tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post5231985328276112293..comments2024-03-22T00:35:12.415-07:00Comments on HoseMaster of Wine™: What's the HoseMaster Drinking?Ron Washam, HMWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11238869156614617705noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-6670334146431658642010-01-02T09:48:45.391-08:002010-01-02T09:48:45.391-08:00Well, to my palate, Zin is all about balance. I do...Well, to my palate, Zin is all about balance. I don't care what the percentage of alcohol is so long as the wine maintains some sort of balance. Unfortunately, when it starts to top 16% I have trouble maintaining my balance.Ron Washam, HMWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238869156614617705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-45832910491236424452009-12-31T19:21:33.967-08:002009-12-31T19:21:33.967-08:00There's a nice Dry Creek producer named Doug N...There's a nice Dry Creek producer named Doug Nalle who makes sensible Zinfandels...the current vintage is 13.8% alcohol. <br />Imagine, a wine that's possible to put on the table at a candle-light dinner without flambéing the guests...<br /><br />ANONYMOUS IAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-31097147083260081472009-12-31T13:34:50.066-08:002009-12-31T13:34:50.066-08:00I'm a big fan of the WG wines, and I was happy...I'm a big fan of the WG wines, and I was happy to taste the 08RRV pre-release. I thought it was incredible, but also incredibly young. Still, promising a lot for the future. And for $18? Sign me up.<br /><br />Anonymous, these days isn't all Zin 16%+? Flipping through Rhoda Stewart's A Zinfandel Odyssey (2002) recently I stumbled upon a grower insisting that all things Zin went down hill once the Brix topped 22.5. Now I'm really curious to try such a wine, but are there any in 2009?Wines for the Peoplehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09095439358615901235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-68736211288318212382009-12-31T09:30:59.536-08:002009-12-31T09:30:59.536-08:00With the world of wine sales being a jungle these ...With the world of wine sales being a jungle these days, it's not surprising someone would monkey around with <i> guerrilla wine marketing. </i><br /><br />That RRV Zin weighs in at a mere 16-point-5 alcohol...you forgot to remind readers (P-Daddy, Your Darling Samantha and maybe three other lost souls -and my anonymous-one self) to fasten our seat belts while imbibing these potent potations.<br /><br />It is appropriate to note the connection between Guy Fawkes Day (or Night, actually) and potentially explosive Zinfandels such as those ones being described by The Hosemaster.<br /><br />ANONYMOUS IAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com