Tag Archives: fermentation process

A Guest Post by Pascal, a Young Frenchman living in South Carolina who loves and lives Wine.

Posted on January 26, 2017 by Poor Robert

Pascal who grew up with his hands in the soil of Frances great wine regions wrote this as a post to a wine group I frequent and I asked permission to reprint it to my Poor Robert’s. I am posting … Continue reading →

Posted in Pascal, Travel, Wine, Wine Tasting, Words, Writing | Tagged Aromas, fermentation process, Flavors, France, Wine, Words | 3 Comments

A Conversation with a Great Bottle of Wine

Posted on January 27, 2016 by Poor Robert

Preamble: I’ve been writing all my life and constructing this blog for several years now. To challenge myself and the status quo I am trying to change up some of my presentation styles. I’ve never seriously written in the third … Continue reading →

Posted in Hodgpodge, Life Balance, Production Wine, Uncategorized, Varietals, Wine, Wine Buying, Wine Making, Wine Tasting, Winemaking, Wines, Words | Tagged experience, fermentation process, grapes into wine, Life Balance, the modern world, Varitals, vintage wine, Wine, wine industry | 16 Comments

Sparkling Wine or Champagne – What’s in a Name?

Posted on March 23, 2015 by Poor Robert

When I was growing up (my children think I never have and they may well be right) my parents entertained a lot and if it was really special I’d see bottles of “champagne” sitting on the kitchen counter the next … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged fermentation process, sparkling wine, sparkling wines | 4 Comments

Malolactic Fermentation (MLF) — Contributed by Rod Easthope, Winemaker Extraordinaire

Posted on September 8, 2014 by Poor Robert

Hello wine fans, I have been out of the blogging business for a while as I have been gutting and remodeling a house for my daughter. Now that I am semi-retired, I am supposed to have all this time on my hands but … Continue reading →

Posted in Craft Wines, Hodgpodge, Naked Wines, Uncategorized, Varietals, Winemaking, Wines, Words | Tagged experience, fermentation process, grapes into wine, Lactic acid, MLF, Naked Wines, Rod Easthope, wine industry, Wine Terminology, Wines | 4 Comments

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 →

Posted in Craft Wines, Hodgpodge, Naked Wines, Production Wine, Travel, Uncategorized, Varietals, Wine Buying, Wine Tasting, Winemaking, Wines, Words | Tagged California, experience, fermentation process, grapes, grapes into wine, the modern world, Varitals, vintage wine, Wine, wine industry, Wine Varieties, Wines | 4 Comments

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 →

Posted in France, Hodgpodge, Naked Wines, Uncategorized, Varietals, Winemaking, Wines | Tagged fermentation process, grapes into wine, Varitals, wine industry, Wine Varieties, Wines | 10 Comments

What’s All the Junk in My Wine?

Posted on May 24, 2014 by Poor Robert

First off, other than looking bad, none of it will ruin the wine or make you sick. In fact in some winemaking processes (old world) tartrate crystals can be a sign of a quality wine. That’s okay, but it still makes my … Continue reading →