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The Pontificator
Oil/Water...
Organic/Sulphur
They Just Don’t Mix
Organic/Sulphur
They Just Don’t Mix
To Hybrid Or Not To Hybrid
(forgive me Shakespeare)
(forgive me Shakespeare)
Wine Ratings
| Once upon a time, actually, in the 1970’s and 1980’s, salad bars were very popular in restaurants. In order to keep the veggies looking colorful and fresh they were sprayed with sulphur dioxide SO2. Go to they just don't mix... | ||
| For those of you who are just beginning on your wine journey, I must first define hybrid and vinifera. Wikapedia explains that a hybrid is the result of interbreeding between two animals or plants of different families. For example, a mule is a hybrid because it is a cross between a female horse and a male donkey. Go to hybrid... | ||
| Have you ever been in your local wine store and read a tasting note in front of a particular wine and it sounded good enough to try? You brought it home, opened it that night and thought you bought the wrong bottle or just wasn't sharp enough to pick out all the nuances claimed on the tasting note. Go to wine ratings... | ||
"Screw the Corks"
| Sides have been drawn: Traditionalist vs Realists. Cork Pullers vs Cap Screwers-Old School vs New School. Mobs of Cap Screwers are marching with placards screaming, “Save The Wines!! Save The Wines!!” Cork Pullers are right beside them singing "Tradition! Tradition!” How did this all happen? Go to "Screw the Corks" | ||
"Grand Crew Screwed"
| Grand Cru “Screwed”Oh Burgundy! Where have thou gone? Some have gone to screw caps. Maison Jean-Claude Boisset is the first French wine company to bottle half its Grand Cru, Chambertin, with a metal screw cap. Go to "Grand Crew Screwed"... | ||
Debunking Breathing
| How many times have you heard, “Look at the legs of this wine?” or “How long should I let this wine breathe?” The worry over a wine losing its breath was a big concern with many of my students when I taught “wine appreciation Go to Debunking Breathing... |
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Debunking Legs
| What causes these legs? Drinkability? No. Sugar? No. Wine appreciation is also visual. Intensity of color, and the relative density and clarity of a wine may provide clues to the age Go to Debunking Legs... |
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