The Zinquisition: TCA fouls 1 in 12 bottles of wine “down under”?!

The Zinquisition

Various ruminations and observations regarding the bizarre and otherwise incomprehensible happenings in the wine industry.

SAINT VINI'S CREDO I believe that wine is a beverage that should be enjoyed frequently, alone or with meals. I believe that wine, since it is made from a fruit, should produce a liquid reminiscent of that fruit, not cedar, moss, pipe tobacco, barnyards, manure, pencil lead, or band aids. As such, I believe that good wine can come from any country, but it must be labeled in such a way that the consumer doesn't need an atlas and a wine encyclopedia to figure out what's in the bottle. I believe that the United States should not trail the civilized world in wine consumption per capita and that neo-prohibitionists, wine snobs, and liquor distributors are all joined in a trilateral commission to hinder wine consumption. I believe that wine needs to lose its elitist image by embracing alternative packaging, alternative closures, non-vintage wines, stronger branding, and lower retail prices. I believe in long, slow, deep, soft, wet kisses that last........uh....sorry, I got carried away.

Friday, January 28, 2005

TCA fouls 1 in 12 bottles of wine “down under”?!

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On a slightly related note, I had a beautiful 2000 Chateau Montelena Napa Cab last night.
Medium levels of ripe stone fruits, with nice body & length. Tannins could use a little more time & bottle bouquet was not as developed as could be – yet!
I plan on leaving my other 2 bottles down until 2007~8.
Happily, I can report that there was no TCA taint in it…
I’m looking forward to finishing it tonight with Mrs.Johnson.

Perhaps I'll use the two of them in 2008 to toast our surpassing France in wine consumption...how deliciously ironic that would be!

The Zinquisition

Friday, January 28, 2005

TCA fouls 1 in 12 bottles of wine “down under”?!

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