What's in your glass tonight?
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2012 Kevin White La Fraternité. Grenache, Mourvedré and Syrah (GSM) blend. A lively wine with layered aromas and flavors of kirsch, strawberries, raspberries, rose petals, white pepper and spice. 5 Star QPR for sure.
Boatboy24
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Something I've never tried before: Apothic White. I was looking for a barely off dry white wine to go with an Asian themed grilled chicken salad. The Riesling selection at the local Giant was pretty pathetic, and I'm no expert on just how dry a dry Riesling is vs. a sweet one. The Apothic looked like it'd fit the bill (at least in my mind, based on the RS in their red) with a blend of Chardonnay, Riesling, and Pinot Grigio. It's a pretty nice straw colored wine with notes of peach and apricot and a little vanilla on the finish. The sweetness is just what I wanted for tonight, but I wish there were a little more acid - the finish is a little flatter than I'd hoped. All in all though, a pretty decent wine - perhaps a little more complex than I expected.
They sure are proud of that wine...... (as evidenced by the MSRP!)
Boatboy24
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Well, this ended up being a pretty excellent pairing with the dinner. As it has been open longer, there seems to be a little more 'crisp' coming through. QPR is not outstanding, but not bad either. Pleasantly surprised here. Comparable to the high end whites I've made, but as a commercial wine, much more expensive.
My bad, I was thinking you had bought the Conundrum White 25th Anniv wine for some reason....... That one has the MSRP of ~$23 a bottle.
Long week had to actually work 5 days this week......
Long week had to actually work 5 days this week......
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dcbrown73
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I actually like the 25th Conundrum. I do not drink too many wines that aren't dry, but this one is velvety and not too sweet. Pairing it with an spicy Asian dish can work quite well.
It's also very palatable offering to many non-wine drinkers when they visit.
It's also very palatable offering to many non-wine drinkers when they visit.
Boatboy24
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We had some friends over last night. Nothing fancy - we went to the pool for a couple hours, then came back to the house and ordered pizza. Had some Eclipse Sauvignon Blanc and Trader Joe's Amarone. Despite having seen the winery a few times before, my friend Mark asked 'what do you have going on in the winery right now?'. We ended up walking through what's currently in production and doing some barrel tasting of the 2015 Lanza Cab and Syrah and pulled a little Petite Sirah from the carboy. All three were freaking excellent. So fired up about this vintage I can't explain it.
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Well, well. First Intrinsic scores and review is in from WS. Look at the best from date on this bad boy! 
Boatboy24
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Well, well. First Intrinsic scores and review is in from WS. Look at the best from date on this bad boy!
Looks like I need to grab another.
dcbrown73
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I haven't yet, but I plan to grab a few more. I think it's good enough to enjoy now too.
2015 Chilean Merlot blend (73% Merlot, equal parts Cab Sauv and Malbec), one batch with Tannin Extra Riche, otherwise identical batches.
Still too young to easily taste the contributions of the Tannin Extra Riche. Both batches are becoming smoother in initial taste and finish. Both need at least a year, so I've got to keep my mitts off of them!
Now that I look at this image I think the dusting of my book shelves is long overdue. I might be able to get a measurement on that dust.
Still too young to easily taste the contributions of the Tannin Extra Riche. Both batches are becoming smoother in initial taste and finish. Both need at least a year, so I've got to keep my mitts off of them!
Now that I look at this image I think the dusting of my book shelves is long overdue. I might be able to get a measurement on that dust.
@ceeaton Nice wine glass!
Do you collect wine glasses like this?
Only when we go to a tasting. I have about 5 years of tasters around here somewhere from the first 5 Stoudts microbrew tastings my wife and I attended. Have only made it to one wine festival (hence that glass). Will do more as the kids get older and we can abandon them for the day and come home to the house not smoldering.
2010 Terre di Bo Amarone della Valpolicella Classico
I haven't tried hardly any Amarone wines. This one, I'm definitely a fan of!
Price at the liquor store?
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If I remember correctly, it was right around $40.
A WE WV VR French Sauvingon Blanc. I originally made this (a bit late, started 10/31/15) for an experiment with kegging 1/2 of the batch for a carbonated wine for Christmas/New Years. It was a hit (we almost had my 80+ yr old Mom putting the empty glass on her head when she wanted a refill). I bottled the rest around March this year and have opened a few of them, and to my delight they are very drinkable and smooth, but wouldn't win any contest. In my opinion they are very worth the $2.75 or so per bottle, and I plan on making it again. Drank it tonight with spicy hot wings and later watched my garden "irrigate" as I slowly worked on a glass.
Only thing I would change is to add some tartaric acid. Will have to take the pH of this batch to have a baseline to base adjustments on.
Only thing I would change is to add some tartaric acid. Will have to take the pH of this batch to have a baseline to base adjustments on.
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