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WINE
Who Squished the Grapes?
Submitted by Richard Levangie on 12.1.06 at 4:58pm.
So why does a California Cabernet taste dramatically different from a French Burgundy? Does the country where the grapes are grown tell the whole story? Maybe the winemaker’s influence ultimately determines a wine’s flavor. Perhaps it’s something even more subtle than that — maybe the yeasts indi...
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The Mechanics of Tasting
Submitted by Richard Levangie on 10.4.06 at 8:41pm.
At most formal evenings devoted to wine, attention wanes when the lead taster discusses the mechanics of wine tasting. You can usually pick out the guy who’s going to make like a walrus with the breadsticks, or which couple is too busy playing footsie to hear a single word.
Heavy sigh. Unless ...
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Lesson One starts with a leap of faith
Submitted by Richard Levangie on 09.30.06 at 3:18pm.
Serious wine tasting begins with a leap of faith.
If you’d rather remain a vinous agnostic, stop reading now, and you’ll save some money, and probably be a little less cool.
But honestly, I hope that you’ll stay, for I believe that becoming a good wine taster is an important skill in life.
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Tasting Notes
When buying German wines, please remember that if it doesn’t say Riesling on the label, it isn’t made from Riesling.
Loosen Brothers Riesling 2005
Mosel-Saar-Ruwer, $15.48, NSLC
Pale color with greenish tints, appropriate enough. Light, elegant nose, suggesting lemon, or perhaps or...
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