March 22, 2019

ANTINORI “Villa Antinori” Chianti Classico Riserva 2013

(Chianti Classico, Tuscany, Italy) $30

Antinori built its name on delicious dependability… and it’s been totally reliable for the last 40 years. Nice tar-roses-salty quality here, and good length on the palate. Fresh and pretty.

89 points KM

Alsace is the biggest sparkling wine producing region in France.

Answer: False.

Champagne is the largest producing 60% of all French sparkling wine (330 million bottles annually.) Alsace places second producing 6% of the sparkling wine overall production (roughly 35 million bottles a year.) Most sparklers from Alsace are labeled Crémant d’Alsace, and are made from Pinot Blanc, even though Auxerrois, Pinot Gris, Riesling, Chardonnay, and Pinot Noir grapes are allowed.

Autolysis

The decomposition of spent yeast cells after fermentation is complete. When a wine is left sur lie, or on the lees, it remains in contact with the spent yeasts that performed the fermentation. As the… Continue reading

ANTINORI “Villa Antinori” Chianti Classico Riserva 2013

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