Beer or margarita is the knee-jerk response to alcohol pairing with Mexican and Tex-Mex food. All well and good, but wine can be in the conversation, too. Continue reading “Wine and Mexican food 4-12-2023”
Category: Facts About Wine
Wine grapes 11,000 years old 4-5-2023
It is long established that grapevines and wine date back thousands of years. Until recently, the accepted date was 8,000 years ago. New research has pushed that back to 11,000 years. Continue reading “Wine grapes 11,000 years old 4-5-2023”
What is your vinotype? 3-29-2023
What type of wine do you like? If you are unsure, there are many online tests to point you in the right direction. The most popular determines your “vinotype.” Continue reading “What is your vinotype? 3-29-2023”
Wine questions answered #2 3-22-2023
Answers to your pressing wine wine questions. Continue reading “Wine questions answered #2 3-22-2023”
Masseria Li Veli Torrerose Negroamaro Rosato Salento IGT 2021
Pale copper color; flowers, apple, peach on the nose; apple, apricot, orchard fruits, watermelon, grapefruit, strawberry on the palate. Continue reading “Masseria Li Veli Torrerose Negroamaro Rosato Salento IGT 2021”
Wine’s love-hate relationship 3-15-2023
Wine has a love-hate relationship to oxygen. Not enough oxygen when it is in the winery and wine can be reductive—engendering volatile sulfur compounds. Burnt match and rotten eggs are common odor descriptors. Too much oxygen and the wine tastes “tired” and eventually turns to vinegar. Continue reading “Wine’s love-hate relationship 3-15-2023”
Chateau Maris, Orange Wine made with Certified Organic Grapes 2021
Very pale amber-orange color; orange perfúm, white peach on the nose; white peach, apricot, summer fruits on the palate. Continue reading “Chateau Maris, Orange Wine made with Certified Organic Grapes 2021”
Bonterra The McNab, McNab Ranch Vineyard, Mendocino County 2020
Deep ruby color; blackcurrant, cherry, fig, chocolate on the nose; black cherry, raspberry, blackcurrant, plum, chocolate, mint, toast on the palate. Continue reading “Bonterra The McNab, McNab Ranch Vineyard, Mendocino County 2020”
Wine questions answered 3-8-2023
Answers to whimsical wine questions. Continue reading “Wine questions answered 3-8-2023”
Berger Grüner Veltliner 2020
Pale straw color; pear, yellow apple, pepper on the nose; lemon-lime, yellow and green apple, grapefruit, citrus, flint, minerality on the palate. Continue reading “Berger Grüner Veltliner 2020”