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Re: Lambic – spontan na lato

vinosseur — Sun, 19 Jul 2015 13:40:08 -0000

Thanks Zygmunt for your comment. Wocjiech replied with same reply I would have had.

Re: Stres to zdrowie

vinosseur — Fri, 20 Feb 2015 10:13:55 -0000

Exactly Malbec. And no, not that I know of, nobody imports. But maybe somebody reading these comments may know

Re: Stres to zdrowie

vinosseur — Fri, 20 Feb 2015 10:12:26 -0000

Thank you for your very good comments win-ny!

Re: Stres to zdrowie

vinosseur — Fri, 20 Feb 2015 10:11:26 -0000

hello
Sławek!

Thank you for your
comment. Of course a book would have to be written to cover this topic, and
this story is just scratching the surface. Your point is a very good one about
the water supply, and in terms of extreme stress I suppose the plant would not
survive in the long term.

But the point I was
trying to make for the average reader is that if we are challenged as humans
and plants are also challenged, we will tend to get stronger. The vines
need to struggle a bit, we know that too much water and fertility in the soil
does not usually produce top quality grapes. And I personally know many wine
makers, the best are working very hard and long hours by hand..They are
stressed, tired and sometimes broken. But their wines... heavenly

Re: Wina naturalne w ciemno

vinosseur — Fri, 22 Aug 2014 12:20:58 -0000

Thank you all for taking the time to comment. Google translate isn't the best way for me to fully understand all of the comments presented here, but I do get a general idea. So, I will sum up my points here for those of you who are truly interested in my infantile writing abilities:

Most things in life we can learn how to do, ride a bike, drive a car, become good at our jobs (my job happens to be wine)
Blind tasting a wine IS possible and it's done everyday, for some of us it's a job (like mine)

My story was merely advising that persons who enjoy blind tasting, and who have become rather good at it, should understand that they may have to learn how to analyze and blind taste again when approaching natural wines. Not because natural wine aromas are masked by oxidation and brett, and not because I want people to drink more natural wines. Most (good) natural wines have no oxidation nor brett.

My story was based on an observations I have made over the years in this business. Comments from seasoned wine tasters that natural wines are impossible to guess blind.
Many many natural wines are clean and pure (no brett, no oxidation) but still differ than what you would call "typical" and this is where the challenge is.
Yeast is very often the culprit, but i am not about to open up that can of worms!
Cheers!

Re: Naturalnie czyli nieinterwencyjnie?

vinosseur — Mon, 28 Jul 2014 06:11:07 -0000

Yes, good wines on both sides of the "fence" should be applauded. And there are good wines produced carefully and under modern techniques, and there are bad wines made under the more natural method. Taste and know your producer-

Re: Naturalnie czyli nieinterwencyjnie?

vinosseur — Mon, 28 Jul 2014 06:08:48 -0000

Thanks for sharing the video Jakub! Of course i didn't want to author an article that would take an hour to read, so my story is a bit simplified. The most important point, as Erik is really talking about, is to know your producer. Certifications don't make a wine good, nor does the fact that it is natural. A good wine is simply a good wine.

Re: Wino naturalne 3: winifikacja

vinosseur — Fri, 23 Nov 2012 02:54:56 -0000

Mikolaj (and Wojciech)

Thank you for your comment and addition to my text. I have seen this text in the original language (Italian) and have read it. Wojciech's concern is in the 5th statement, which is indeed a very controversial one. But these are like the 10 commandments for natural wine, so the 5th "commandment" should stand :)
The statement I agreed with the least was actually number 4. I know of a "natural" wine maker in California who follows 400 year old wine making manuals that suggest letting the grapes rest for 24 hours (approx) after harvest before pressing. And he does just that, and the wines I have tasted from this winemaker are quite brilliant

Cheers,

Re: Castell’in Villa – tradycja przez lata

vinosseur — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 18:02:30 -0000

Jonathan

As a matter of fact, you can read the English version on vinosseur.com within the next 24 hours
cheers

Re: Lambic – spontan na lato

vinosseur — Mon, 14 May 2012 10:24:21 -0000

Michal,

Thank you for your comments. I have to agree with you that these Lambic, or sour beers, are my favorite. There are many micro-brews now in Poland, but most tend towards the sweet. Are there any Polish sponatneous beers available?

Re: Hatzidakis Cuvée No.15 2009

vinosseur — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 04:23:48 -0000

kissmygrass,

Thanks for responding in English (you can also respond in Italian), because my Polish is still not available ;)

I am glad to find more fans of turbid wines. And I do agree with one thing, that the wine is not very hazy, I have seen much more hazy wines in my day. But it wasn't completely clear either (at least the two bottles I consumed). i checked out your link Greek Wine World, and the author also described this wine as hazy.

I think that this wine has a tremendous ageing potential and people should really consider that red wines are not the only ones that can be stored!

Cheers!

Re: Hatzidakis Cuvée No.15 2009

vinosseur — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 09:37:13 -0000

kissmygrass

Thanks for your comment and please forgive my response in English. If you look at the photo (excuse the quality) you can see that the wine is not crystal clear as so many over-the-counter wines are. Although intensity was high, the reflexes were a bit hazy. The lack of fining the wine is perhaps the reason for the appearance here. This for me is a very positive thing in wine, although the textbooks may disagree.

Cheers!

Re: Hatzidakis Cuvée No.15 2009

vinosseur — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 06:54:44 -0000

Thank you Wojciech for answering the comments. my google translator didn't help me much here.

