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Munching Vidal Blanc on Keuka Lake, New York
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Vidal Ice Wine, Newport Winery, Rhode Island 2007
Open Newport Vineyards‘ Vidal Ice Wine with a crash helmet and a very small glass. Why? This dessert will swing its splintered bat of intensity at your face the second you uncork it. The wine is certainly enjoyable, in the … Continue reading
Posted in Dessert, Vidal Blanc
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CLEAN.RETURNS
Blurry video aside… Two more days gifted me another percent and a half of alcohol. Can I taste the difference? Probably not. But if my wine no longer seems sweet and cloying, maybe, just maybe, I can stop the yeasts … Continue reading
Posted in VIGNOLES VENTURING
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TASTE.FEST
A week of not freaking out has passed. Time to check the wine. Once I stop talking for a second, I actually think about the next sip. This is fine but still too sweet. It needs a few more days.
Posted in OENOLOGICAL ODYSSEY, VIGNOLES VENTURING
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SLOW.GROWING
I check my wine each morning and evening. The tank temperature jumps ten degrees during the first two days. Too much heat will create a rapid, volatile fermentation that kills the yeasts. Fermenting faster might seem easier and thus better, … Continue reading
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