Wine Tonite!

Continuing my wine project, I am on day #2.  It’s taken that long just for the frozen must to thaw out and reach a temperature of 56 degrees fahrenheit.  Once it had thawed I added some sulfur dioxide to prevent oxidation as I waited for the must to reach optimal temperature for fermentation (~57-60 F [...]

A new wine project that I will be starting this weekend will be my first attempt at making my own wine at home.  “WHAT?!  Are you crazy?” you may ask.  There’s not enough time in the day to truly answer that question about my mental stability, however, in my ever-growing quest to learn more and [...]

In an effort to find some inexpensive (< $15) Cabernet Sauvignon for an upcoming party, we performed a taste-test between two such wines tonight, both from Napa Valley.  What makes this party interesting, is that the inexpensive wine will be blind tasted against more expensive wines, so we’re looking for something that can stand up [...]

Are you one of those oenophile’s who likes to splurge on some high-end quality vino during the holiday season, or does the current economic state have you thinking twice and sticking with the rum-enhanced, cholesterol-heavy egg nog? We went to the Sherlock’s weekly Saturday (free!) tasting this past week and it was their annual “Holiday Tasting” lineup, [...]

UPDATE (04/16/09): For more on Wine and Pizza check out this Asimov article: http://thepour.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/04/07/wine-and-pizza/   Jason’s post about a Rosso from Santa Martina had me once again pining for some Italian reds.  Having started my interest in wine in Napa, it has been difficult over the recent years to stretch my palate and interest in [...]