Comments on: Riesling’s Wondrous Character http://rieslingrules.com/the_book/rieslings-wondrous-character/kpw-rieslings-wondrous-character/ Just another WordPress weblog Tue, 16 Mar 2010 01:31:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Book http://rieslingrules.com/the_book/rieslings-wondrous-character/kpw-rieslings-wondrous-character/comment-page-1/#comment-616 Book Mon, 21 Dec 2009 18:21:12 +0000 http://rieslingrules.com/the_book/?p=87#comment-616 Cheryl, Thank you for the note. Gee, you can always get it from the website (free shipping on 6 bottles or more). Where are you located? I might be able to recommend a store in your region (like Cost Plus). Nicolas Cheryl,

Thank you for the note. Gee, you can always get it from the website (free shipping on 6 bottles or more). Where are you located? I might be able to recommend a store in your region (like Cost Plus).

Nicolas

]]> By: Cheryl http://rieslingrules.com/the_book/rieslings-wondrous-character/kpw-rieslings-wondrous-character/comment-page-1/#comment-610 Cheryl Wed, 23 Sep 2009 22:15:28 +0000 http://rieslingrules.com/the_book/?p=87#comment-610 I served some of the dry reisling to my card group. We all loved it!!!!!!!!! Now I am unable to find it, although I haven't looked in some of the package wine/liquor stores. I bought it at a large supermarket in town. I served some of the dry reisling to my card group. We all loved it!!!!!!!!! Now I am unable to find it, although I haven’t looked in some of the package wine/liquor stores. I bought it at a large supermarket in town.

]]> By: Book http://rieslingrules.com/the_book/rieslings-wondrous-character/kpw-rieslings-wondrous-character/comment-page-1/#comment-608 Book Sun, 30 Aug 2009 14:39:05 +0000 http://rieslingrules.com/the_book/?p=87#comment-608 Cool climate is a bit of an albatros word. Eastern Washington has so many climates and can have such cool nights that its heat temperature summation is not that crazy. That being said it is warmer than the Willamette Valley (but not the Rogue!) for sure and one should not expect a low sugar level in our grapes. The high sugar does not come always with low acid, for example I pick regularly the Sweet Riesling grapes in mid September with high acid (0.8) and 21 Brix. In Oregon we cannot achieve that ripeness level before late October by which time the grapes might show some serious rot. In the vineyard we build tall big canopies to protect the grapes from the sun, lots of shading. We also carry sometime a bit more crop to avoid to fast ripening. All in all things rebalance themselves very well. Cool climate is a bit of an albatros word. Eastern Washington has so many climates and can have such cool nights that its heat temperature summation is not that crazy. That being said it is warmer than the Willamette Valley (but not the Rogue!) for sure and one should not expect a low sugar level in our grapes. The high sugar does not come always with low acid, for example I pick regularly the Sweet Riesling grapes in mid September with high acid (0.8) and 21 Brix. In Oregon we cannot achieve that ripeness level before late October by which time the grapes might show some serious rot. In the vineyard we build tall big canopies to protect the grapes from the sun, lots of shading. We also carry sometime a bit more crop to avoid to fast ripening. All in all things rebalance themselves very well.

]]> By: Art http://rieslingrules.com/the_book/rieslings-wondrous-character/kpw-rieslings-wondrous-character/comment-page-1/#comment-604 Art Thu, 20 Aug 2009 21:56:20 +0000 http://rieslingrules.com/the_book/?p=87#comment-604 Eastern Washington certainly isn't a "cool climate." How do you deal with that, and what effect does it have on the grapes (say, vs. a cooler climate like Oregon)? Eastern Washington certainly isn’t a “cool climate.” How do you deal with that, and what effect does it have on the grapes (say, vs. a cooler climate like Oregon)?

]]> By: Val http://rieslingrules.com/the_book/rieslings-wondrous-character/kpw-rieslings-wondrous-character/comment-page-1/#comment-599 Val Sun, 31 May 2009 05:04:33 +0000 http://rieslingrules.com/the_book/?p=87#comment-599 Tons of information...thanks! Tons of information…thanks!

]]> By: Jonathan http://rieslingrules.com/the_book/rieslings-wondrous-character/kpw-rieslings-wondrous-character/comment-page-1/#comment-4 Jonathan Mon, 23 Jun 2008 21:41:19 +0000 http://rieslingrules.com/the_book/?p=87#comment-4 Very cool site. Very cool site.

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