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Okay, let me get mine.... back in a bit.
It was this, I think: 2003 CLOS DE LOS SIETE.... I THINK!
Hang on. Let me find the post if I can. I think it was a really big malbec, possibly 2003 if my memory serves me. right back
Cool. Makes sense. Vintage Port is gunky so I always decant those for that reason and to open it up.
I wrote a post here a few weeks ago, at least I think I did! Where I'd poured a glass of wine, thought it was okay but nothing great. Had a few things happen that took me away for hours, then went back to pick it up and thought I'd made a mistake somehow. It was like a totally different wine. I was shocked! It turned a tight and uninteresting wine into a thing of beauty. Honest. I literally thought I had another wine but I was the only one here and that was the only glass of wine there! What a revelation.
I have to open mine still!!! If it was tannic or harsh in some way, it needs it. I'll know in about five :)
Posted on breathing to PDC. That'll give you a better pic of what those in the know think.
I'll try it and let you know. Thanks!
That link didn't work for me when I clicked it. Here:
30 Second Wine Tasting Tip:
Do wines need to 'breathe'?
The wine steward approaches with a dusty bottle and a corkscrew and asks the question: "Do you want to let the wine 'breathe' before dinner?"
What should you say?
As a follow-up to the discussion in one of last week's Wine Advisor Express bulletins about decanting wine, a related procedure, a number of you have asked for some quick pointers on "breathing."
First, let's define it: "Breathing" or "letting the wine breathe" means opening the bottle some time before serving, with the idea that exposing it to air will somehow make it more enjoyable to drink.
In fact, most wines don't particularly benefit from this practice, and a few might actually suffer from it. In practice, exposure to air is helpful only with immature, ageworthy wines of the type that benefit from aging. Many Bordeaux, a few Rhones and some Burgundies, some of the best Italian red wines and Vintage Port fit into this category, as do their New World counterparts in the pricier realms of Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah (Shiraz) and a few others.
When you consume wines of this type in their youth, before they are really ready to drink, you may find them "tight" or "closed," showing little of their potential aroma or flavor; and they may be "tannic" or astringent, a characteristic of young reds that usually mellows with age. Wines of this type may open up and mellow a bit if you expose them to air for an hour or two (or even, in some extreme cases, overnight) before serving.
If you're going to let your wine "breathe" at all, don't simply pull out the cork, which exposes only a tiny circle of wine in the bottle neck to the atmosphere. Pour a glass or two, or better yet, decant the wine by pouring the entire bottle into a clean pitcher or decanter.
Again, there's no benefit to breathing wines that don't need aging - most whites and many reds are fresh and fruity and ready to go as soon as you open the bottle. What's more, you should never allow breathing time for an older wine that's already fully mature, as it may be "fragile" with age and give up its spirit quickly after it's poured.
Another approach is to forget about breathing and simply open your wine, take it as it comes, but if you find it shy, harsh and astringent, push back your glass and enjoy it after dinner, after it's had a little air.
Sure, I'm sure the people who really want to do it will be happy about not having to wait. And you're right, we don't have to show for every one. Here's a thing I just pulled up on breathing so you get it from the authorities. As I said, I have found it most helpful with the reds I tend to drink. Really softens them. I have to admit that I forgot to open my Ecco!!!!! Uh oh. It'll be fine though. A half hour in the glass is as good as hours in an open bottle, which doesn't do too much.
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Absolutely. Pour it in your glass about half an hour before drinking and you'll be mint
Just maybe, if we call it "ALSO POLITICS" ..............?
YOU GOT ME!!! :) !!!!!!
Hey, are you coming to the wine tasting tonight?
With all due respect... oh, never mind.
Got my Ecco Domani.
You really ought to do something with this board. Give it a new reason to exist.
I don't want to beat this to death but aren't Jack Nicholson and Christian Slater (who also is Jack Nicholson) and Joan Allen and Philip Seymour Hoffman and almost anybody you can think of basically the same person no matter what role they play? I'm struggling to come up with a few people who aren't. Besides, I don't see his characters in Spanglish and Punch Drunk Love as being any more similar than the roles most actors I can think of are in their various roles. He was terrific in both those movies.
I see what you mean. However, I do know a bunch of people who are emotionally retarded (in Sandler's case by domineering sisters, he felt totally incompetent around women) and it plays pretty much like mental retardation but they're plenty intelligent. Most of them are nerdy scientists, ironically. Emotionally handicapped geniuses.
I have felt so awkward in situations at times, so self-conscious, I was paralyzed and if I extrapolate those moments... I get his character. However, the movie was more a mood thing. To be that literal is maybe missing the director's point. My husband didn't like the movie as much as I did, btw.
I think Sandler handled his first (I think) serious role well. The only gripe I have with his serious acting in general is when he's sort of winking at the role he's playing but in Punch Drunk Love he was pretty consistent - as I recall. Saw it ages ago.
