Tag Archives: Wine Terminology

Wine Tasting and Reviews for the Masses

Posted on July 29, 2018 by Poor Robert

I’ve been drinking wine (good and bad) for over fifty years now and I’ve written and read more than my share of wine reviews. Lately I’ve become a bit disenchanted with both the content of the reviews and the process … Continue reading →

Posted in Wine Tasting, Winemaking | Tagged Wine Aging, wine industry, Wine Tasting, Wine Terminology | 3 Comments

Sulfite Free Wine Anybody, Not!

Posted on February 22, 2016 by Poor Robert

What’s with the sulfites in wine? In any number of forums I follow this question comes up over and over again. Yesterday I saw a post by a friend Anna Salinas that referred to Wines.com TV: Rob Moshein’s piece on … Continue reading →

Posted in Hodgpodge, Life Balance, Production Wine, Wine, Wine Making, Wine Tasting, Wines | Tagged grapes into wine, the modern world, Wine, wine industry, Wine Terminology, Wine Terms | 5 Comments

What’s A Pinot Gris all about

Posted on January 15, 2016 by Poor Robert

One of my all time favorite wine makers from “Down Under”, Rod Easthope, makes killer wines and one of his best is his latest Pinot Gris. He recently posted to a forum I follow a great discussion of what it … Continue reading →

Posted in Craft Wines, Down Under, Naked Wines, Pinot Gris, Uncategorized, Wine, Wine Making, Winemakers | Tagged experience, grapes into wine, Rod Easthope, Sweet Wine, the modern world, white wine, Wine, Wine Terminology, Wine Varieties, Wines | 4 Comments

I Only Like Sweet Wines, Why?

Posted on January 7, 2016 by Poor Robert

I maintain a strong on-line presence in a number of on-line wine related forums and I can’t tell you how many times I get asked this question. Sadly there is no really simple answers that fill all palates. Actually the … Continue reading →

Posted in Craft Wines, Hodgpodge, Naked Wines, Production Wine, Varietals, Wine Buying, Wine Tasting, Wines, Words | Tagged grapes into wine, Jim Olsen, Sweet Wine, the modern world, Varitals, Wine, wine industry, Wine Terminology | Leave a comment

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

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

Wine for the Common Man — A Historical Perspective

Posted on May 1, 2014 by Poor Robert

Wine for the masses has a long history dating back to before the birth of the modern world when it serve as both a beverage with food, as a major medicinal cure all and many ceremonial purposes. The early evidence of … Continue reading →

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A Tribute to Naked Wines.Com — An Inspiration

Posted on April 25, 2014 by Poor Robert

A while back the State of Montana decided to come out of the dark ages and allow the direct importation of wine by its residents. It opened up a whole new world of wine to many adventurous wine commoners like … Continue reading →