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July 19, 2009

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I think that wine producers should tell you everything you have done a boat of their wine. I also believe that on the back of each label should include the wine vineyards.

Adam

That is the whole point Jerry. I have tasted thousands upon thousands of wines. Some of them I like and some of them I do not like. I grew really tired of dropping 50 dollars on a bottle of wine that in my opinion sucked. That is why I tried to find a way to understand what the wine would taste like before I bought it.

And yes you still must taste, but it is a breath of fresh air to finally figure out why you like some wines and why you do not like others. This leaves you the time to seek out the wines you enjoy. I do not want to waste money on something I will not enjoy and I have found that I can not trust other peoples recommendations.

Jerry D. Murray

"I believe I have found the true path to understanding. It involves numbers, but not the kind we are used to. It involves the numbers that matter. Numbers that reveal the sugar content and also the acid levels of the infant wine as well as the finished product. I believe that these numbers as well as how many tons per acre harvested and the appelation or appelations the grapes were harvested from will tell you exactly what is inside the bottle and through trial and error you will begin to discover which wines you enjoy and which wines you do not."

Couldn't you just taste the wine to figure out which ones you enjoy and which ones you don't?

Adam

Jerry, you are correct. The answer to this question lies in the farming. I will address that in a future post. The first step is full disclosure of information. Everything else will fall into place. People will lie, but facts never will.

Mark

I agree completely there, taste should be an individual endeavor. Just because Parker is famous doesn't mean that he's right and you're wrong! He hates Rutherford Hill, but my wife loves it. So why wouldn't we continue to buy it?

Jerry D. Murray

Brix and acid will only tell you so much. Another factor, the most important in how a wine will actually taste and feel, is phenolic development. How would you communicate that information?

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