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Saturday, 31 January 2015
Veronique Rivest Final Tasting Exam – Sommelier du Monde Competition 2013 (Tokyo, Japan)
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Super Simple Winemaking
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Veronique Rivest Final Tasting Exam – Sommelier du Monde Competition 2013 (Tokyo, Japan)
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Taurasi Wine Tasting — Episode #977
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New Wine – Alabanza y Adoracion 41
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NMIT Viticulture and Wine Production – Stephen Jackson
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NMIT Viticulture and Wine Production – Stephen Jackson
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wine making with grape juice
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White Pairing for chicken and leek pie?
I've got a chicken, mushroom and leek pie in the oven (made with a roux and puff pastry) and I was wondering if anyone has a regional/grape recommendation for a white wine pairing?
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Where to begin with rosé?
The season should be in full bloom shortly, but I'm not quite sure what I should be looking for. The only two that I've tried(outside of white zin) are Defesa and Château Peuch-Haut, both of which I couldn't judge fairly at the time, where I was mostly a consumer of IPAs and had no real interest in wine. I also currently work at two liquor stores, one of whom has the best prices I've ever seen and could place a special order without issue, and the other who pride themselves in having outstanding imports.
I'm not opposed to trying anything, but my budget lies mostly within the $15-35/btl range. What are some good, affordable rosés, and what should I avoid?
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New Wine – Un Encuentro Sobrenatural Vivo Completo
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VTV Episode 1 of 7 “The Vineyard” wine making in Marlborough, New Zealand
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Italie: l’étrange viticulture de la Ligurie
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Wine Tasting Tips : How to Describe a Wine’s Flavor
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Recommend me 3 wines for my first 3 bottle ever.
Hi everyone,
I am very very interested in learning more about wines and I've just begun reading some books to try and learn as much as I can about wine.
However, I would like to actually get to trying some wine and I needed some help deciding on three wines to pick out for my first three bottles.
Basically I want three different bottles to help me decide on what I like and what I don't like.
I prefer dry red wines, so maybe one that's a little lighter and fruity, one that's a bit earthy and forward, and one that's a bit bold, so recommend me the best that you guys think for under $25 a bottle!
Thanks folks!
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Red Wine Malayalam Full Movie HD
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Borat – wine tasting ”Its good, i like!!”
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[request]Help me decide whether i should drink this wine or not
Hi, i recently got a few bottles of wine as a gift. The wine that i opened now is a german "Bischoffinger Pinot Noir, semi dry" from 2006. I am wondering whether or not to drink it because when i opened it the cork was a little bit tinted and there are small bits of cork inside the bottle. furthermore the wine isn't plain red but has a slight brown-ish glance. It smells okay and the taste is not bad but before i drink something that's off i would like to check back with you guys. i hope you can help me to get to know my wine better ;)
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How long should you wait after opening a red wine to enjoy it?
So I just got in to liking red wine, particularly cabernet sauvignon and merlot. I have learned so much from this thread and have heard if you let your wine "Air out" that the taste just pops. So What Do Y'all Recommend?
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Borat – wine tasting ”Its good, i like!!”
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Friday, 30 January 2015
How many cases of wine can be made from a Hectare of grapes?
Now i know that there are lots of factors for this. I am looking at buying an ownership stake in a vineyard where I will receive the profits from the portion that I own, roughly 3.2 Ha. The rows are spaced at roughly 2 meters, the individual vines are spaced by roughly a meter. Medium yield for each vine.
I know that this is very specific, I just want to give all the information I have and will take any help offered.
I have the opportunity to sell to another winery or to use the in house wine maker and try to sell my own wines.
Thanks for any insights anyone can offer.
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Inheriting some bottles of alcohol....I know nothing.
I know nothing about alcohol - other than I dislike the smell and taste; but I'm going to invite my friends over for some tasting. Anything I should keep unopened in case it is valuable?
I can supply high-res images if needed (or text from bottles, if I can read it...)
Thank you for your help in advance (or if you direct me somewhere else, thanks for that as well.)
