John Curl's Blowtorch preamplifier part II

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Not mine, we have good friends in Frankfurt and we've spent plenty of time driving, tasting, and filling up the boot. .

Sorry forgot context. If I rephrased it as

Carp wine is readily available in uk (blue nun etc)
Nice dry whites (in Uk few even realise you can get a dry white in germany thanks to the blue nun) are hard as the local demand meets supply (or did in the 1990s)
There are some high end wines us mere mortals never even heard of that would suprise the blue nun mob even more.
Does that make more sense?
 
Blue Nun?.... then might also try Black Cat (Schwarze Katz). But only by this maker -- not others by same wine name...

The Best Wine Gifts: Zeller Schwarze Katz Black Cat Wine

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THx-RNMarsh
 
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when the chavs really roll the boat out they buy black tower.
A towering name in the world of wine, this floral, fruity, golden classic has been tickling our tastebuds for more than 40 years. It adds a whole new meaning to easy-drinking. More complex than you might suspect, there's bags of exotic fruit flavours in the glass, from pineapple to mango and limes, and even a little bit of a liquorice finish. It works well with tricky foods like spicy chicken tacos or sweet pork and chilli stir fry, or just when you're grabbing a bit of me-time at the end of the day.
 
Wine chemistry is easily changeable, and is according to the local environment.
Storing bottles in say terracotta rack will cause different flavour profile to storage in say wooden rack.
These flavour variations can be erased/overridden quickly and easily.
The result is nectar/juice/fruit wholesomeness and enjoyability from even the cheapest of wines, with welcome bonus of zero hangover factor.
Just sayin'.

Dan.
 
So a company that offers a cellar service wants to spread FUD? Just like a high end cable vendor surely?

This is the 21st century. we have the technology!

No, most of what's said there is accurate, and they were kind enough to say when they were speculating. Nothing hilariously stupid like "wine stored in a terra cotta rack will taste different than wine stored in a wooden rack," just well-established facts about storage temperatures, shipping conditions, and the realities of wines not made to age.
 
No, most of what's said there is accurate, and they were kind enough to say when they were speculating. Nothing hilariously stupid like "wine stored in a terra cotta rack will taste different than wine stored in a wooden rack," just well-established facts about storage temperatures, shipping conditions, and the realities of wines not made to age.
Just put a bottle on a special 'coaster' and the taste will change, proven fact.
Storage racks can do similar, no big deal, just the elephant in the room.

Dan.
 
Yes and we have proven by DBT that two halves of the same bottle taste different. BTW Costco had Grange too a bargain at $579.
Costco Grange would be nice, just avoid Costco Vietnam produced prawns.

Two bottles of the same wine were opened and sampled to confirm both were ok/same.
One bottle was placed on the 'coaster' for half an hour or so, a glass was poured from each bottle and the professional taster confirmed that the two tasted different.
This was a long time ago, I now have much faster method of achieving better result.
Sounds mysterious I know, I am sure their is a perfectly rational explanation.

Dan.
 
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