Tonight, I can smell the leather, taste the dark red fruits, the
alcohol is in balance and the tannins subtle. OK 24 hours have
passsed, but what ithink is the major player in this scene,
temperature. The wine served "room temp" was just a tad too warm, the
alcohol was too easily released, the tannins too promounced, a little
cool would have made a much more presentable beast.

Just my .02
Joseph Coulter
Joseph Coulter Cruises and Vacations
www.josephcoulter.com

On Jun 26, 5:49*pm, Joseph Coulter > wrote:
> Tonight, I can smell the leather, taste the dark red fruits, the
> alcohol is in balance and the tannins subtle. OK 24 hours have
> passsed, but what ithink is the major player in this scene,
> temperature. The wine served "room temp" was just a tad too warm, the
> alcohol was too easily released, the tannins too promounced, a little
> cool would have made a much more presentable beast.

Early on in my wine-drinking life, I thought "room temperature" really
meant the temperature of whatever room I was in. Eventually I learned
that most reds present best around 60-63F, or, more practically,
a little chilled below the temperature of most rooms that I'm in.

While Tom Rinaldi is perhaps best known for his Merlot, I've very much
enjoyed his Cabernets as well. They're a bit on the big side so
serving them
a bit cool is pretty important.

BTW, if you get a chance to try the Provenance '08 Sauvignon Blanc,
don't
turn it down.

Cheers,
Dana

On Fri, 26 Jun 2009 20:03:03 -0700 (PDT), Dana K6JQ
> wrote:

>
>Early on in my wine-drinking life, I thought "room temperature" really
>meant the temperature of whatever room I was in. Eventually I learned
>that most reds present best around 60-63F, or, more practically,
>a little chilled below the temperature of most rooms that I'm in.


>
>BTW, if you get a chance to try the Provenance '08 Sauvignon Blanc,
>don't
>turn it down.
>
>Cheers,
>Dana
I've *known* that for years, This is one of those times that I should
have asked for an ice bucket, but . . .

I will look for the Sauv B. Thank you.
Joseph Coulter
Joseph Coulter Cruises and Vacations
www.josephcoulter.com

On Jul 2, 9:49*am, Joseph Coulter > wrote:
> On Fri, 26 Jun 2009 20:03:03 -0700 (PDT), Dana K6JQ
> > wrote:
> >Early on in my wine-drinking life, I thought "room temperature" really
> >meant the temperature of whatever room I was in. *Eventually I learned
> >that most reds present best around 60-63F, or, more practically,
> >a little chilled below the temperature of most rooms that I'm in.

> I've *known* that for years, This is one of those times that I should
> have asked for an ice bucket, but . . .

I didn't intend to suggest you didn't know this - really
just echoing your experience :-)

Cheers,
Dana

On Fri, 3 Jul 2009 22:34:04 -0700 (PDT), Dana K6JQ
> wrote:

>On Jul 2, 9:49*am, Joseph Coulter > wrote:
>> On Fri, 26 Jun 2009 20:03:03 -0700 (PDT), Dana K6JQ
>> > wrote:
>> >Early on in my wine-drinking life, I thought "room temperature" really
>> >meant the temperature of whatever room I was in. *Eventually I learned
>> >that most reds present best around 60-63F, or, more practically,
>> >a little chilled below the temperature of most rooms that I'm in.
>
>> I've *known* that for years, This is one of those times that I should
>> have asked for an ice bucket, but . . .
>
>I didn't intend to suggest you didn't know this - really
>just echoing your experience :-)
>
>Cheers,
>Dana
I know that too Dana, really wondering why it is that we (OK, I) don't
think of it when I need to. This isn't the first bottle of wine that I
could have saved with an ice bucket, but didn't. (and no doubt will
not be the last)




Joseph Coulter
Joseph Coulter Cruises and Vacations
www.josephcoulter.com