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Munching Vidal Blanc on Keuka Lake, New York
Tag Archives: California
BUBBLE.BUBBLE
I’m not worried. Some yeasts take days to wake up. My blueberry wine, although crap, took days before fermentation started. So I don’t expect the vidal blanc that I bought 24 hours ago to have begun. Still exhausted from my … Continue reading
Posted in CABERNET CRISES: MY FOURTH WINE, OENOLOGICAL ODYSSEY
Tagged Australia, brix, California, Fahrenheit, fermentation, Must weight, Temperature, Texas, vidal blank, wine, yeast
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RIPENING.RED
The clacking hooves of the four horsemen of the apocalypse are upon me. I’ve screwed up. I just ordered 75 pounds of cabernet sauvignon grapes. That sounds normal (for me). But this ain’t balmy Napa. No, I bought cab. from … Continue reading
Posted in CABERNET CRISES: MY FOURTH WINE, Cabernet Sauvignon
Tagged Apocalypse, Cabernet Sauvignon, California, cold hardiness zone, Fall Bright Winemakers Shoppe, Finger Lake, Finger Lake vintages, Grape, hot twins, Keuka Lake, Ripeness in viticulture, wine, Wine tasting descriptors
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Grenache Blend, Bonny Doon Vineyard, Le Cigare Volant, Santa Cruz, CA, USA, Earth 2004
One should never drink and vlog, but considering that half the bottle is gone, my memory served me decently here. To clarify, the Chateauneuf-du-Pape AOC has allowed 18 grapes since 2009, although 13 has been industry standard since 1936. Cigare … Continue reading
Posted in Grenache Blend, Red
Tagged Bonny Doon Vineyard, California, Chateauneuf du Pape, Cinsaut, Grenache, Mourvèdre, Pacific Rim, Rhône wine, Syrah, wine, Wine tasting descriptors
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