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Napa Valley Rocks – Winemaking
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Viticulture Review
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Wine Tasting Event 101 — James Meléndez / James the Wine Guy
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30 Bottle Winemaking Kit Instructions – Part 2 from TheThriftyShopper.co.uk
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Winemaking 101: Whole cluster fermentation with Todd Hamina
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Let me tell you about wine tasting
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Needing advice on wine pairing.
Hi, soon im going overseas to europe and the first night im there we're going to an italian restaurant, i've already decided im going to have a pizza with tomato, mozzarella and scampi. Any advice on the kind of wine that would go well with that? It's only a mid-range restaurant so it's likely only cheap wines are available. Thanks!
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I-Octane – Ride And Wine – January 2015
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Let me tell you about wine tasting
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I-Octane – Ride And Wine – January 2015
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Science Scoop – Episode 5 – Climate Change and Viticulture
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Clark Smith’s Postmodern Winemaking Symposium
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Science Scoop – Episode 5 – Climate Change and Viticulture
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Why is wine so expensive?
When I say this, I mean, are you paying for the name or is it really that damn good?
I always see/read/hear about all of these cheap ($10 or less) wines that are supposed to be amazing or good, but are they really?
I don't drink wine, but I am trying to get interested and learn more about it. Reading a lot of the reviews and posts on here has helped.
TY in advance.
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Clark Smith’s Postmodern Winemaking Symposium
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Brandini Artisan Toffee
Crunch My Heart
How do I love thee? Let me eat the ways.
What am I saying to you with this Brandini Toffee, my love? Only this, candy of my heart, only this:
Your lips are like unto butter in their richness, their sweetness, but not their color unless you've had a really rough night.
Your heart is as pure as cane sugar. To win it for mine, I would spend hours toiling with a machete in the hot sun, but thanks for not making me do that because it would totally suck.
Your smile is as intoxicating as chocolate dipped in liquid ecstasy, but it would be illegal to sell candy with ecstasy in it so you'll have to settle for just the chocolate part.
And finally, the almonds... uh, the shape of your nostrils, maybe? OK, so my toffee metaphor is kinda falling apart here, but fortunately this Brandini Toffee doesn't have to be a coherent allegory of my undying passion for you. It just has to taste good.
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In a winery tasting room, what is a good number of wines to include in a flight and for how much? Multiple flights? Why?
We want to change things up a bit and redo our lineup. We have the ability to put up 10 different wines and currently do (for $10). This ends up being a lot of wine. What are you doing in your tasting room or what have you seen that works well?
Thanks.
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Paris Valley Road Cabernet Sauvignon (6)
Some things don't change
Ah, 2012. Different times.
2012 was one of the most recent years in the history of mankind. You may not remember what happened because it was a while ago, and you were probably busy. Here's a recap:
- Queen Elizabeth celebrated her Diamond Jubilee, marking 60 years of her serving as the British equivalent of the Philly Phanatic.
- Lonesome George, a Pinta Island Tortoise, died. He was the last of his species. Happy Friday!
- Felix Baumgartner fell out of a spacecraft to prove that he really likes Red Bull.
- Scientists created the first bionic melon.
- The world ended, just like those people who misunderstood the Mayan calendar said it would!
- Encyclopaedia Britannica finally discontinued printing, leaving millions of people wondering what they’ll reach for now when they want to squash a bug.
- CERN discovered a new particle that may confirm the existence of Higgs boson, but it didn’t host the Golden Globes so nobody cared.
- Usain Bolt ran so fast he reversed time. CERN is now using him in the Large Hadron Collider.
- The Giants beat the Patriots at Super Bowl XLVI, and everybody was very, very happy about that.
- There was a viral campaign that went Google on YouTube.
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Thursday, 29 January 2015
A California Zinfandel Wine Tasting – Episode #706
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Hobo Wine, make your own.
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Hobo Wine, make your own.
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2010 Clos Du Val Stag's Leap District BEEEEEEEWAAAAARRRRRRE!
First off, I have to say that I am a big fan of Clos Du Val. Mainly because when you go to a grocery store almost anywhere and all they have are endless bottles of overpriced, overworked plonk all you have to do is zero in on that simple brown beacon and know that you are getting a passable, if not outright delicious bottle of wine.
