2003

The current vintage of Egon Müller’s “Scharzhofberger” Riesling Trockenbeerenauslese (Mosel, Germany). Only 18 bottles were produced, each of which sold for over $13,000, making this one of the most expensive wines upon release. Usually, wines spend years in the cellar before commanding that many zeros.

The word “BIN” in a wine name—as in Penfolds BIN 707—is the winemaker’s shorthand for “Bottle It Now.”

Answer: False.

The word BIN in a wine name (famously used on so many Penfolds’ wines), stands for “Batch Identification Number” and is a way that Penfolds winemakers keep track of winemaking trials. Penfolds in particular has dozens of wines named Bin This or That. There’s Bin 95 (Grange), Bin 28 (Kalimna Shiraz), Bin 389 (a Cabernet Shiraz Blend) ), Bin 707 (an expensive Cabernet), and scores of other “Bins!” Bin 707 by the way was named after the 707 aircraft on the occassion of Boeing’s 100^th anniversary.

Bentonite

A type of light clay, mixed into wine to clarify it by removing tiny suspended protein molecules that can cause a hazy appearance. As the bentonite settles, it absorbs and carries the particles suspended in… Continue reading

2003

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