wines

[Suesumba]

dis is mi favourite.

what is yours?


i'm heading out now to get my wine. maybe the 2005 late autum reisling. yumm. dis feels like a two bakkle day. one hole wan fi miself. i'm not a raging alcoholic. i just play one when i cook.

[Shine_Eye_Girl]

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Chilean Shiraz......

[Suesumba]

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this will give me an opportunity at self education

Shiraz / Syrah Wine Information
Shiraz and Syrah are both names for the same red wine grape. This grape is most definitely NOT the same as Petit Sirah, a different red wine grape grown mostly in California.

The Shiraz / Syrah grape is called Syrah in the US, France and many countries. In Australia it is called Shiraz, where it is considered the finest red wine grown there. Shiraz is certainly the most widely planted red grape in Australia. Now that Shiraz has become well known and popular, some wineries in the US who are making an "Austrlian style wine" with this grape are calling their wines Shiraz as well.

The Shiraz grape was once thought to have originated in Persia, but recent research indicates the grape is a native of the Rhone valley, in France. Yes, there is a town in the middle east named Shiraz that has made wine for centuries. However, that town is NOT where the Shiraz grape came from.

Until recent times, shiraz was best known for its usage in Hermitage, in the Rhone valley. Now Shiraz has taken off as a variety in its own right, bottled as a straight Shiraz wine.

Shiraz is known for its spicy blackberry, plum, and peppery flavors. Often there are additional notes of licorice, bitter chocolate and mocha. Shiraz is even affected by growing temperature - warmer climates bring out the mellower flavors of plum, while cooler temperatures spice up the wine. Shiraz can be made in a fruity style, which many "sweet" wine drinkers enjoy. It can also be made in a dry style.

http://www.wineintro.com/types/sirah.html

[ILP]

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[Suesumba]

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damm shiraz is kicking in.

mi ole naybaz was italian. dem did alwaze a gimmi dem grimy wine. if it was not for the mercy of god, i would never drink wine on account a dem.

[Nylah]

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This one I buy in bulk now

My brother got me hooked on this Riesling when before I wouldnt touch white wine atall.

Plus the bottles are beautiful too.

<span style="font-weight: bold">Moseland Arsvitis Reisling</span>

[Nylah]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: TLC_Beauty</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Chilean Shiraz...... </div></div>


Yes. When I drink red it is Chilean or South African Shiraz

[Suesumba]

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reisling.


Riesling

Because of both its cellar longevity and its ability to maintain varietal identity while reflecting the individuality of its terroir, Riesling may be the best of all the white wine grapes. Its homeland is Germany, where it has been cultivated since the 1400s or earlier, and where it is made into wines that run the gamut from bone dry and crisp quaffers to the complex, unctuous nectars made from Botrytis-affected, shriveled berries, individually late-picked, and known by the moniker Trockenbeerenauslese.

Sometimes referred to as White, Rhine, or 1Johannisberg, the Riesling name has been tarnished by the attachment of its name to other white varietals (Grey Riesling--aka Chaucé Gris--, Walschriesling--aka Italian Riesling--, and Missouri Riesling) that are of far lesser quality and genetically unrelated to the true Riesling. It does have distant relatives in the Sylvaner (or Franken) Riesling and the crosses, Emerald Riesling (with Muscadelle du Bordelais) and Müller-Thurgau (with Sylvaner). In Germany, there are more than 60 selected Riesling clones available to meet various flavor and growing condition criteria.

Riesling vines are particularly hard-wooded and tolerant of cold weather and they bud late, so are well-suited to the coldest wine-growing climes. Riesling is both moderately vigorous and productive, yielding from three to six tons per acre. The berries are small, round and soft when ripe, with tender, greenish-yellow skins that have a flecked appearance from lenticels (lens-shaped pores) on the skins. Hanging in compact, winged clusters and ripening later than other varieties, bunch rot and non-beneficial molds can be a problem if there is much rain or humidity during in the ripening season.

