Wine Tasting, Vineyards, In France
The delightful ritual of popping the cork when opening a pleasant bottle of Shiraz, Merlot or Chardonnay seems to be fading into the memory of wine lovers all over the world. The label on the grape juice carton says 2¼ oz sugar per pint juice or 18 oz/gal The calculator tells me that 18 oz/gal will give solely 7½% ABV (approx) However I need a wine of 12%. Consuming superbly now, although this is a wine I would like to revisit in a number of years, say after 2020 to check the limits of how nicely this can age – I think it will likely be excellent. The Antelope Ridge winery was refreshed with state-of-the-artwork gear and Australian Philip McGahan was recruited to make the wines.
The general plan was to go to the Iowa-80 Trucking Museum, spend the night on the Mississippi, then visit an Iowa winery (my first!). … Read More ...