Did I tell you how tasty the Diamond is? It's reeeallllyyy tasty. A few bottles also decided to ferment. We've lost 3 (on the tile or hardwood, fortunately), but fortunately the rest are in the cold cellar where they will stay for the winter.
I'm at a loss as to why they popped. Yeah, the sugar content is high, but I added extra sulfite to prevent re-fermentation.
There is quite the silver lining though: The Diamond Champagne is even better! Makes me look forward to New Years Eve!
If I don't blog before then (and come on, it's likely I won't) have a happy Thanksgiving. There's a new poll up about what wine you'd like best with Turkey. Let me know.
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Saturday, November 1, 2008
Go Buy Some Wine...in a few months
Wine is just one of my interests. I'm also something of a tech geek, and try to follow where the "Tech Industry" is going. Lately, it hasn't been doing that well, thanks to some economic forces that we're all feeling.
I've mentioned Gary Vaynerchuk a few times. Not a huge fan of his podcast (love the idea, don't like the delivery) but he's out there trying to get more people to enjoy and appreciate wine. I send out mega-props to him for doing that. Earlier this week he lost a distribution deal for his show. Check out his comments on it here.
Guys like Gary are doing good for wine drinking. They're taking away the snootyness that is too often associated with it. Look around, everyone is drinking wine! Women in bars gave up Cosmos for Merlot. Single guys are now going for varietals other than Cab, Chard or Merlot and not just when they have a woman over for dinner. Even my Dad has switched from beer to wine!!!!!
But I can't shake the feeling that wine is to today what cigars were 10 years ago. Remember that? Remember when every celebrity was on the red carpet with one? Remember when people talked about Cohibas, Macanudos and Don Diegos like the secret to life was wrapped somewhere in that overprices stick of leaves? Wine is cool for the moment and if the economy doesn't improve $30 bottles of Shiraz are going to be left behind. People gotta pay the bills, you know? Expensive wine is a luxury/
And I don't think that's a bad thing. I think a lot of wine out there is overpriced. I think a lot of people saw Sideways and decided "there must be something to drinking wine..I'm going to be a wine drinker." Sigh... Yes, there is something; when you share your wine with friends and family.
I think in the next few months, wine fans are going to have a great time. A lot of wine has been ordered, and it's going to sit on the shelves. Retailers are going to want to get rid of it, and there might be some fantastic bargains out there. Do some homework, see what your local wine shop has and check back, see what's getting marked down. You probably wont find the really snooty stuff, but I'll guarantee you'll find the faux-snooty stuff, cheap.
It is my firm belief that there are a lot of fantastic sub $15 wines out there, for $30. I can't wait to be able to try them.
Or, maybe I'm just 'whining'....AH HAH HAH HAH HAH HAH!
I've mentioned Gary Vaynerchuk a few times. Not a huge fan of his podcast (love the idea, don't like the delivery) but he's out there trying to get more people to enjoy and appreciate wine. I send out mega-props to him for doing that. Earlier this week he lost a distribution deal for his show. Check out his comments on it here.
Guys like Gary are doing good for wine drinking. They're taking away the snootyness that is too often associated with it. Look around, everyone is drinking wine! Women in bars gave up Cosmos for Merlot. Single guys are now going for varietals other than Cab, Chard or Merlot and not just when they have a woman over for dinner. Even my Dad has switched from beer to wine!!!!!
But I can't shake the feeling that wine is to today what cigars were 10 years ago. Remember that? Remember when every celebrity was on the red carpet with one? Remember when people talked about Cohibas, Macanudos and Don Diegos like the secret to life was wrapped somewhere in that overprices stick of leaves? Wine is cool for the moment and if the economy doesn't improve $30 bottles of Shiraz are going to be left behind. People gotta pay the bills, you know? Expensive wine is a luxury/
And I don't think that's a bad thing. I think a lot of wine out there is overpriced. I think a lot of people saw Sideways and decided "there must be something to drinking wine..I'm going to be a wine drinker." Sigh... Yes, there is something; when you share your wine with friends and family.
I think in the next few months, wine fans are going to have a great time. A lot of wine has been ordered, and it's going to sit on the shelves. Retailers are going to want to get rid of it, and there might be some fantastic bargains out there. Do some homework, see what your local wine shop has and check back, see what's getting marked down. You probably wont find the really snooty stuff, but I'll guarantee you'll find the faux-snooty stuff, cheap.
It is my firm belief that there are a lot of fantastic sub $15 wines out there, for $30. I can't wait to be able to try them.
Or, maybe I'm just 'whining'....AH HAH HAH HAH HAH HAH!
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