There is an old saying about lovemaking—a little wine increases the opportunity, too much wine decreases the performance. Continue reading “Wine and sex”
Category: Facts About Wine
Buying wine #2
Week two of wine acquisition strategies: Continue reading “Buying wine #2”
Buying wine #1
Reviewing wine is vexing when your words appear in newspapers and the internet around the world. Continue reading “Buying wine #1”
Wine world notes
Wine world notes: Continue reading “Wine world notes”
Grape quantity per bottle
How many grapes does it take to make a bottle of wine? Depends, as it so often does in wine. Ballpark: 600 to 800 grape berries. Continue reading “Grape quantity per bottle”
Old wine
The vast majority of the wine you are likely to purchase is ready to drink when you get home from the store. What happens when you put a bottle in the back of your wine fridge or dark closet and forget about it? What happens with really old wine? Continue reading “Old wine”
Wine glut
Wine world bad news and good news. Bad: record harvests in 2018 and 2019 produced a grape glut. Further bad: some grapes may have “smoke taint” from fires in California and Australia, further driving down prices. Grape growers are not thrilled. Continue reading “Wine glut”
Sosie Wines Roussanne, Vivio Vineyard–Bennett Valley, Sonoma Valley 2015
Medium gold color; nectarine, Meyer lemon, peach on the nose; Meyer lemon, orange, peach, apricot, mango on the palate. Continue reading “Sosie Wines Roussanne, Vivio Vineyard–Bennett Valley, Sonoma Valley 2015”
Amphorae
Amphorae are those funny-looking jars with pointy bottoms that were the almost universal container in the ancient world. Continue reading “Amphorae”
Moët & Chandon Moët Imperial Brut Champagne NV
Deep gold color with touches of green; apple, lemon, citrus, brioche, flowers on the nose; green apple, peach, pear, citrus, freshly baked bread, almond chip on the palate. Continue reading “Moët & Chandon Moët Imperial Brut Champagne NV”