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I have noticed of late that just about all our wine is tasting great - top form, alive and vital.

Emile Ninaud, former proprietor of Champion Wines in Seattle, once told me he strongly felt that bottled wine varied based on the season, and could be dumb at times and alive and fresh at others. Spring/summer brings out energy and freshness, etc..

Always seemed a bit hokey, but I'm feeling it these days.

Or perhaps it's just the possible semi-subsidence of the Dark Side.

Discuss.
 
There's a big difference between spring and summer in terms of energy and freshness. At least here in Humid Hot House Carolina!

That said, I can see the argument for the milder seasons, which would be spring and fall. Obviously one can find wines for the sweltering summer and the frigid winter, but there's a narrower window to choose from.
 
I know Pinot producers who believe that their wines are better in certain months.
Maybe.
Personally, I’ve not found drinkability related to certain months but rather pedigree, wine making, terroir and state of development. And I’m not sure any of those are seasonal - but I could be wrong.
Best, jim
 
What I wonder is it the wine or is it us?

I have noticed that some days my audio system sounds absolutely wonderful and other days it does not. Surely an audio system can't go into a dumb phase.

Whatever it is I wholeheartedly believe that certain days / times are better for drinking wine than others.
 
originally posted by Rahsaan:
There's a big difference between spring and summer in terms of energy and freshness. At least here in Humid Hot House Carolina!

That said, I can see the argument for the milder seasons, which would be spring and fall. Obviously one can find wines for the sweltering summer and the frigid winter, but there's a narrower window to choose from.
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It has been super humid in NYC and Amanda Smeltz said all natural wines were showing bad last week. BTW Amanda did her last shift at Estela on Friday, she was one of my favorite somms!
 
originally posted by Robert Dentice:

I have noticed that some days my audio system sounds absolutely wonderful and other days it does not. Surely an audio system can't go into a dumb phase.
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clearly the man has not been fiddling with his crossover controls and cables lately
 
originally posted by Robert Dentice:


What I wonder is it the wine or is it us?

I have noticed that some days my audio system sounds absolutely wonderful and other days it does not. Surely an audio system can't go into a dumb phase.

Whatever it is I wholeheartedly believe that certain days / times are better for drinking wine than others.
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It does seem like subjective experience is, indeed, subjective.

I totally relate to the audio thing, esp. vinyl. However lots of audio types as you know will speak to variability of electric power supply, micro emf around delicate electronics, etc..
 
Then there is the whole wines coming alive with air thing. One of the most dramatic examples I've experienced was last night - an '89 JC Chassagne Gigondas. Just on the edge of madeirized, I had decanted it off the sediment. I nearly turned around and poured it out, but Mme L held me off. Within a half hour, it had come alive, and within an hour even better. It didn't turn into a swan, but it was enjoyable.
 
originally posted by Jeff Grossman:
Isn't there an old saw about Bordeaux wines that they show worse on low-pressure (e.g., cloudy) days than on sunny ones?
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Emile hails from the Blaye btw -
 
originally posted by MarkS:
By "our wine" do you mean wine in your house, wine made by you, wine you sell...?
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Nuthin' special...our wine, ie, wine we bought with our hard earned cold hard cash. Has a ring, no?
 
originally posted by BJ:
originally posted by MarkS:
By "our wine" do you mean wine in your house, wine made by you, wine you sell...?
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Nuthin' special...our wine, ie, wine we bought with our hard earned cold hard cash. Has a ring, no?
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Thanks. There are many unspoken realities of this board with winemakers, sellers, restauranteurs, importers, so one never knows what "is" is.
 
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