How's the subject for an attention grabber? :lol:
I'm making some from-scratch spaghetti sauce and it calls for red wine. I'm not a wine person.
Back in 2003, I got the chance to go to Paris through the university I was attending. We got to go to a local vineyard to do some wine tasting. I sat next to a self-proclaimed wine-snob during the tasting and she was shocked by my taste. Everything that was "elite" or high end, I didn't like. Everything that was low end, I liked. I was as polite as I could be and continued to taste, keeping my opinions low-key.
But the vineyard owner got wind of my tastes and during the tour, pulled me aside. I thought I'd get a tongue lashing but he pulled me into another room where I got to sample some of his home brewed beer!
Anyway, I was at the store today and saw some "naked wine" on sale. Turns out, it's a brand dedicated to not fermenting in oak barrels. Instead they use stainless steel. My unrefined pallet loved it! Some actually made it into the sauce... but not much. :mrgreen:
So if you're a "beer guy" like me, I invite you to try some "no oak wine".
I'm making some from-scratch spaghetti sauce and it calls for red wine. I'm not a wine person.
Back in 2003, I got the chance to go to Paris through the university I was attending. We got to go to a local vineyard to do some wine tasting. I sat next to a self-proclaimed wine-snob during the tasting and she was shocked by my taste. Everything that was "elite" or high end, I didn't like. Everything that was low end, I liked. I was as polite as I could be and continued to taste, keeping my opinions low-key.
But the vineyard owner got wind of my tastes and during the tour, pulled me aside. I thought I'd get a tongue lashing but he pulled me into another room where I got to sample some of his home brewed beer!
Anyway, I was at the store today and saw some "naked wine" on sale. Turns out, it's a brand dedicated to not fermenting in oak barrels. Instead they use stainless steel. My unrefined pallet loved it! Some actually made it into the sauce... but not much. :mrgreen:
So if you're a "beer guy" like me, I invite you to try some "no oak wine".