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2012 Chilean Sauvignon Blanc. Dam is this stuff good!
 
Juice bucket, increased TA to .75% and backsweeten to 1.006 and when I backsweeten I added light corn syrup first and Cane sugar to get to 1.006. The corn syrup really enhances the mouth feel
 
WE Barolo that I thought I had seriously over oaked, notes say "liquid lumber." The oak has assimilated well over the past 6 months. Very nice dark fruit flavors, more so 30' after opening.
 
I almost rated this wine as flawed because the foil was stuck to the bottle and the cork had obviously seeped. But, the cork was still soft and pliable and there were no off aromas on the cork. The bottle was decanted off the sediments and tasted immediately. The color did not show its age and was a very clear garnet color with no browning on the edges. Complex aromas of spice and cherries mingling with a slight mossy earthiness met the nose. There was an ever so slight hint of volatile acidity in the nose. The palate has definitely changed over the years. There are virtually no tannins left and the intensity of the fruit has diminished leaving a slightly acidic delicate flavor profile behind. A bit of peat and wood hits the tongue on the mid palate which may be a slight out of balance flaw. But there was just enough cherry left to tickle the sides of my tongue.

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Non alcoholic white Zin. With enough added sugar to make it drinkable.

7 more days of sobriety...er, Lent! :db
 
Enjoying a bottle of Wylie Winery Concord-Cherry. Very nice with a great mouthfeel, just the right acid and a nice finishing flavor. The only drawback is that it went down WAY too fast.....


That sounds like a wonderful combination! I might have to give it a try next fall! What was the ratio of cherries to concords?
 
Started with a nice glass of coffee port I made, finishing with a night cap of Eagle Rare 10 Year.
 
Such beautiful day, and warm summer-esque night, that I gave into my craving for a peach schnapps and Sprite. Soooo refreshing!
 
That sounds like a wonderful combination! I might have to give it a try next fall! What was the ratio of cherries to concords?

50/50 backsweeten to 1.010, use a bottle of corn syrup as part of the backsweetening
 
Thanks Julie!

Can you expand on the use of corn syrup for sweetening? Not too know knowledgable on it. What difference does it impart from sugar or simple sugar? Appreciate the feedback :)
 
Lol, I guessI should explain the wine that hokapsig was drinking was one that I made. I acquired about 24 gallons of concord from a friend who really does not like concord. I played with this. Oaked some of it, made the cherry/concord and increased the acid in some. It was fun to experiment.

Wines that I backsweeten, I start with corn syrup, normally I take a reading before, take some wine, add a 1/2 bottle to the wine warm it up to melt the corn syrup, take a reading and taste, if it needs to be sweeter, I add the rest of the corn syrup, same procedure, taste and if it is where I like it, record the reading, if I need more sweetness, I now use cane sugar.

Using some corn syrup will give you some awesome mouthfeel.
 
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Tonight it was a gorgeous strip steak, sauteed zucchini with mushrooms, cherry tomatoes and onion and served with a Kenridge LE Sangiovese/Cab. Just reached its 1 year anniversary. Truly yummy.
 
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