It is hard to say if the cloud of COVID-19 could have a silver lining. Regardless, my time spent at home with family is the inspiration for this article. While spending several months at home with a cat, dog, and six family members, one needs...
The unique flavors of wine, Les saveurs uniques du vin
All wines have color, and acid and fruit sugar are converted to alcohol through fermentation. What, then, makes the taste and smell of wine different from one to the other? Flavor Compounds. Yes, flavor compounds unique to each subspecies or type of grape occur...
Does anyone know how to speak wine?
Have you ever been to a wine tasking where the speaker starts tossing wine terminology around like a truck stop fry-cook slinging corn-beef-hash?
I love this wine and must say so.
This is not a wine review. I love this wine and must say so. A friend was vacationing in the Iberian Peninsula and brought back wine from Portugal. He broke it out at Canasta night, and after decanting it, I could not stop sniffing the...
Would you like to hear more from the Douro?
I must say Portuguese red wines are plentiful and delicious, so with no intent to exclude any, the Douro region’s reds are unique. The same grapes used for making Port produce dry (no detectable sweetness), age-able, world-class red wines that can stand alongside Napa, Bordeaux,...