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Wine Thoughts from the States

Started by Ryan Opaz · 9 months ago

I have a confession, I love free wine. I really, really do! And the truth is, is that I get free wine from time to time, to taste, to review or to share with people who want my opinion. I say this because too often in the attempt to sound unbiased and impartial, wine writers, [...% ... Continue reading »

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  • eljefe

    2 years ago

    hi Ryan - excellent post! I think awareness of Iberian wines and varieties is growing and a watershed year is on the horizon, if not this year. Our local (Calaveras County) wine ass'n held its monthly "Wines of the World" session recently, and the subject was Iberian wines. We sampled eight wines from Cava to Sherry.


    The one wine that got my attention was a 2003 Allende Rioja Tempranillo-Garnacha. I have been pretty immersed in California wines for a while, so the wall of Brettanomyces from this that hit me at first whiff really sent me reeling! But once I gave that a chance to blow off the wine really settled down and the remaining Brett aroma actually added positively to the fruitiness and overall enjoyment of the wine.



    I have been so conditioned to think of Brett as a flaw that this experience was a reminder that there are lots of different ways to put enjoyment in a glass. (No, I'm not going to start inoculating our wines with Brett...;-)
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  • eljefe

    2 years ago

    hi Ryan - excellent post! I think awareness of Iberian wines and varieties is growing and a watershed year is on the horizon, if not this year. Our local (Calaveras County) wine ass'n held its monthly "Wines of the World" session recently, and the subject was Iberian wines. We sampled eight wines from Cava to Sherry.

    The one wine that got my attention was a 2003 Allende Rioja Tempranillo-Garnacha. I have been pretty immersed in California wines for a while, so the wall of Brettanomyces from this that hit me at first whiff really sent me reeling! But once I gave that a chance to blow off the wine really settled down and the remaining Brett aroma actually added positively to the fruitiness and overall enjoyment of the wine.

    I have been so conditioned to think of Brett as a flaw that this experience was a reminder that there are lots of different ways to put enjoyment in a glass. (No, I'm not going to start inoculating our wines with Brett...;-)
    reply

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