Comments for Bear On Wine

Comment on LUXE CHAMPAGNE by Steven Schafersman

Steven Schafersman — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 06:31:57 +0000

Bear, thank you for your detailed tasting notes on these great wines. Too often I just evaluate Champagnes and sparkling wines by how toasty and yeasty they are since they are almost always good and consumed for a special occasion rather than for a formal tasting. But acidity, minerality, fruit aromas and flavors, and complexity and balance are also, as always, important components to evaluate and enjoy.

Comment on LUXE CHAMPAGNE by TexaCali Wine Co.

TexaCali Wine Co. — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 05:27:19 +0000

love the “warning…take note” glassware instruction is the best advice for good bubbly! Cheers! Ali

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Comment on Champagne Friday: DOM PERIGNON Oenotheque Brut Champagne, 1996 by Shannon

Shannon — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 02:16:33 +0000

Nice review Mr. Dalton (My Champagne ObiWan).

Comment on Thanksgiving Malaise … but the show must go on by bearonwine

bearonwine — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 00:06:16 +0000

This from one of my first and best teachers.

Comment on Thanksgiving Malaise … but the show must go on by Bill Edge (@Bill_Edge)

Bill Edge (@Bill_Edge) — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 23:59:04 +0000

If one must have white wine with their Turkey then I drink Sauvignon Blanc.

Comment on Thanksgiving Malaise … but the show must go on by Ginger Dollins

Ginger Dollins — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 20:06:46 +0000

You are the very best! Perfect, and well said! – Ginger, Domaine Serene

Comment on Decanter Rules by Kyle Britt

Kyle Britt — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 16:36:32 +0000

Excellent summary on decanting wines. Want to have two different 750ml wines with dinner and not be “over served”? With proper decanting it’s easy for two people to enjoy a glass of white wine first and then switch to a glass of red for a main course.
Here is the easiest way I know. Save six 375ml sized bottles with screw cap closures. The screw cap bottle makes this soooo easy. Open your first 750ml wine and immediately fill the 375ml bottle to the lip of the bottle and seal with a screw cap closure and store in the refrigerator. Without any air in the bottle, gassing isn’t necessary. The wine will keep for a week in the refrigerator. From time-to-time, replace the screw caps (750ml screw caps work fine on 375ml bottles) when they begin to leak or do not tightened when screwed onto a 375ml bottle. Repeat the process as needed. Be careful to prevent people from discarding the 375ml bottles when consumed. Kyle Britt

Comment on Champagne Friday: DELAMOTTE Brut Champagne NV by vinesleuth

vinesleuth — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 07:05:37 +0000

Nice post, Bear! I really like your writing style– it’s so conversational and still packed with meat.

Keep up the blogging and maybe we’ll talk Twitter again some day.

On Mon, Nov 12, 2012 at 11:51 PM, Bear On Wine

Comment on Q & A: Decanting and Preserving Wine by Gary Gottfried

Gary Gottfried — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 02:40:42 +0000

Thanks Bear .. Although we may be thought to be biased, thanks to science, gassing is the very best means possible. VineyardFresh, is 100% argon, totally inert/noble gas that creates a vapor barrier that protects the wine from oxygen (hence oxidation). Any questions .. drop us a note ..

Comment on I’M BACK: Where I’ve Been and Some Thoughts on Bottle Variation by Alfonso Cevola

Alfonso Cevola — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 11:36:42 +0000

Bear,
Bottle variation is an interesting subject. I recall we had some bottle variation in the 2011′s we tasted last week. I’d be curious to open 90 bottles of any chateau and see how they came out as well. And sir, you truly are a taster with a capacity for tasting a lot of wines in one sitting, witnessed by the nearly 100 wines we tasted the last day in Bordeaux .

And yes the ’11 d’Yquem , I can still taste it – very long finish – some say the wine of the vintage…

Thanks for the recap! Looking forward to reading more soon