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Any Wine on This Island?

Written By: Dylan York on Wednesday, January 9, 2008

Dylan's palate training may end abruptly when wine complications arise.

My first trip to the local market was quite scary when searching for wine. It looked as if Carlo Rossi and Mondavi had a monopoly on the place before Hurricane Ivan, (three years ago) and then forgot about it. All I saw were dusty bottles of 2003 Woodbridge Sauvignon Blanc that were now orange in color and oozing what looked like...read more

 

The Salmanzar

Written By: Michael Keba on Wednesday, January 9, 2008

Wine 101 - Some wines are unusual. So are some wine bottles. Find out what makes the Salmanazar so unique.

What the heck is a Salmanazar? Sounds like it could be some kind of ancient Middle Eastern royalty… and one has been sitting on my kitchen counter since I moved into my apartment. A Salmanazar is 9-liter container of wine, the equivalent of 12 regular 750 mL sized bottles. According to Wikipedia, the name takes root from a biblical figure,...read more

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The Systematic Approach: The Nose of Your Wine

Written By: Dylan York on Wednesday, January 30, 2008

Just as important as actual wine tasting is the smelling. A nose on a wine is critically judged by experts, and described here are the processes they follow to evaluate each wine.

Analyzing the complexities of a wine's nose and palate is perhaps the most challenging task for a wine lover. Training our minds to look for fruit and non-fruit characteristics in a glass of grape juice takes lots of practice. This article will hopefully offer some guidance with that. Continuing from my last article with a look at how wine...read more

 

Hidden Numbers

Written By: Kasey Carpenter on Wednesday, January 30, 2008

The Wine Auction Index - through these indexing methods wine experts try their best to gauge the value of wine. Unfortunately, the numbers can't reveal everything.

I think it safe to say that everyone who reads this column is in some way shape or form familiar with a wine auction index. Many publications have one, and refer to it from time to time to track the value of a certain bottle of wine over the years, and they do this by following what wine sells for what price at a few of the bigger auctions...read more

 

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Next Stop, Australia!

Written By: Michael Corbett on Wednesday, January 23, 2008

Winemaking Across the Globe

You may have noticed that the title of this column in Jumping Into Vino, and let me assure you it is named that for a reason. The last varietal I highlighted, Shiraz, put the Australian wine industry on the map, and it just so happens that in a few days time I will be stepping foot in Adelaide, South Australia. One week later I will be...read more

 

The Reign of Champagne: Part 4 of 4

Written By: Dylan York on Wednesday, January 2, 2008

Once you acquire a taste for Champagne you may want to focus on a wine with more specific qualities. This is when choosing a wine gets interesting. Within the realms of Brut, which refers to how dry the wine is, there are Rose, Blanc du Blanc and Blanc du Noirs which refer mainly to how they are made. In the previous article we looked at Rose...

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The Life of a Wine

Written By: Dylan York on Wednesday, January 16, 2008

Proper wine maintenance can ensure a full life for any wine.Just make sure to follow these guidelines.

There are three important factors that contribute to the life of a wine: the type of vintage it is made from, the intentions of the winemaker, and how the wine is stored. Each factor is equally important to help you choose the right wine for the right time. The vintage combines the effects of climate and terroir on the wine. Each grape...read more

 

Grapes In America

Written By: Michael Keba on Wednesday, January 16, 2008

Wine 101 - Learn about the men who are considered the forefathers of American wine, and which grape types they popularized.

Upon arriving in America, early settlers were surprised to find something quite familiar growing in the soils of the new world – grapes. Grapevines can be found all over the world, and quite a few species are native to the Americas. Some or the better know examples include: Vitis Labrusca – Native to northeastern America, and was...read more

 

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Affluent - The Wines of Piedmont

Written By: Brian Freedman on Wednesday, January 16, 2008

Piedmont is breaking out of relative obscurity and joining the ranks of the top regions.

Ask any connoisseur where the world's greatest wines are produced and you're likely to hear the same regions you would have ten or twenty years ago: Burgundy, Bordeaux, Napa - the usual suspects. But in recent years, the wines of Piedmont have made a deliciously persuasive case for inclusion in that group. World-class wines are nothing...read more

 

Reformation Isn't Always a Good Thing Part I of II

Written By: Kasey Carpenter on Tuesday, January 8, 2008

European wine makers are facing an uphill battle against economic difficulties. Is reformation the answer?

AP ran a story that I picked up via the New Zealand Herald entitled: " EU reforms crisis-ridden wine industry." Innocent enough, right? We all recognize there is a problem in the European wine scene, and it isn't all to be laid at the feet of a strong Euro. The article goes on to discuss how the EU plans to help the failing system:...read more

 

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