If dry conditions, however, follow a single day of wet, Riesling grapes left on the vine beyond normal ripeness can develop Edelfäule (Nobel Rot). The result of this ugly but non-toxic mold, Botrytis cinerea, is the shriveling of the grapes, the evaporation of much of the juice, and the concentration of the sugar. The German names for this heirarchy, which ascends in order of the must weight or degree of sugar concentration, are Spätlese (late-picked), Auslese (selectively-picked bunches), Beerenauslese (selectively-picked berries), and Trockenbeerenauslese (only the most affected berries), or TBA. These wines have not only incredibly intense and concentrated flavors, but also remarkable life span.

Hillside microclimates which provide cool climates and at the same time plenty of sun exposure, yet protection from the winds are of paramount importance to quality Riesling. The best German vineyards with these conditions on the Mosel River produce wines that are unique in their low alcohol, powerful aroma, and high extract. This grape also is very successful in Alsace, France. The nominees for Best Supporting Appellation in California Riesling are: Santa Barbara, Monterey, Santa Cruz, and Mendocino, while Washington and Oregon also have done well. Other countries which grow Riesling with much dedication, albeit generally lesser results, are Australia, South Africa, Chile, Austria, Switzerland, Russia, Yugoslavia, and Italy.

Riesling has a powerful and distinctive floral and apple-like aroma that frequently mixes in mineral elements from its vineyard source and is often described as &quot;racy.&quot; Its high natural level of Tartaric acid enables it to balance even high levels of residual sugar. The most frequently encountered (but not exclusive) smell and/or flavor elements found in riesling-based wines include:

http://www.winepros.org/wine101/grape_profiles/riesling.htm

[kia027]

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is dat a screw top?

<span style="font-style: italic">(run gawn b4 SueSumba catch mi ) </span>















<span style="font-size: 8pt">actually the wine industry is moving away from the cork ting </span>

[Nylah]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">actually the wine industry is moving away from the cork ting </div></div>


which sucks

[Suesumba]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Kia</div><div class="ubbcode-body">is dat a screw top?

<span style="font-style: italic">(run gawn b4 SueSumba catch mi ) </span>

acually missiis. mr. don't know waffi call him wid di educated palate was quite impressed wid di shirz. annn mi noh really jrink red wine. it's juss caz a seh a red meat mi wenna serve















<span style="font-size: 8pt">actually the wine industry is moving away from the cork ting </span> </div></div>

[kia027]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: SueSumba</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Kia</div><div class="ubbcode-body">is dat a screw top?

<span style="font-style: italic">(run gawn b4 SueSumba catch mi ) </span>

acually missiis. mr. don't know waffi call him wid di educated palate was quite impressed wid di shirz. annn mi noh really jrink red wine. it's juss caz a seh a red meat mi wenna serve















<span style="font-size: 8pt">actually the wine industry is moving away from the cork ting </span> </div></div> </div></div>

mi a pull u leg.. mi usually like whatever mrKia pull out cause mi stop investigate red wines (mi noh care fi white and barely like shiraz).

[Suesumba]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Nylah</div><div class="ubbcode-body"> <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">actually the wine industry is moving away from the cork ting </div></div>


which sucks </div></div>

i remember sending back bottles of wine on account of corkiness. but i was just young and mi neh know seh achool supposed fi tase bad

[kia027]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: SueSumba</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Nylah</div><div class="ubbcode-body"> <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">actually the wine industry is moving away from the cork ting </div></div>


which sucks </div></div>

i remember sending back bottles of wine on account of corkiness. but i was just young and mi neh know seh achool supposed fi tase bad </div></div>

BOAL

[Nylah]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: SueSumba</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Nylah</div><div class="ubbcode-body"> <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">actually the wine industry is moving away from the cork ting </div></div>


which sucks </div></div>

i remember sending back bottles of wine on account of corkiness. but i was just young and mi neh know seh achool supposed fi tase bad </div></div>