Other peoples wines

[almargita]

Rob:

What is Colorfine, I'm not familar with it?

Al

 

[Runningwolf]

Tonight we had friends over for pizza. Knowing they like red's I opend a bottle of Rockies amaroni he gave me at the meet and greet. My friends loved it and I also drank a glass. I am not a big red person and thought I would hate it but actually found it enjoyable. We also open a bottle of Rodo's apple which is always fanatastic, so much so our frien Martha snuck a bottle of it home with her.

 

[Flem]

Opened a bottle of Almargita's Zinfandel. It was made from a L'uva Bella Juice bucket. Al, as you know I like dry reds, but your Zin that you had backsweetened was very tasty. My wife and son also liked it a lot. Thanks for sharing.

 

[rodo]

What is Colorfine, I'm not familar with it?

I use it pretty much as described in the following link. Also I guess the correct spelling is Kolorfine.
https://www.piwine.com/catalog.html...e=flypage.tpl&product_id=16246&category_id=85

 

[almargita]

Thanks Mike, glad you enjoyed it..... Kinda been staying at the same sweetness for most of my wines as we both like the taste of a medium sweet. Srarting to get in the habit of using the hydrometer when trying others wines to see what the SG theirs finished at if I really liked them. Gives me a rough idea on what to shoot for in mine...... Get-togethers are great for getting to sample what others like & trading........

Al

 

[Flem]

Al, I use the hydrometer all the time before back sweetening any of my wines. I'll try a couple of commercial varieties to find the sweetness I prefer (e.g. Riesling, Moscato, Gewurztraminer), take a SG reading, and sweeten mine accordingly. Works great for me.

 

[Runningwolf]

Tonight we had a bottle of Rod's Rougeon wine. It was very smooth and tasty. Darn you Rod, looks like another trip to Walkers! This is definitely one I want to make.

 

[Arne]

Cracked open a bottle of jswordy's Bell Bottom Blues. Very good. now has me thinking if they will grow around here, got to plant some blueberries. Good flavor, enjoyed it very much. Thanks, Jim. Arne.

 

[Runningwolf]

Tonight I opened a bottle of Rockies 'Ricetta Di Stefano" wine. I'm not sure what it really was except a big dry red. The wine was very good and enjoyed by several of us. It tasted like it was oaked with American Oak. I prefer French but still it was very good.

 

[Rocky]

Hey Dan, glad you enjoyed the wine. That is a blend of Zinfandel (75%) and Muscat (25%) and I oaked it in a Hungarian oak barrel. The name means "Steve's recipe" and I named it in honor of my Father-in-law, who made it to the above proportions. It was awarded a Silver Medal at the Pittsburgh Amateur Wine Making Competition in March of this year.

 

[Julie]

Well TonyT sent up a bottle of Amarone and a bottle of Valpolicella.

Tony they were both just awesome. I have not had Amarone before, this was great. It was very smooth and I just loved the taste.

I know I thanked you before but I'm saying it again THANK YOU. I think this was just awesome that you were willing to send us a couple bottles of wine from you cellar.

thank you, so very much appreciated.

 

[Hokapsig]

The thought has been echoed. First time for me to sample the Amarone. I'll have to see about getting a pail in the fall...

 

[Flem]

Tony,
I had the opportunity to sample your Amarone and Valpolicella yesterday at Julie's. Like you, I like the big, dry reds. Your wines did not disappoint. They were both excellent. Thanks for sharing with us.

 

[tonyt]

Thanks y'all for the kind words. Wish I could have been there. No pictures?

 

[Flem]

Tony, I don't believe anyone had a camera. Sorry! Just visualize 10 people drinking wine with smiles on their faces. LOL.

 

[Julie]

Sorry Tony, no pics. it's Runningwolf's fault. He always takes pics but he couldn't make it.

 

[Runningwolf]

Sorry Tony, no pics. it's Runningwolf's fault. He always takes pics but he couldn't make it.

 

[tonyt]

Guess I'm with Dan.

 

[almargita]

Nobody needs a camera anymore!! Todays phones have cameras better than most of the smaller cameras sold today......... They can even do videos....

Al

 

[Julie]

LOL, sorry but we were just too busy drinkin and yakin and just having a dam good time.