P.S. I have a serious aversion to alcoholism, well, to addiction in general. Luck of the draw, I'm drunk on half a glass of wine. A bottle would kill me.
Well, now I don't know what you mean so we're even.
Good rating. Glad it was worth your time. Anybody who is as into movies as you are must see it.
Can you believe Derf didn't like Punch Drunk Love? Damn him!
I love happy accidents.
I LOVED Punch Drunk Love!
Thanks Susie. I'd love to see you. Night!
P.S. I like what you did with the ibox. I see how you inverted the links on some of them. Good idea, for consistency.
Ecco Domani Merlot. We are to answer the question, "Does Merlot really suck?". PDC's idea. COME! Please?
I, for one, am drunk on half a glass of wine. No hope of alcoholism here, even if it were a goal. But I do see your point.
You coming to the tasting? I got the Ecco Domani two days ago.
What was all that fuss over Northern Exposure?! My husband's partner sent home a CD of episodes. Said we HAVE to watch this show. It was ridiculous. Everyone was mercilessly playing to the camera. This woman with short, dark hair never stopped smiling, I wanted to smack her. Lots of my friends used to watch it and I just don't understand why. Bad acting, dumb nothing plot. I was looking forward to having a ton of episodes of something to want to watch when all else failed :(
How cool is that? It's a steal, right? I got it for $10.
My friend George (the European - lol) said exactly the same thing about the finish. He wanted a tad more acidity but loved it regardless. My other friend (the winemaker) said "NO WAY" but loves it too - shockingly! He likes REALLY REALLY soft wines, which I do not like. We are always at odds over wine with few exceptions and that the Bogle is a steal is one of them. Personally, I like some acidity in my wine but all that fruit is hard to resist. Plus, it is plenty lively.
He (the winemaker) loves the 2003 Casa Lapostolle Merlot for 10$ and I think it's awful. Lapostolle has been using that wine doctor who is behind the Seven Point Star Malbec as their consultant. These arguments with my friend over Lapostolle have become legendary. We throw the name Lapostolle around for comic relief now, even. I don't even LIKE it and he thinks it is THE best wine out there for 10$ and it is a style wine that I simply do not appreciate. To me it is lifeless. Blech!
Hi, nice to see you. Check this style wine out. I can't vouch for it but seems to be a good bang for the buck. I have a friend here who agreed. He's the wine guy I defer to:
http://www.jpoc.net/wine/italy/montepulciano-d-abruzzo/index.html
You'll love this stuff. I had another Bogle I liked quite much awhile ago but can't remember which it was. If they make a Merlot, that's what it was. But this is a real standout.
Oh cool! I'm now dying to know what you think of it.
Bogle Vineyards, 2003 Petite Sirah. Very concentrated. Lush, ripe fruit (oozing with dark fruit essences), earthy and delicious. No harsh tannins. A friendly, direct and fun wine. The only drawback is it's so yummy and agreeable you can drink a lot of it. My new table wine! 9$-11$. You CANNOT beat it for the price.
Brought a bottle to my friends house tonight and everyone loved it. I mean loved it. They're from Europe, too!
Okay, looks nice but we'll just undo it. Rebuild the ibox. It was a good idea and nice gesture but it's no biggy. I just didn't understand and still don't completely. I don't have to understand so won't waste the cells.
I don't know what the problem is. So if I want to get rid of a link I get rid of the line of text. Can I still use the space bar and stuff to move the links around? They're not carved in stone, right? So it's just that the hyperlink is in the text. What is the problem?
How come when I click on the list of wine tastings, all roads lead to Ecco Domani and when I click on Ecco Domani it leads me to Nouveau?
P.S. And whilst I'm being irritating, what's the little bracket above the legible version of wine wheel :(
Me so annoying today.
I take it this means we'll be seeing you on the wine board for the next tasting?
Thanks Derf. I will never forget now. One more bit of clutter for my feable brain to juggle. But now I know.
What do you expect, they're Polish. Oops, she was Czech! Hmmmm.
He danced a mean Inquisition Polka.
P.S. I know the Polka wasn't around in the 15th century. The thought of Copernicus dancing to it was silly funny to me.
I suspect we are thinking of different music entirely and that our perspective on music and what we hope to and do glean from it is dissimilar.
Besides, a touch of gauche can be just as enjoyable, intriguing and profound as a touch of class. In the right hands, it adds a layer of complexity and a refreshing element of surprise.
I wonder when the Polka was invented. Did Copernicus like to Polka.
Now there is a folk music that will probably never be appropriated by any musician trying to be cool, like the fusion of country and pop and the discovery of Middle Eastern and Indian music by recent generations.
I do really like the accordion, though, particularly in French music.
It did have some funny moments - I'll give you that. Just not the kind of humor that makes me burst out laughing. Oh well.
Humor is tough. It just didn't tickle my ribs. I so wanted it to, though. :(