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Andrzej Daszkiewicz
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4 months ago
in Top 10 Portuguese Wines at Essencia do Vinho 2009 on Catavino
Just a simple question: what are the vintages of the winning ports?
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gabriellaopaz
Great question. The Port wines are all from the 2006 vintage.
9 months ago
in The Art and Culture of Portugal’s Pastry Industry: A History Influenced by Wine! on Catavino
Ryan, yes and no. I do not want to be too technical, but filtering removes solids, while fining removes "solids-to-be", which are colloidal proteins, "kind of" dissolved in wine, that can make wine looking cloudy in the future. After fining the wine has to be either filtered, or, at least, decanted.
Greetings!
Greetings!
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Ryan Opaz
Like I said you are correct, I'm just trying to make clear what is happening to the less geeky readers. Thanks for the exact definition. That said, maybe a better way to say it for all to understand, "Making it clear and pretty!" :)
9 months ago
in The Art and Culture of Portugal’s Pastry Industry: A History Influenced by Wine! on Catavino
Mmmm, wonderful Portugese pastries, pretty dangerous at the same time, but who cares :-) One correction though, egg whites are used not for filtering, but for fining wines.
Greetings!
Greetings!
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Ryan Opaz
Andrzej -- Good point, Fining is correct, though I guess it could be viewed as filtering without the filter! :)
