I’ve been looking for an excuse to open my 2008 Winexpert Limited edition Chilean carmenere, and Moroccan Braised Beef (recipe courtesy of Chef Jenn Felmley!) sounded like just the ticket. Today is just short of 2 years in the bottle. I decanted about an hour. There is some foam, but not too bad. Slight soapiness on the [...]
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Nose of crisp apples with hint of vanilla. Very clear, pale yellow-green in color. Crisp flavors of green apple and peach with hint of bell pepper and vanilla. Wow, really came together VERY nicely, and sooner than I expected!
It was time to rack off the cabernet sauvignon kit into a carboy. I noticed a distinct aroma of bananas, just like we smelled when the cabernet sauvignon grapes were fermenting. The color is great, this is going to be a pretty decent wine for the money. Next I set up to start the Alsatian [...]
The SG on the Yakima Synergy is at 0.994, although it’s still bubbling away in there. After racking, it’s not very pretty! But, it’s early in the game, there’s still plenty of stirring ahead before it’s expected to clear. In the meantime, Dave bought a cabernet sauvignon kit last year, at the same time that [...]
This is my first Cellar Craft kit. I’m looking forward to this one for several reasons. I’ve read a lot of good things about Cellar Craft on winepress.us. Also, the description of this white blend sounds beyond yummy; it’s a blend of Marsanne and Roussanne from Yakima valley in Washington state, two lovely rhone whites. [...]
Time for another reserve kit! This one is also from RJ Spagnols, and is an unoaked blend of Viognier, Riesling, and Chardonnay. The starting SG is at 1.10, so I should get a final alcohol of about 14%. It smells yummy already, I can’t wait to sip this one over the summer!
Time to rack and check the home merlot. I splash racked again, and tested/tasted it. The Free SO2 seemed to be below 20 ppm, so I’m going to try to restart MLF with the dried bacteria I got in December. I’m not optimistic, because I’m pretty sure the bacteria is no good after this long, [...]
I have discovered that the wine kit companies make special limited edition wines every year that are supposed to be “exceptional quality.” I’ve been pretty impressed with the quality so far, so these should be really exciting! Here’s what I got: Pacific Quartet: A blend of very cool whites from the Pacific, including Vidal from [...]