In addition to their mass market offerings, CdV produces some more limited production wines. Up until now I've never had a chance to try them, but last night I laid my hands on a bottle of their flagship 2010 Stag's Leap District cabernet.
Tasting notes on the site say: "The flavors are evocative of black forest fruits, dark chocolate shavings, plum and toffee."
LIES! BLOODY, DIRTY LIES!
There is only one tasting note that sums up this wine in its entirety: "GREEN BELL PEPPERS EVERYWHERE!!!!!! RUN!!!!!!"
I have never, ever opened a pepper bomb like this in all of my wine drinking years. This is an explosion of bell peppers. This is a fucking plate of fajitas. I really wanted to like this stuff, but I cannot get behind this pepper bomb. Honestly, aside from the horrible nose this is a very solid wine. Great structure, silky mouthfeel, nice acid, grippy but unobtrusive tannins, etc. All good signs of a well made cab but none of this eclipses the fucking bell pepper explosion.
So winers - will this blow off or is this vintage best avoided (unless you love bell peppers)?
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A good Lambrusco?
My work is having a promotion party for my boss and I was told she loves Runite Lambrusco but I was wondering is there a better one?
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Super Bowl Beer Tower - Tipsy Bartender
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Harvest Moon Russian River Zinfandel (6)
Mooooon
The “Harvest Moon” is the closest full moon to the autumnal equinox, and not, as many believe, when the moon is pregnant with a baby moon.
SOME FACTS YOU MIGHT NOT KNOW ABOUT THE MOON:
Someday the moon will crash into the Earth. That day is Wednesday.
The Smashing Pumpkins video "Tonight" was actually shot on the Moon, but used a set and a gravity-amplification machine to replicate the conditions of Earth.
The so-called "golf" that U.S. astronauts played on the moon was not actually golf, but an identical sport without a name.
"Waxing gibbous" is not as dirty as it sounds.
The Earth's tides are caused by the moon, but nobody understands why and nobody cares.
If you touched the moon with your hand it would freeze, shatter, and unleash a swarm of scarabs. That's science.
It's much easier to find your toddler who is lost in the brambles when the moon is full.
The moon's cycles have bizarre and utterly unpredictable effects on women's feelings toward astronomy.
Contrary to the contrary belief that the moon is NOT made of cheese, the moon is made of cheese.
The closest the moon gets to the Earth is 362,570 km, per court fiat.
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Recommend me 3 wines for my first 3 bottle ever.
Hi everyone,
I am very very interested in learning more about wines and I've just begun reading some books to try and learn as much as I can about wine.
However, I would like to actually get to trying some wine and I needed some help deciding on three wines to pick out for my first three bottles.
Basically I want three different bottles to help me decide on what I like and what I don't like.
I prefer dry red wines, so maybe one that's a little lighter and fruity, one that's a bit earthy and forward, and one that's a bit bold, so recommend me the best that you guys think for under $25 a bottle!
Thanks folks!
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My Way Of Making Apple Wine
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Feuilleton “Les métiers souvent méconnus de la viticulture” : l’oenologue
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[request]Help me decide whether i should drink this wine or not
Hi, i recently got a few bottles of wine as a gift. The wine that i opened now is a german "Bischoffinger Pinot Noir, semi dry" from 2006. I am wondering whether or not to drink it because when i opened it the cork was a little bit tinted and there are small bits of cork inside the bottle. furthermore the wine isn't plain red but has a slight brown-ish glance. It smells okay and the taste is not bad but before i drink something that's off i would like to check back with you guys. i hope you can help me to get to know my wine better ;)
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How long should you wait after opening a red wine to enjoy it?
So I just got in to liking red wine, particularly cabernet sauvignon and merlot. I have learned so much from this thread and have heard if you let your wine "Air out" that the taste just pops. So What Do Y'all Recommend?
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Can anyone recommend a decent wine that you find at most supermarkets or BevMo type stores? Sidebar doesn't help.
I know everyone will say not too buy wine at the grocery store but a lot of wine is sold through them so they can't "all" be bad.
