• How can a wine be better than 100 points?

    Updated: 2009-11-30 07:10:57
    It was out of the mouths of babes — or, in this case, my cousin Keith — that this interesting question sprang. We were on our annual drive down to Malibu, where we always do Thanksgiving at Ellen’s house with the rest of the Southern California branch of the family. I was telling Keith and Maxine, [...]

  • organic, biodynamic & sustainable wines

    Updated: 2009-11-26 05:50:14
    Being out on the street talking to people about wine, lots of people are interested in hearing about wines that are made organically, biodynamically or wines (wineries) that are sustainable.  Modern technology has allowed people to “perfect” (depending upon who you ask) winemaking with pesticides in the vineyard & manipulation in the lab.  These 3 [...]

  • OGGWMA Annual Meeting January 2010

    Updated: 2009-11-24 16:26:19
    Harvest Season Originally uploaded by FreeWine2010 Oklahoma Grape Growers & Wine Makers Association Annual Meeting Friday, January 22, 2010 at 7:00pm OGGWMA Wine Reception & Dinner. Join OGGWMA or... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit NuyakaCreek.com/blog/ for full links, other content, and more! ]]

  • The Cali Cab that wasn’t a fruit bomb

    Updated: 2009-11-22 03:00:17
    I’ve had the wine before.  It is a kosher Cabernet Sauvigon from California.  Not Napa Valley, but Alexander Valley fruit.  Having tasted previous vintages of it, I was not surprised to hear that it was awarded 90 points from Wine Enthusiast. 2005 Herzog Special Reserve Alexander Valley Cabernet Sauvignon For those of you who do not know, [...]

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    Updated: 2009-11-21 01:52:22
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  • WineMakingGuy has bookmarked: Help My Wine Making! #9 Scott "The Wine Making Guy".

    Updated: 2009-11-20 05:18:02
    WineMakingGuy has bookmarked: Help My Wine Making! #9 Scott "The Wine Making Guy".

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    Updated: 2009-11-20 05:18:01
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  • go work out, old vine wine & turkey talk

    Updated: 2009-11-17 04:22:25
    You know, writing and maintaining a blog is a lot like going to the gym.  Once you lose momentum, it can be real hard to motivate to get going again.  Speaking of which, I have got to get my growing ass back into a gym.  Sure my surgically repaired wrist has been a convenient excuse, [...]

  • WineMakingGuy has commented on: The Wine Making Guy : Easiest Way To Clean The Dirtiest Beer Bottles When Making Beer.

    Updated: 2009-11-16 03:35:11
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  • Comparing pressed-dry with extended maceration wines

    Updated: 2009-11-08 21:48:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar Chez Ray Winemaking Trials , tribulations and . tips Sunday , November 08, 2009 Comparing pressed-dry with extended maceration wines For the 2008 Chez Ray vintage , I tried an experiment , separating the vintage into two batches : one batch pressed dry ie , immediately as fermentation completed and the second batch pressed after extended . maceration Today , I have some recently bottled sample batches of 2008 merlot and zinfandel to compare between these two pressing . techniques Let's start with the Chez Ray Merlot , : 2008 Pressed dry : The pressed dry merlot shows medium dusty red in the glass . Aromas are bright , bold , plumy and yeasty . A strong inky , alcoholic component . On the palate , a bright but bold mid palate impact , showing very ripe plums and some blackberry . Finishes . clean Extended maceration : The merlot which underwent extended maceration shows similar in the glass , a touch less purple . Aromas seem to show a somewhat riper , spongy plum element . On the palate , the impact is round , full and soft and ripe in the back of the tongue . Seems more aged already , with less definitive fruit . The finish curls with a bit of acid .

  • New Oklahoma Wineries Linked

    Updated: 2009-11-04 22:42:12
    If you check out the list of Oklahoma Winery links in the right-hand column of our Oklahoma Wine News blog, you should notice a number of new Oklahoma wineries added. Look for new entries for:... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit NuyakaCreek.com/blog/ for full links, other content, and more! ]]

  • Road to recovery

    Updated: 2009-11-03 01:31:02
    It has been 10 days since surgery and all seems to be going well.  Pain is subsiding, I’m not in a cast & I get my stiches out in 2 days.  Is it possible I may be able to bath like a human being again soon??  I understand that if I commit to babying the [...]

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