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Wine and Beer Enthusiasts
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An Argentinian sweet white wine which Is likely the most popular will also come in small cans (with expiration date) from next year
I guess it is OK for common sweet white wine, if you drink it from a glass. But then you could just buy a whole bottle.
This seems to be mostly for people who will drink straight from the can outside.
Although then there was this some months ago:
https://metro.co.uk/2019/06/20/woman-drinking-pink-gin-wine-glass-tube-instantly-iconic-10019874/
I guess it is OK for common sweet white wine, if you drink it from a glass. But then you could just buy a whole bottle.
This seems to be mostly for people who will drink straight from the can outside.
Although then there was this some months ago:
https://metro.co.uk/2019/06/20/woman-drinking-pink-gin-wine-glass-tube-instantly-iconic-10019874/
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Drinking beer from a can is bad enough; I prefer to sip beer (irrespective of whether it pours from a can or from a bottle) from a glass. However, drinking wine from a can is........something that gives rise to an uncontrollable shudder; simply put, this is not classy.
Just thinking about it gives me a metallic shiver.
Neither am I. With very few exceptions (which I'll enlarge on in a follow-up post), most wines I've tasted from a synthetic corked bottle generally have that 'below average' taste about it.
It's usually far better to buy a non-expensive AOC French produced wine from a recommended vineyard (which will have a cork stopper) rather than a slightly more expensive vins de pays, vins de table or IGP region wine, which is far more likely to have a synthetic cork.
Portugal also produces excellent quality cork, but I am not sure of what legal requirements exist re harvesting the actual cork.
I think it can be fewer than 80 years for wine, but the good one is obtained from the third harvest (between 9 and 14 years between each one). The second one for lower quality.
The tree lives around 150 years so it is possible to perform between 12 and 15 harvests.
The tree lives around 150 years so it is possible to perform between 12 and 15 harvests.
Catalonia: Catalunya, Costers del Segre, Montsant, Pla de Bages, Tarragona, Alella, Conca de Barberà, Emporda, Penedes, Terra Alta and Priorat.
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Fascinating.
I have noticed a very good quality of cork used on some seriously good wines (especially, now that you mention it, wines from Spain).
One producer had already made such cans more than 10 years ago. They were approved in the 90's.
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Slightly off-topic but I was in Portugal (Lisbon) on vacation a short while ago, and found a small backstreet store specializing in all sorts of interesting items made of cork. What attracted my attention immediately were watch presentation cases (for 6 and 12 watches), and pen presentation cases completely manufactured from cork. How I regret not buying one or even both.
- I thought that might interest you SS.......
I've never seen anything similar for sale elsewhere in Europe either in stores or on-line.
I had my first mulled wine of the season last night on a whim. Bought at a nice winter stand at the Geneva train station (part of the winter market always open at this time). I have said I am not usually the biggest fan of it but this one was pretty good, not too sweet and suited the cold weather. The stand is run by a family from South America as they also offer besides the local faves like mulled wine, hot chocolate, raclette and vegetable soup also empanadas and coxinha (the Brazilian snack with minced chicken or cheese).
Mulled wine?
Raclette? Was this the toasted (or melted) version?
Yum.
A good side to winter.
Yes, I seem to recall having been told (by an academic colleague from Portugal) something along those lines; fascinating.
Melted with potatoes. Didn't have that just the wine - next time. Will also try the hot chocolate at some point - many of these stands use pre-prepared packages though.