I was reading the “Notes and Queries” section of Decanter magazine a couple of weeks back and found where another reader was asking the question, “How much wine per vine?” I have never paid much attention to that question before, although it is an important one. Especially if you are a grower or a vineyard […]
how many grapes per bottle?, How Much Wine is Produced by a Grapevine?
At our last Wine and Dinner Club event, we had, by mistake, opened way more bottles of wine than we could possibly use that evening. The big question became what do we do with all of the bottles of wine that were opened? After they were re-corked, we sold them at a large discount to the attendees. That action then triggered the next questions: “How long does an open bottle of wine last?”
drinking wine, open wine, oxidation, wine preservation
In my October 3, 2018, I discussed Spanish Rioja (re-oh-ha) wines. At a lunch meeting several weeks ago with LEX 530 Wine Director Stan Minden and Chris Oliver, General Manager at Café Navarre, we tasted a couple of bottles of different Rioja to discuss the wine for this article.
2009 La Rioja Viña Arana Reserva, 2011 CVNE Cune Imperial Grand Reserva Rioja, Crianza, Graciano, Gran Reserva, Mazuelo, Reserva, Rioja, Spanish wine, Tempranillo
I am a big wine description reader…especially when it is the first time I am tasting a wine. Often, I become just a little frustrated when I cannot taste what I am expecting after reading the tasting notes. This makes learning about wine a little more difficult…
cool climate, warm climate, weather
