Cape Riesling

December 14, 2019

A widely planted grape in South Africa, where it is used mostly in cheap blends. Not the same as true riesling, Cape riesling is thought to be related to the obscure French grape crouchen blanc.

Fish bladders are sometimes used in winemaking.

Answer: True.

We know, it sounds bad; but it isn’t. Isinglass, a substance obtained by drying the bladders of sturgeons, is sometimes used in winemaking, particularly for clarifying and fining wines. Winemakers can use a number of substances for this purpose—among them, casein (a milk protein), egg whites, and bentonite (an absorptive clay).

Not by Bread Alone

The Tuscans may have been among the first people to regularly use forks, but bread is a Tuscan’s oldest and most treasured utensil. At every meal, it is enlisted to help transport one thing or… Continue reading

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