Comments on: When to Pass on a Glass

By: Albany Jane

Albany Jane — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 13:24:34 +0000

Yay for not getting the glass of old wine!

You should have a tasting with friends for wines to compare side-by-side. Then no waste! It’s one of those things I always think of doing, but ultimately never really settle up on.

By: Christopher Allen Tanner

Christopher Allen Tanner — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 01:24:05 +0000

As much as i love seeing a restaurant with a huge wine list with servings by the glass, you have it right on the mark, the majority of them do not take care of those wines. The hand pump units that supposedly remove the oxygen from the bottle do little to nothing to extend the life of a wine, especially a white after it has been opened. I am a huge fan of Sauvignon blanc myself, and within 30 minutes I think most of the New Zealand, south African and other Southern Equator New World wines lose their fruit and crispness.

I’ve been the chef at a few restaurants where I took the wines at the end of the night from the bar that were opened that day and used them for different items in the kitchen. I think that is the best way to go unless they have one of the higher end by-the-glass systems.

By: Spencer

Spencer — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 16:33:16 +0000

NZ, sorry.

By: Spencer

Spencer — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 16:32:50 +0000

Totally. Wally and I went to Paragon at the Claremont Hotel a few weeks back, a few days after I had tried like 50 Spanish wines at a tasting, and I ordered their Rioja by the glass to go with my burger. Tasted like it has been sitting next to a water-heater for a week.
Sent it back for a beer.

Also- Dashwood Sav Blanc from Marlborough, MZ – we had a bottle picked up at the Wine.com sale and it was excellent. Will try Kim Crawford.

As for preserving open bottles, I cant afford an inert gas system, but I’ve been pouring the leftover wine almost immediately into an empty and clean used half-bottle and sticking it in the fridge. Seems to work for a day or two pretty well for most wines.

Can I put another pitch in for halfwitwines.com? If you can get wine shipped to your state there is no reason you should not be buying from them. Huge selection of all half-bottles, good prices, free shipping if you spend over $65. I have no connection with them, I just love the service.