Words on Wines / Ken's Writing
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March 30, 2021
Radical view of wine or common sense to the rescue !
Easy. Like food, place wine at the front of the mouth and leave - chew softly once or twice - and wait, breathing normally.
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March 30, 2021
Origin of Wine Gippsland
Gippsland Wines are distinctive. They are flavoursome with strong varietal features.
Generally they are not mainstream Australian wines, more full flavoured than full bodied and more elegant than harsh. They are good wines to accompany foods.
Above all each winery is offering a unique experience. -
February 27, 2021
Wine and Climate Change
Fruits are ripening quicker and are sweeter. Vintage (grape picking) is now 3-4 weeks earlier that 40 years ago. Paradoxically the frost damage risk in Spring is now longer by 3-4 weeks because the air is drier and there are more clear night skies.
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February 26, 2021
Notes on Rosé
Surprisingly there is no International definition of a “Rosé Wine” except everyone agrees that red grapes have something to do with it. Neither regarded as a red wine nor a white wine but in between.