Cheers!

Re: Friulski pistolecik

vinosseur — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 09:39:58 -0000

Arkadiusz,

Ti ho mandato un email

Re: Friulski pistolecik

vinosseur — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 05:06:09 -0000

Ciao! Lo bevuto con Bogdan a Konfederacka 4.Ce l'aveva nascosto e la abbiamo bevuta insieme! Il produttore non lo conosco bene, e quindi non so se lo fa piu il Schioppettino in purezza, che é un vero pecato perche preferischo quest'uva da sola!
Tutti i vini di Donati mi fanno impazzire! Se hai mai l'oppurtunitá di assaggiare il Rosso della Bandita, é fantastica! L'ha fatta in 2006 e puo in 2011!

ciao!

Re: Szynka, parmezan i czerwone bąbelki

vinosseur — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 06:44:37 -0000

Grazie ancora per la tua risposta! Sono felice quando qualcun altro gode gli stessi vini che godo io!Sono d'accordo che in Sicilia ci sono molte cose che sucedeno nel mondo de vino, per la maggior parte credo che siano nella giusta direzione. Ci sono molti che sequono la "scuola" di Cornelissen, ma nessuno fa come il "originale". Ho assaggiato un vino molto interessante fatta di Nerello Mascalese da un Vigneron Francese (Domaine Rouge-Bleu) quando ero a Zurigo lo scorso anno. Era un campione (una bottiglia trasparente senza ettichetta), ma ha mostrato potenziale. Ho scritto brevemente su questo sul mio sito.Ho assaggiato i vini di Nino Barraco, ma non abbastanza per dare un giudizio. Mi sembra di ricordare la sua simpatia "bianco" ( macerata sulle bucce). Mi piacono i vini di Guccione, Calabretta e COS. Ah, e naturalmente Porta del Vento.Se mi dai il tuo indirizzo e-mail, posso inviare una copia della mia carta dei vini più recente dal ristorante dove lavoro. É molto interessante!

Re: Szynka, parmezan i czerwone bąbelki

vinosseur — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 11:24:19 -0000

grazie per il tuo follow-up commenti e note di degustazione. Io sono un fan di una certa acidità volatile perch rende il vino più aromatico e più vivace secondo me .. Non tutti sono d'accordo
In Polonia ho qualche difficoltà a soddisfare il mio palato, ma riesco a trovare alcune bottiglie ok qua e là, tipo La Stopa, Escoda Sanahuya, ecc.
Io di solito porto alcume bottiglie di vino a casa con me da Bergen dove lavoro. Sono effettivamente in Bergen ora per lavorare e ieri sera ecco cosa abbiamo bevuto: Magnums di Jean-Pierre Robinot Fetembulles e Concerto d'Oniss 2010, Bressan Verduzzo 2006, Peyra Crepuscule 2005, Magnum Cornelissen Rosso del Contadino 2010.... Non era una serata triste ;)
Magari ci vediamo quest'
estate

ciao!

Re: Szynka, parmezan i czerwone bąbelki

vinosseur — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 09:28:29 -0000

Arkadiusz!
Per qualche motivo, ho dovuto scrivere la mia risposta qui perché non mi ha permesso di rispondere dopo il tuo ultimo commento.

Grazie cmq per le tue notizia! É davvero un peccato per la degustazione di Barbera, ma per questo è venuto qualcosa di buono, il Chenin di Cousin!

Non ho assaggiato il suo Chenin da alcuni anni, quindi è bello sentire che si beve ancora bene!
Ti prego di dirmi se mai sei a Cracovia in modo che possiamo godere di un po 'di vino insieme!

Ciao!

Joseph

Re: Szynka, parmezan i czerwone bąbelki

vinosseur — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 05:58:08 -0000

Arkadiusz

Forse possiamo fare di meglio con l'italiano? ;)Questo rosé mi sembra molto interessante, per cui lo cercheró la prossima volta!
Apprezzo le tue parole gentili, io sono un grande appassionato di vini naturali Italiani, ma anche quelli francesi!Fino alla prossima volta!

Re: Szynka, parmezan i czerwone bąbelki

vinosseur — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 12:11:21 -0000

Arkadiusz

thank you for your comment and please forgive me for responding in English. I am quite familiar with the wines of Vittorio Graziano, especially his Lambrusco Farniolo which is just as good as Donati's in my opinion, but a bit more expensive. I have not tasted his Fontana dei Boschi but shall seek it out now!He also makes a peculiar and interesting white sparkler called the Ripa di Sopravento which if you haven't tasted, you should!

Cheers,

Joseph

Re: Smak natury

vinosseur — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:49:09 -0000

You are correct Wojciech. Nobody has brought the wines of Cornelissen into Poland yet.

Re: http://madeleine.joys.no/post/16009544508

vinosseur — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 03:06:06 -0000

Re: http://madeleine.joys.no/post/13221779573

vinosseur — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 13:37:43 -0000

Great photo's and inspirational blog! Keep up the good work, and please, please update more often :)

Joseph

Re: Ask Alice Project: #9; Poland!

vinosseur — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 04:53:16 -0000

Thank you Alice and Andrzej! I am looking that much more to my 10 days in Poland now! Not to mention, I will be stuffing my suitcase with some Camillo Donati sparklers to keep me satisfied until I can get out to those places!

-Thanks!

Re: Give Alice For the Holidays

vinosseur — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 04:40:48 -0000

Andrzej,

Thanks for the information! I will check those two places out when I am there.

-joseph