tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524682876220396502.post3213515234151418738..comments2024-03-27T06:56:10.255+00:00Comments on Broad Oak Magazine: WINE: 2017 Annual Review, by WiggiaUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524682876220396502.post-32539268617319483042017-11-14T23:38:56.279+00:002017-11-14T23:38:56.279+00:00Lovely photograph of the little lady bringing in t...Lovely photograph of the little lady bringing in the grapes :-)CherryPiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11788084724907992076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524682876220396502.post-17555454245191474882017-11-13T17:47:36.050+00:002017-11-13T17:47:36.050+00:00So, is cork vital?
As a trade journal said in a r...So, is cork vital?<br /><br />As a trade journal said in a recent in depth study into the merits of different closures, it is not an open or shut case.<br />In general terms for wines consumed within 12 months of purchase screwcaps are perfectly good, but there has been this long term thinking that the cork which lets through minute quantities of oxygen into the wine along with phenolics and these have been proven to allow for a balanced ageing of wine, a screwcap cannot do this though they are working on a screwcap with minute holes that will at least let a similar amount of oxygen into the wine.<br />There are other factors and the whole thing is getting very technical, all for a closure ! Nonethe less in cheaper wines regardless of the fact that screwcaps are perfectly adequate there is still the selling factor that many people, as I said above, believe the cork gives the wine a more upmarket "experience".<br /><br />Raedwald comments on Austrian wine and the Gruner Veltliner in particular, there are some very good versions on sale in the UK but virtually none of anything else and although it is over thirty years since the Austrian wine scandal it has not been forgotten in some quarters as it was a serious health risk, and that adding anti freeze to wine to get a better price in bad years is not to be recommended.<br /><br />http://www.thewinestalker.net/2015/04/austria.html<br /><br />wiggiatlargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01679399861131265080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524682876220396502.post-28257211627696185702017-11-13T16:51:29.047+00:002017-11-13T16:51:29.047+00:00So, is cork vital?So, is cork vital?James Highamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14525082702330365464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524682876220396502.post-79870943395447963732017-11-13T09:52:09.832+00:002017-11-13T09:52:09.832+00:00Interesting. I divide my wine into quaffing wine a...Interesting. I divide my wine into quaffing wine and table wine. Quaffing wine should be red 11% mellow varietal Merlot, Grenache sort of thing - that can take an ice cube in Summer or some sparkling water for a long drink.<br /><br />Table wines must have complexity but not be overbrutal - some of those heavily oaked, high tannin new world 13/14% reds are frankly undrinkeable except with a hot curry. <br /><br />Here the staples are GrĂ¼ner Veltliner (white) and Blau Zweigelt(red) - both fine with delicate Austrian food flavours<br /><br />Agree about Vinho Verde. At 9%, I can drink it like lemonade; even chilled, the meadow-flower fragrance and zest are refreshing and energisingRaedwaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11699610899843349594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524682876220396502.post-43733334261475637002017-11-12T20:05:54.400+00:002017-11-12T20:05:54.400+00:00I live in the US Midwest. We can get 5 litres of d...I live in the US Midwest. We can get 5 litres of drinkable (by my standards) plonk for about $16Paddingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07952088638231881617noreply@blogger.com