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

Hack your Wine????

Found this link today on Lifehacker.com. It's a way to cheer up a bland house wine. I think it's just making it a spritzer, but who knows. I'll give it a shot on something weak.

Here's the link.

By the way, it's time to start posting more....once a week, minimum.

Sean

Happy Valentines Day

Maybe you think it's a greeting card holiday, and a way for the florists and candy makers to make some money before Easter. Maybe you're a romantic who sees it as an excuse to publicly slather your significant something or other in your love. Maybe you fall somewhere in between.

Guys, you gotta do something special for that special someone, and a good bottle of wine make ANY occasion special.

If you're celebrating, what wine are you drinking to make the night special?

Happy Valentines Day.