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Summary of Questions:
- What is the best wine with smoked gouda?
- How can I tell if a wine is 'corked'? What does that really mean?
- If you could only visit 2 wineries in the San Diego area - what would they be? Looking for big reds and some whites.
- Since there is more to 'wine tasting' than simply taking a sip....am wondering if there is a preferred way of cleaning glassware and keeping it sparkling & odor free?
Questions & Answers:
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What is the best wine with smoked gouda?
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This is one of the few times I recommend an oaky Napa style chardonnay as a food pairing. These partners mirror each other so well, one ends up with a decadent combination of a smooth creamy texture and lingering smokey length on the palate. Think eating carmel apples while camping...but with just a little more refinement!
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How can I tell if a wine is 'corked'? What does that really mean?
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When a wine is referred to as "corked", it indicates a specific flaw in the wine. TCA, short for trichloroanisole, is a chemical that can live in corks or the winery itself. When it infects a bottle of wine, TCA imparts a moldy, wet cardboard smell. TCA can diminish the desirable fruit aromas in the wine as well.
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If you could only visit 2 wineries in the San Diego area - what would they be? Looking for big reds and some whites.
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The two most important wineries in San Diego are Fallbrook Winery and Orfila Vineyards and Winery. Fallbrook has been on a quest to produce a true estate red for over a decade and in 2008 released its first estate grown series, 33 Degrees North. Both the syrah and bordeaux blend are superb. Orfila makes a wonderful sangiovese and has had great success with viognier. Temecula is not in San Diego County so I did not include selections from this up and coming area.
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Since there is more to 'wine tasting' than simply taking a sip....am wondering if there is a preferred way of cleaning glassware and keeping it sparkling & odor free?
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Good question! Hot water is really great. Scented soaps can sometimes leave aromas behind, as can storing glasses in cabinets made from aromatic wood, such as cedar or untreated oak. I also recommend keeping a "polishing cloth" around exclusively for taking care of quailty wine stems. The best one for the money is available here. http://astore.amazon.com/thcohe-20/detail/B000F2SRFS
