Tag Archives: Wine tasting descriptors

VIGNOLES.VS.VIGNOLES

Posted on September 7, 2011 by waywardwine

So I made this white wine last year. It turned out flawed, hazy, and unexpectedly fizzy. The last third of each bottle is a yeasty murk and somewhat undrinkable. Corks shot from bottles until I caged them. Luckily, I like … Continue reading →

Posted in Keuka Lake, New York, VIGNOLES VENTURING, White, WINERIES WANDERED | Tagged bottle, Finger Lake Wine, Food, Fulkerson Winery, home winemaking, Keuka Lake, vignoles, wine, Wine tasting descriptors, Yates Cellars | Leave a comment

Chardonnay, Hamilton Russell, Walker Bay, South Africa 2008

Posted on July 11, 2011 by waywardwine

Chardonnay still brings this to most minds: Butter. Cloying, yellow richness in a glass. But is it the grape’s fault? Once alcoholic fermentation is finished, winemakers can add lactic acid bacteria (e.g. Oenococcus oeni, and Lactobacillus and Pediococcus species) to … Continue reading →

Posted in EMPTIED BOTTLES, White | Tagged butter, Butter popsicle, chardonnay, diacetyl, Hamilton Russell Vineyards, Jelly Belly, Malolactic fermentation, margerine, Oak, Paula Deen, Popcorn, South Africa, south african wine, Tim Russell, Walker Bay, wine, Wine tasting descriptors | 1 Comment

At War With Waring Pro’s Wine Chiller

Posted on June 27, 2011 by waywardwine

I walked through Target, marveling at China’s manufacturing prowess, then something caught my eye. Beneath a red clearance sign was a humble mound of black plastic: a wine chiller. Customers at my wine shop had asked me if we have … Continue reading →

Posted in TOOLS TOYS & TIPS | Tagged amazon, bottle, chardonnay, Jancis Robinson, Liquid crystal display, Refrigerator, Room temperature, Temperature, Waring Pro, wine, wine chiller, Wine tasting descriptors, Wine temperature | 3 Comments

Lambrusco, Villa di Corlo, Graparossa di Castelvetro, DOC Italy NV

Posted on June 13, 2011 by waywardwine

I know, I know, another Italian wine. Sheesh, this guy is redundant. But I need to burst a bubble: Most Lambrusco is not sweet. Also, not everything from 1981 turned out as a well as I did. *Ahem* From the … Continue reading →

Posted in Lambrusco | Tagged Apennine Mountains, Aristotle, Cato the Elder, Emilia-Romagna, Emilia–Romagna, Godfather II, Graparossa di Castelvetro, Italian wine, italy, Lambrusco, logic, Pliny the Elder, Riuniti, sparkling red wine, Sparkling wine, syllogism, wine, Wine tasting descriptors | 9 Comments

Nebbiolo, Monte Degli Angeli, Barolo DOCG Italy 2005

Posted on June 6, 2011 by waywardwine

I’ve committed infanticide. Opening a Barolo five years after harvest is child sacrifice to traditionalists. Why? For the last century and a half this small commune in northwestern Italy has made wines that usually soften into something drinkable after a … Continue reading →