2015 1000 Stories Zinfandel ($18) I’ve had my eyes on this one for a while now. It differentiates itself by noting on the front label that it is “Bourbon Barrel Aged.” Aging wines in oak barrels is common, but I’ve not seen a wine aged in Bourbon...
We’ve now worked our way through how a wine gets its flavor - from the grape, the skins, seeds and stems, fermentation, barrel aging and last time we touched on bottle aging. There we learned that most wines are not meant for long-term bottle aging. ...
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...
Last time we took a look at a wine fun-fact about a butt of wine and learned that it is a measure approximately equal to two standard barrels. So, here’s some more wine fun-facts about the amount of grapes used in producing wine. When you look out ...
It may seem like a funny or pointless question, but there’s a real answer! So, here’s a wine fun-fact. The “butt” is a measure of liquid volume equaling two hogsheads. That may not be of much help. So, in terms that we all understand, a butt of ...