What would you recommend to try and the ones to always stay away from? I prefer reds but open to suggestions. (And please don't just say go wine tasting, I've gone many times and enjoy it but I'm specifically asking about mass produced store wines)
Thank you!
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Anyone here work as an Export manager?
If so, i'd love to ask some questions! I was just googling possible spring/summer wine jobs for my time between semesters and found myself looking at this. I know its obviously a higher level of expertise for this but i'd love to ask about the path anyone took to find themselves doing work like this, it seems right up my alley!
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Hangtime Chard & Pinot Noir Case
12th wine
Glory and defeat, that’s in the results. But the thrill is in the hangtime.
It’s the anticipation that makes the game, otherwise we’d just look at the scores in the paper the next day. What the fans want is the feeling of watching their guy leap off the boards, the feeling of a perfect spiral approaching the end zone, the feeling of that baseball starting a downward drop that might, just might, end up in the bleachers. That’s what people want. Not just a victory. A clear and magical moment to drive the point home.
Of course, there’s no real way to pack that rush into a simple glass of wine. But the Hangtime Chardonny and Pinot Noir Case does come as close as wine possibly can. These grapes have spent extra days on the vine - HENCE THE NAME - to ensure the best possible flavor, acidity, balance and interpersonal skills.
If you only cared about the final result, you’d be shooting back a cheap whisky. What you want is the ride, the dark worry that you’re witnessing a mistake dissolving into the glory from seeing a one-in-a-lifetime event. That feeling is like a fine wine, to be savored and not wasted. And the Hangtime Chard & Pinot Noir case is a championship’s worth.
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Homemade Wine – Timeline and Taste Test
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Part 1 – Airlock blowouts and simple wine making
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How much is your discounted supermarket wine really worth? – BBC Watchdog
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What is the lowest I should pay for Sauternes?
Obviously Sauternes is pretty expensive to make, lower yields and such. But I've seen some bottles for about $15. I'm worried about buying a bottle that isn't necessarily good but is being sold based on marketing the fact that it is, technically, a Sauternes.
So what is the price range of a decent Sauternes? A good Sauternes? An exquisite Sauternes?
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Moving from Germany to Missouri - Importing question.
In a few short months my wife and I will be ending our Military contract and moving back to Missouri from Germany. We have started a nice little collection, mostly Rieslings and some nice Italian reds. I would really like to take it all back home with us (about 150 bottles) but it looks like this may be more hassle than it is worth. Does anyone have any experience they could share? I would probably value the collection around $6000 retail.
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New to wine. Looking for a recommendation for a good fruity wine.
Hi. I hope this type of question isn't an annoyance this sub. I'm looking to get into wine and am wondering where I should start. I'm not huge fan of a strong alcohol taste and have had a few really good tasting fruity wines before but I'm not sure what they were. Any recommendations for a newbie, something that I could probably pick up at the liquor store. Thanks
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Horror Stories of the Sales Rep/Supplier Work With Days.
Wine reps of reddit!
Share your most atrocious distro/supplier work withs, no matter what side of the car (just pretend it's a car if you're a New Yorker) you're on. I'll start with this nugget:
*Was a rep in a moderate-sized midwestern route about 7 years ago. *Had a fruit wines guy in my car
Went to an average Italian joint to ply our wares. We sit at the bar and show the wines to the two owners and bartender. Supplier comments on somewhat downtrodden aesthetics of city and says his wines have proven to sell quite well "on the darker side of town."
Me: "Welp, thanks your time!" I had to drop him at his car as quickly as possible. That was only my 5th stop of the day, but I told him I had product to merchandise. Dude was a total liability.
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Iron Horse Valentine's Day Magnum
Luuuuuv
Pony up the romance.
So you've got a hot date, and you want to bring a gift that's sure to make an impression. You settle on a gift horse, because, you figure, who doesn't like horses?
Well, you have two possibilities:
1) Bring an actual horse.
2) Bring this Iron Horse Valentine's Day Magnum.
Now, we admittedly have a bias because we're selling the aforementioned magnum right now, but honestly, all biases aside, we do think your date will appreciate the wine more.
