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Wine

A small wine digest.

Tasting Notes

• 2019
• 2014

Interesting History

• Dates to ~6,000 BC Georgia.

• Great French Wine Blight: Aphids from the new world were carried across the Atlantic in the late 1850s. ~40% of crops were devastated over a 15 year period costing 10B+ Francs. The solution was to graft vines onto American rootstock (called "reconsitution").

Grapes

Red

• Cabernet Sauvignon

  • Best paired with red meat.
  • Full-bodied taste.
  • Often blended with Merlot.

• Malbec

  • Comes from the French Bourdeaux area.
  • Widely grown in Argentina where it's the most popular grape.

• Merlot

  • More subtle than other reds.

• Pinot Noir

  • Premier grape that's rarely blended.

• Syrah

  • Fruity with a sense of pepper and roasting meet.
  • Shiraz is the Australian name for Syrah.

Wine

• Chardonnay

  • Originally from Burgundy, France.
  • Dry with citrus flavors.

• Sauvignon Blanc

  • Often blended with semillon.

• Pinot Grigio

  • Pairs well with Thai and other spicy cuisine.
  • Mostly grown in Italy with some success in California.

• Riesling

  • Lighter and crisper than Chardonnay.
  • German grape with some success in California.