Monthly Archives: June 2014

Wine Reviews Page Now Has An Index

Posted on June 23, 2014 by Poor Robert

We now have a number (14 and counting) of reviews posted as comments to the wine review page so I have indexed them at the top of the page so readers can find what they are looking for more quickly. … Continue reading →

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Craft Wines in a Production Wine Industry

Posted on June 16, 2014 by Poor Robert

As I wander the wine aisles of the supermarkets here in Missoula, I note a huge difference in variety and labels on the shelves. I pulled a few off the shelves the other day and read some of the back … Continue reading →

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Naked Wines Might Consider Suspending New Angels Applications .

Posted on June 9, 2014 by Poor Robert

Hot off the presses, Naked Wines founder Rowan Gormley commented in an interview with the financial press that business was so good for the three members (UK, US, AUS) of the Naked Wine family that he would consider limiting New Angel Applications … Continue reading →

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When is a Wine Ready to Drink — Know When to Hold-em and Know When to Serve-em.

Posted on June 9, 2014 by Poor Robert

One of “Poor Robert’s” readers asked me how I know when a wine is ready to drink. I thought about it and realized, I really do it intuitively. I’ve been drinking wine so long, I just have a sense with … Continue reading →

Posted in France, Hodgpodge, Uncategorized, Varietals, Wine Buying, Wine Tasting, Winemaking, Wines | Tagged experience, fermentation process, grapes into wine, the modern world, Varitals, Wine, Wine Terminology, Wine Varieties, Wines | 16 Comments

What’s in a Blended Wine and When is a Varietal not a Varietal

Posted on June 2, 2014 by Poor Robert

As I was preparing to write this post I spent a lot of time on the internet and digging through a lot of technical stuff that might have made sense in the 1600s or 1700s but sure did not make … Continue reading →