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As we continue exploring wine flavors and where they come from, let’s take a step back to last time. As was noted, barrel aging can impart many wonderful flavors to wine. Additionally, barrel aging imparts tannin. And, tannin is very important to a ...
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Last time we learned that aging wine in barrels can impart flavors ranging from none, in older ‘neutral’ barrels, to subtle hints of vanilla, or bolder flavors of chocolate and smokiness, depending on the barrels age and the degree to which its insid...
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2017 Beronia Verdejo ($13) This Beronia Verdejo (Vehr-DAY-hoh) is imported to the USA from Spain’s Rueda region by González Byass (www.gonzalezbyassusa.com). Rueda, located in Spain’s northwest, is home to the largest number of plantings of Verdejo...
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We’ve been exploring where wine gets it flavor from starting with the star of show, the juice of the grapes, then learning how the grape skins, seeds and stems can affect the finished flavor and we also looked at how the fermentation process can affe...
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2013 Elevation 1250’ Paso Robles Red Wine ($7) This Elevation 1250’ is a nice blend of Syrah and Petite Sirah from Paso Robles. And, as with all Behind the Cork™ - Wine of the Week features, it’s a great value. I must admit this is a unique find a...
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The flavors in wine come from three things - the grapes, fermentation and aging. We’ve explored the flavors from the juice of the grape, the flavors from the grape skins, seeds and stems and we’ve seen that the yeast can affect flavors during ferment...
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