I am taking a course through Sonoma State University and this link was on my syllabus as useful information.
It shows just what an old-world art form barrel making still is. It was fun to see this video was from “Goosecross Cellars” as this is who I did my latest project on for this course!
Wine taking the fashion industry?
Well isn’t this interesting…..Researchers at the University of Western Australia have just discovered a way to make wine into clothing. Read the entire article here:
www.bioalloy.org/o/projects/micro-be.html
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Altovinum Evodia – Great Everyday Drinking Wine
On the suggestion of the knowledgable employee at one of my favorite wine stores, I bought a bottle of 2010 Altovinum Evodia to fill out my 6 pack so I could get the 10% discount. What a score at only $7.99 a bottle! I went back the next day and bought 6 more bottles.
This wine is made of 100% old vine garnacha (grenache) in the Denominacion de Origen Calatayud region of Spain. Calatayud is known for having the highest elevation vineyards in Spain and schiste soil which is known for bringing unique characteristics to the wine.
Tasting notes: ripe dark berries – blueberry, blackberry, mocha, licorice, earthy minerals, spicy with some smoke. Nice medium to full body, good tannin balance and a very long finish.
So let this be a lesson for us all. Hopefully the only people you’ll find working at your wine store are people who have a passion for their job (if not, walk away) and whose advice you can confidently take. If the store is worth anything, the employees will have a good knowledge of the inventory and have tasted most if not all the wines on the shelves. I know the day I open the doors of my wine shop, you can be assured everyone working there will know the wines and love their job (and hopefully their boss).
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