Draggingtree Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 Mix and match a custom wine blend By T.J. Aulds The Daily News Published April 29, 2012 Mission: Learn how to blend wines What you need: A good selection of various wines, reds are best. A wine expert and the willingness to experiment. Basic cost: About $25 to $30 for the wines used to make the blend at D’Vine Wine, 2110 Strand in Galveston’s downtown. Then on average $20 to $60 a bottle — depending on wines used in the blend — for your custom blend to be bottled or about $575 for a case of 30 bottles. The vast majority of wines are made from one type of grape. Chardonnay is a popular choice for fans of white wine, while cabernet sauvignon is a favorite among devotees of red wine. For a small, but growing group of wine drinkers, the practice of mixing various types of wines is gaining in popularity. My first experience with a blended wine was at Grotto restaurant in Las Vegas where the steward recommended we try a “Super Tuscan.” Popular in the Tuscany region of Italy, Super Tuscans were for years just a cheap way to blend various wines. But within the last 20 years, those blends have become a highly popular wine that’s won awards around the world. In Galveston County, D’Vine Wine, with its locations on The Strand in Galveston and in Kemah, offers wine lovers a hands-on experience to make a blend to delight your palate. For my visit we started off with a 50 percent — 3 ounces — mix of Cabernet. Weems suggests that no matter your blend, you need a foundation wine that should be 50 percent to 60 percent of what will be a 6 ounce pour. Next was about 2 ounces of Malbec, a rich, fruity wine that traditionally has been used in France for blending. We rounded out the blend with 1.2 ounces of Pinot Noir to add complexity, earthy tones and berry flavors. A key step in the blending process is to aerate the wine, especially when dealing with red wines. Read More http://galvestondailynews.com/story/310678 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clearvision Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 Cool idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pepper Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 @clearvision, @Draggingtree And so this is almost like Cold Duck v 2.0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clearvision Posted May 24, 2012 Share Posted May 24, 2012 Well I hope not. I've reduced the wine budget alot the past few years, but it will be a cold day in hell before I start buying Cold Duck. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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