John Cleese, wine, and a lack of pretension. I love this!!!!!!!
http://www.hulu.com/watch/79439/wine-for-the-confused
Warning, it is 43 minutes long, and there are a few commercials. You will get 2 things out of this, some great info on wine, and you'll see what a cool service Hulu is!
Enjoy!Sean
Sunday, July 12, 2009
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Aliens love my wine!
This past Saturday was another bottling night. We had our friends Chrisie and Tony over to help, and ended up with about 3.5 cases of wine: Blueberry Port and Ruby Cabernet.
Of course we sampled as we bottled; it's thirsty work. Once we were done and cleaned up, Tony and I stepped outside to the porch to enjoy the night air and the Ruby Cab. That's when 'it' appeared.
I saw a red light rise from behind a neighbor's house, probably a block of so behind that house. It slowly went into the air, glowing bright red, and leveled off. Tony and I watched as it slowly cruised across the sky, taking at least a minute to drift out of sight. The whole time it did not rise, fall, move nearer or closer...just drifted along.
We ran into the house to tell our wives, who responded just as you would "sure, have another glass of wine guys." Now at no time did I think it was aliens, but it was an 'unidentified' flying object. I know the Blueberry Port is good, but not First Contact with Intergalactic Explorers good.
Tony and I went back to the porch, and there it was...another one. We called them outside and showed them the glowing orb. They saw it...they had no explanation. There was no apology for not believing us either, by the way. This one kept the same flight path, same color, everything.
When asked on Monday how my weekend was, I relayed this story. I couldn't be sure what it was; probably a helicopter, military plane, something like that. I guess I watched too many X-Files in the 90's because a coworker pointed out a type of firework called a Chinese Lantern that floats into the sky and drifts away.
I have 6 more gallons of the Ruby Cab in the cellar to be bottled. What do you think: UFO Red? Sky Lantern Cabernet? Martian Red?
How were the wines? Delicious. I'll post more about them later.
Live long and prosper....
Sean
Of course we sampled as we bottled; it's thirsty work. Once we were done and cleaned up, Tony and I stepped outside to the porch to enjoy the night air and the Ruby Cab. That's when 'it' appeared.
I saw a red light rise from behind a neighbor's house, probably a block of so behind that house. It slowly went into the air, glowing bright red, and leveled off. Tony and I watched as it slowly cruised across the sky, taking at least a minute to drift out of sight. The whole time it did not rise, fall, move nearer or closer...just drifted along.
We ran into the house to tell our wives, who responded just as you would "sure, have another glass of wine guys." Now at no time did I think it was aliens, but it was an 'unidentified' flying object. I know the Blueberry Port is good, but not First Contact with Intergalactic Explorers good.
Tony and I went back to the porch, and there it was...another one. We called them outside and showed them the glowing orb. They saw it...they had no explanation. There was no apology for not believing us either, by the way. This one kept the same flight path, same color, everything.
When asked on Monday how my weekend was, I relayed this story. I couldn't be sure what it was; probably a helicopter, military plane, something like that. I guess I watched too many X-Files in the 90's because a coworker pointed out a type of firework called a Chinese Lantern that floats into the sky and drifts away.
I have 6 more gallons of the Ruby Cab in the cellar to be bottled. What do you think: UFO Red? Sky Lantern Cabernet? Martian Red?
How were the wines? Delicious. I'll post more about them later.
Live long and prosper....
Sean
Thursday, June 4, 2009
2007 Oaked Zin
On Oct 25th of last year I posted that we were bottling about 15 gallons of wine. Some of that was the 2007 'Zinners are more Fun'. I put 1 gallon in my small oak barrel and figured I would get back to it in a month.
That didn't happen.
So here I am tonight, thirsty, looking to celebrate the occasion of having no occasion and I remembered the Zin. Pop the bung, turn the spigot, and pour a glass.
It has the same 'bite' that the Zinners has (I have to find a way around that), but it is so rich, almost thick on the tongue. The oak is there, but not to that 'wine-jerky' taste and mouthfeel that so many reds get. I also don't have the feeling that those kids on YouTube who try and eat spoonfuls of cinnamon have. It feels like a sweeter, thicker wine, and it definitely is not. This was fermented to no residual sugar, and wasn't primed at all before bottling.
I can't wait to get this is a bottle and share it. I'm thinking of crusty bread toasted and drizzled with olive oil, a slice of Parmesan or Locatelli cheese with a drop of thick balsamic. Yeah, that would be awesome with this wine.
Wow, it's been 8 months since I last bottled anything? No wonder there's no room in my cellar. I've got 34 gallons that will be a year old in Sept! I've got 5 gallons of blueberry ready to go in a bottle now.
Why am I blogging when I should be bottling?!?!?!
Sean
That didn't happen.
So here I am tonight, thirsty, looking to celebrate the occasion of having no occasion and I remembered the Zin. Pop the bung, turn the spigot, and pour a glass.
It has the same 'bite' that the Zinners has (I have to find a way around that), but it is so rich, almost thick on the tongue. The oak is there, but not to that 'wine-jerky' taste and mouthfeel that so many reds get. I also don't have the feeling that those kids on YouTube who try and eat spoonfuls of cinnamon have. It feels like a sweeter, thicker wine, and it definitely is not. This was fermented to no residual sugar, and wasn't primed at all before bottling.
I can't wait to get this is a bottle and share it. I'm thinking of crusty bread toasted and drizzled with olive oil, a slice of Parmesan or Locatelli cheese with a drop of thick balsamic. Yeah, that would be awesome with this wine.
Wow, it's been 8 months since I last bottled anything? No wonder there's no room in my cellar. I've got 34 gallons that will be a year old in Sept! I've got 5 gallons of blueberry ready to go in a bottle now.
Why am I blogging when I should be bottling?!?!?!
Sean
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