As for the wine it was pleasant, but nothing to write home about (except I am indeed writing about it). The Ravines, 2010, Finger Lakes Dry Riesling, was a gift from a friend (the same friend who also gave me and Vinomaker the bottle of Lamoreaux Landing we had both enjoyed so much). This Riesling was not bad; it had some petroleum notes, the acid was so-so...it just wasn't the zippy glass of wine I wanted after a warm afternoon of pruning Cabernet Sauvignon vines. (I started to prune the red grapes yesterday). So I switched to a Sauvignon blanc instead. Much better.
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Vinogirl, I don't remember seeing that TMI cork when I opened my 2010R-FL RSL! I didn't notice any petroleum either, and since I hate petrol in wine (I thought I was sensitive to it) I must wonder if your wine received a dose of heat somewhere or if you are just more sensitive than I am to it?
TMI on a cork doesn't bother me; I just ignore it.
Tell me, when you are pruning, do you feel like you must hurry or do you "get into it" with a kind of mystical fellowship with the vines? "There are no stupid questions", I know, but this comes pretty close!
NHW: They make another, vineyard designated, Riesling I believe. The other two Finger Lake Rieslings I have had showed nary a trace of petroleum, but there was indeed a light whiff of it in this particular one.
Each vine is an individual, so I can't rush...especially as I am making pruning decisions for the crop of 2014 also. Besides, I prune really slowly.
OK. prince Charles, you will be talking to the buggers next.
Thud: I do tell them off for pushing out weird shoots now and again.
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