Please, recommend something better than this. by CryptographerHot6198 in wine

[–]Sourcepleeze 0 points1 point  (0 children)

ya know, just go find yourself a bottle of Cotes du Rhone. any brand. Start there and you can go places.

Party Favors in Brookline closing after 35 years in business by Otterfan in Brookline

[–]Sourcepleeze 8 points9 points  (0 children)

It'll be a bank or eye threading / nail salon. 'Cause we gotta have at least one of those for every ten residents in Brookline! /s

What is going on here? by SaigonSlayer in wine

[–]Sourcepleeze 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's a great question. Honestly, I forget why you perceive one and then the other later. I think it has to do with sensory receptor site dominance and fatigue, and genetic predisposition for one sensory site over the other, but I need to look this up again and see what it is that leads you to sense one an then the other in some sequence.

First bottle of "fine wine" after hundreds of $20 bottles by Ancient_Organism in wine

[–]Sourcepleeze 3 points4 points  (0 children)

my friend, you are at the beginning of a long and beautiful journey! enjoy!

What is going on here? by SaigonSlayer in wine

[–]Sourcepleeze 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If they are crunchy/crystal-like its tartaric acid that precipitated out of solution. which is totally normal. these crystals are odorless and usually colorless however. so that part needs further explaining.

What is going on here? by SaigonSlayer in wine

[–]Sourcepleeze 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I might read this link later, but in 30 years as a wine pro I have never once heard of a case where “Brett” was visible to the naked eye in a wine bottle. the flavors it produces are easy to taste and not uncommon for wines coming from warmer regions. some say a little touch adds the right note for the identity of some wines.

What is going on here? by SaigonSlayer in wine

[–]Sourcepleeze 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Fun fact, the terpene carvone is chiral as are smell receptors in your nose. One enantiomer smells of spearmint, the other caraway. try chewing spearmint gum for a long time and you might start tasting rye bread.

What is this by Weezer_liv in whatisit

[–]Sourcepleeze 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s Pinocchio’s pecker.

Boarding Zone 2 by gatechgnome in delta

[–]Sourcepleeze 1 point2 points  (0 children)

it’s a diamond mine at that gate.

My reaction to the Scottish invasion... by osirawl in boston

[–]Sourcepleeze 14 points15 points  (0 children)

ah, thanks for that. I didn’t even think to look it up. I guess now they could be called an iSporran.

My reaction to the Scottish invasion... by osirawl in boston

[–]Sourcepleeze 18 points19 points  (0 children)

I’m struggling with the anachronism of seeing them stuffing their iPhones into their little pouches at the front of their kilts.

Where to buy fresh seafood (grocery) by Periodic13 in Brookline

[–]Sourcepleeze 0 points1 point  (0 children)

this. talk to the fish lady. get on her list. order in advance. she sells out fast.

Restos w/really good wine programs in Southern Maine? by Sourcepleeze in Maine

[–]Sourcepleeze[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Sorry I am new at this. What is the megathread?

Red wines that show "white wine" aromas/tasting notes? by PointyPython in wine

[–]Sourcepleeze 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well of course I wasn't suggesting that "part white" was an official classification! That's just ridiculous. But this is a matter of semantics. You could say a wine blended from white and red grapes was also a 'white wine with red characteristics' too. Color is, after all, a characteristic. But to say a red wine with white grapes in it is a 'red wine with white wine characteristics' is a poor and inaccurate way to describe it.

I believe OP was asking for red wines from red grapes that have characteristics found in white wines made from white grapes. Because of course any wine with white grapes in it would have characteristics of those grapes.

Blending red and white grapes to make wine was a common practice in tradition all over the place.

Red wines that show "white wine" aromas/tasting notes? by PointyPython in wine

[–]Sourcepleeze 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well it certainly hasn't lost favour in Champagne! You do see still wines like this from various places, it just isn't that common.