Rather than having a large animal prancing through the house, crashing china to the ground, and destroying the boudoir, you get aromas of cassis, licorice, blackberry, red cherry, raspberry and roasting herbs accompanying the flavors of cola nut, dark berry, blackberry and dried herbs. Maybe you prefer the path of property damage, but if not, we consider the magnum to be a pretty nice option.
Oh, and if you want, you can look THIS gift horse in the mouth all you want, though, we're not really sure where that bit is located on the bottle. That'll be a fun little icebreaker to chat about during your date, as opposed to the opening line, "Do you know how to get horse manure out of linen?"
Happy Valentine's Day!
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Wine Tasting Event at Vino 100
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Wine Tasting Event at Vino 100
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CUVEE: Cornell University Viticulture and Enology Experience
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Gully Bop – Gully Wine (Full Song) January 2015
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Gully Bop – Gully Wine (Full Song) January 2015
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Four Seasons Vancouver – Blind Wine Tasting Contest At Yew Restaurant
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Four Seasons Vancouver – Blind Wine Tasting Contest At Yew Restaurant
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Why is wine so expensive?
When I say this, I mean, are you paying for the name or is it really that damn good?
I always see/read/hear about all of these cheap ($10 or less) wines that are supposed to be amazing or good, but are they really?
I don't drink wine, but I am trying to get interested and learn more about it. Reading a lot of the reviews and posts on here has helped.
TY in advance.
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Wednesday, 28 January 2015
Brandini Artisan Toffee
Crunch My Heart
How do I love thee? Let me eat the ways.
What am I saying to you with this Brandini Toffee, my love? Only this, candy of my heart, only this:
Your lips are like unto butter in their richness, their sweetness, but not their color unless you've had a really rough night.
Your heart is as pure as cane sugar. To win it for mine, I would spend hours toiling with a machete in the hot sun, but thanks for not making me do that because it would totally suck.
Your smile is as intoxicating as chocolate dipped in liquid ecstasy, but it would be illegal to sell candy with ecstasy in it so you'll have to settle for just the chocolate part.
And finally, the almonds... uh, the shape of your nostrils, maybe? OK, so my toffee metaphor is kinda falling apart here, but fortunately this Brandini Toffee doesn't have to be a coherent allegory of my undying passion for you. It just has to taste good.
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In a winery tasting room, what is a good number of wines to include in a flight and for how much? Multiple flights? Why?
We want to change things up a bit and redo our lineup. We have the ability to put up 10 different wines and currently do (for $10). This ends up being a lot of wine. What are you doing in your tasting room or what have you seen that works well?
Thanks.
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Any interest in an AMA from a wine steward at a major grocery chain the the Pacific Northwest?
I've been in the wine business for over a decade now. I have sold on premise, worked for wineries, small esoteric bottle shops, and now I'm currently a wine steward with a major grocery chain in the Seattle area. I've seen the wine industry change drasticly over the last 3 years in Washington State. A lot of it for the better, and a lot of it for the worse. I would love to do an AMA here if anyone is interested in pulling back the curtain behind the grocery wine industry.
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What are the best dry red wines for cooking? Any recommendations?
Hi all - I'm looking for some good recommendations on great dry red wines for cooking. From everything that I've have read, it's important to select a wine you would be willing to drink on its own as well and stay clear of anything called "cooking wine".
Are there any particular wines that you guys recommend? My aim is to start cooking with wine more frequently and I want to get a few bottles to experiment with. If certain red wines go better with certain dishes, please let me know also! As always... any insights are greatly appreciated. Thanks.
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How to fix hydrogen sulfide (H2S) problems in home winemaking
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WSU Innovators: Organic Viticulture
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WSU Innovators: Organic Viticulture
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Hello r/wine a thank you and update
So its been awhile and after getting through the holiday shopping season I decided to sit down and give you folks an update. So if you don't remember or need a reminder,
Family owns winery in the Finger Lakes in NY
We created a new wine blend of Riesling and Gewürztraminer
We were looking for input on name for wine
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So we decided to go with Fathom 107 for a name
Bottle Shot http://ift.tt/18rCOTR
It is available at the winery and website currently
One of the most unique blends we have ever done
Bone dry with a touch of spice, the Riesling was really able to tamper down the floral notes and give the wine a great balance.
