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| | WHY WINE BLOG MARCH 13, 2011 Oak - An Essential Part of the Winemaker’s Toolbox By Stacy Slinkard , About.com Guide The long-standing relationship that wine has had with oak is worth investigating, especially since oak barrels have been used in wine fermentation and barrel aging for centuries. Oak is utilized somewhat like a “seasoning” to add flavor and palate appeal to a wine. Which Wines are Typically Oaked? Why Oak Wine? | | VIGNA UVA VINO MARCH 13, 2011 Jacob's Creek Centenary Hill Shiraz 2005 Australia From Australia's Barossa Valley showing clear and intensely deep garnet colors with lighter tawny colors around the rim of the glass, wonderful clean aromas are equally intense displaying marzipan, sweet spices like cinnamon and clove, pastry icing, menthol, chocolate and wood. | | | | | | | |
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BROOKLYN GUY LOVES WINE | SUNDAY, MARCH 13, 2011  Lamb Noodles and Mature Burgundy.Who Knew?
One of the things that I love about my old friend Deetrane is that he never stands on ceremony regarding wine. If he has a special bottle that he wants to share with some one, he finds a way to do that, even if the setting is not one that would typically call for a special bottle. The other day Deetrane and I went to Flushing's Chinatown for lunch. MORE >>
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