days of steak, not even one ground beef pattie thrown into the mix. T-Bones, Rib Eyes, Sirloins, Filet Mignon, Porterhouse, you name it, I had it.
I didn’t start out to last 30 days, but after I noticed that 14 days had already passed and I was chowing on steaks for breakfast and lunch everyday, I figured that I might as well go for the whole month and enjoy the red meat before my heart exploded. When you wake up in the morning and go straight for some breakfast ideas, most likely things have gotten out of control.
Read More …
Terra Blanca
1998 “Red Mountain”
Washington State
Cabernet Sauvignon
Damn right! That’s my enthusiastic and matter of factly punctuated response to all questions concerning this wine.
Cabernet Sauvignon? Damn right, and it’s loaded with potent juicy, thick layers of dark berry flavors that are surrounded by mild tannins and a thick coating finish with awesome texture.
1998? Damn right, and it was a very nice vintage for the folks growing grapes in eastern Washington, noted as one of the warmest years on record for the region and producing some very ripe and fruit driven wines.
Read More …
© 2010 wine book club