Again a heartfelt thank you for anyone who had an opinion or vote, I appreciate any feedback and or suggestions and will try to post more frequently when we are having internal debate.
We are currently working on some new packaging for some of our wines and hopefully I can ask for Reddit to help and advice again.
Thank you again from all of us at Wagner Winery!
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Wine tour Barcelona
Can someone recommend a solid wine tour in Barcelona. We're going to be there for part of our honeymoon (6/29/15-7/2/15). We were considering renting a car to drive somewhere but realized we'd rather be taken around the area. I have found this trip so far, but being from the US and having never been to Spain before I would love some input.
Thanks guys.
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Avoid the WineBerserkers forum today
Your wallet will thank me.
Today is Berserker day. Tons of deals, mostly from US producers. I'm set for a while.
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Meet Erica + Wine Wednesdays
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2010 Clos Du Val Stag's Leap District BEEEEEEEWAAAAARRRRRRE!
First off, I have to say that I am a big fan of Clos Du Val. Mainly because when you go to a grocery store almost anywhere and all they have are endless bottles of overpriced, overworked plonk all you have to do is zero in on that simple brown beacon and know that you are getting a passable, if not outright delicious bottle of wine.
In addition to their mass market offerings, CdV produces some more limited production wines. Up until now I've never had a chance to try them, but last night I laid my hands on a bottle of their flagship 2010 Stag's Leap District cabernet.
Tasting notes on the site say: "The flavors are evocative of black forest fruits, dark chocolate shavings, plum and toffee."
LIES! BLOODY, DIRTY LIES!
There is only one tasting note that sums up this wine in its entirety: "GREEN BELL PEPPERS EVERYWHERE!!!!!! RUN!!!!!!"
I have never, ever opened a pepper bomb like this in all of my wine drinking years. This is an explosion of bell peppers. This is a fucking plate of fajitas. I really wanted to like this stuff, but I cannot get behind this pepper bomb. Honestly, aside from the horrible nose this is a very solid wine. Great structure, silky mouthfeel, nice acid, grippy but unobtrusive tannins, etc. All good signs of a well made cab but none of this eclipses the fucking bell pepper explosion.
So winers - will this blow off or is this vintage best avoided (unless you love bell peppers)?
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A good Lambrusco?
My work is having a promotion party for my boss and I was told she loves Runite Lambrusco but I was wondering is there a better one?
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Looking to get couple a nice bottle of wine for engagement gift
I've literally no clue when it comes to wine so I thought I would come here and beg for assistance. I'm after a nice wine for a very close friend. Since it's an engagement I was after something a little more celebratory. Again... No clue. I live in Australia if that makes any difference. Budget isn't a massive issue. Greatly appreciate any help. Thank you.
Edit: Thanks so much for the help everyone.
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Bonny Doon Sparkling Syrah (3)
WUUUUUT
A sparkling red?! WHAT IS HAPPENING TO THIS WORLD??
"Wait, boy. D'ye hear that?"
"What is it grand-pop?"
"Music, lad. The sweet song of Bonny Doon."
"What's a Bonny Doon, grand-pop?"
"Not a what, son, but a where. They say, long ago, there was a village in these hills, so wondrous, so beautiful, so full of wine that the townsfolk decided to cast a spell on the whole of the town, so that it shall not appear on this Earth save for every hundred years when it rises from the mist once again."
"Aw, yer joshin' me, pops!"
"Nay it's true! Me own pa said he saw it with his own eyes, boy. Some say it's the lurid color and CO2 what binds the spell to the town. Other say there's no spell at all, and that the inhabitants are so inebriated that they just can't find their way out of the village."
"I find that characterization offensive to Scots, pop."
Enter a man in a suit.
"Hi, I'm Fitzsimmons von Spoonwanter, vice president in charge of caricatures here at Woot. I'm here to clarify that the Bonny Doon Sparkling Syrah is not in fact a Scottish wine. It's a lovely Californian vintage from the central coast. Thank you."
"What, that's it? No apology?"
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