Dear Roger, I enjoy reading your answers each week. You do an excellent job of providing thoughtful, thorough answers to the questions asked. My question involves a 2009 Oregon Pinot Noir. The wine was an excellent wine in its youth and is still a fruity, well structured and balanced wine at this age. However, I found a slight aroma similar to paint thinner/nail polish masking the underlying fruit, earth and spice aromas. I stoppered the bottle, put it in the fridge and tasted it over the next two nights. The paint thinner dissipated by the third night, but the fruit, earth other aromas were also weakening at this point. The corked came out of the bottle in one piece and appeared in excellent condition with only the bottom 1/8th inch stained. However, the cork was somewhat spongy compared to harder corks that you may typically find in French wine. There was no seepage. Do you think the fault is volatile acidity? Do you have any suggestions as to how to eliminate the paint thinner aroma? Best regards, Frank Bramwell
Is there a wine that's imported called marjae
Would people like tropical wine such as mango and passion fruit wine? What type of age group/ethinic will like fruit wine?
I was recently given a taste of an exceptional vermouth rosso, Carpano Antica. So good, I immediately went out and bought a bottle. Question is: what is the best way to drink it? Straight up, over ice, or your suggestion? At 3 or 4 times the cost of most sweet vermouths, it seems a waste to use it in a cocktail like a Manhattan when the less expensive vermouths are just fine.
I have a Maryland Merlot 1985 Napa Valley wine looking for a sale. Inherited it from my father-in-law's estate I am not a collector Any advice would be appreciated.
I would appreciate knowing if you could recommend a modest wine cooler that accomodates the larger Pinot Noir bottles. I've searched the internet but have reached a stone wall. Something in the neighborhood of 12-20 bottles would satisfy most novice wine drinkers.
Hello, I have a bottle of Dom P. - for the last year I kept it in a refrigerator on its side. What do you suggest? Is this the right way to store? Thanks for any help you can offer.
Where can I purchase Turkish wine in the South Bay Area?
A friend brought a bottle of '82 Joseph Picone Petite Sirah to dinner. No visible ullage, cork broke on removal, wine dark and aromatic, tasted at least 15 years younger. All in all very good. Still tannic. Could not find much on this wine. Apparently bought out by Miramonte. Dead end. Do you have any info on this wine or Joseph Picone? I couldn't fine anything. Thanks
Hello! I am doing research for a local SoCal business and am looking for brands that have a featured organic wines or even exclusive organic wine or wineries in California; and particularly in southern california. Any suggestions of brands? Thank you! Michelle.
