Comments on: All I Ask Is a Little Less Oak http://biggerthanyourhead.net/2009/06/21/all-i-ask-is-a-little-less-oak/ Tue, 22 May 2012 19:59:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Joe Public Wine Drinker http://biggerthanyourhead.net/2009/06/21/all-i-ask-is-a-little-less-oak/comment-page-1/#comment-192189 Joe Public Wine Drinker Wed, 24 Jun 2009 14:46:52 +0000 http://biggerthanyourhead.net/?p=2101#comment-192189 This is very interesting to me. I do not believe an AOC is needed in CA, but in a way Spectator and Advocate are acting as a governing body. The problem is they tend to give big scores to the Oak Infused Big Wines, and very little attention to well balanced "simple" wines with elegance. This is very interesting to me. I do not believe an AOC is needed in CA, but in a way Spectator and Advocate are acting as a governing body. The problem is they tend to give big scores to the Oak Infused Big Wines, and very little attention to well balanced “simple” wines with elegance.

]]> By: Thomas Pellechia http://biggerthanyourhead.net/2009/06/21/all-i-ask-is-a-little-less-oak/comment-page-1/#comment-191866 Thomas Pellechia Mon, 22 Jun 2009 16:34:50 +0000 http://biggerthanyourhead.net/?p=2101#comment-191866 These days, Benito, the word 'reserve' might be the next best thing to a warning... These days, Benito, the word ‘reserve’ might be the next best thing to a warning…

]]> By: Benito http://biggerthanyourhead.net/2009/06/21/all-i-ask-is-a-little-less-oak/comment-page-1/#comment-191862 Benito Mon, 22 Jun 2009 16:17:51 +0000 http://biggerthanyourhead.net/?p=2101#comment-191862 It's unfortunate that the level of oak is something that you typically won't know anything about until you open the wine or you are already deeply familiar with the producer. There are those Chardonnay makers who tout "unoaked" or "virgin" on their labels, but nobody ever inscribes the phrase "more wood than a lumber yard" on a bottle. It’s unfortunate that the level of oak is something that you typically won’t know anything about until you open the wine or you are already deeply familiar with the producer. There are those Chardonnay makers who tout “unoaked” or “virgin” on their labels, but nobody ever inscribes the phrase “more wood than a lumber yard” on a bottle.

]]> By: Mark http://biggerthanyourhead.net/2009/06/21/all-i-ask-is-a-little-less-oak/comment-page-1/#comment-191846 Mark Mon, 22 Jun 2009 14:30:01 +0000 http://biggerthanyourhead.net/?p=2101#comment-191846 Timber!! I taste your pain Fred. Anyone up for a splinter spitting contest? Timber!! I taste your pain Fred. Anyone up for a splinter spitting contest?

]]> By: 1WineDude http://biggerthanyourhead.net/2009/06/21/all-i-ask-is-a-little-less-oak/comment-page-1/#comment-191839 1WineDude Mon, 22 Jun 2009 13:43:44 +0000 http://biggerthanyourhead.net/?p=2101#comment-191839 Good luck with that :-). Good luck with that :-) .

]]> By: Thomas Pellechia http://biggerthanyourhead.net/2009/06/21/all-i-ask-is-a-little-less-oak/comment-page-1/#comment-191837 Thomas Pellechia Mon, 22 Jun 2009 13:37:41 +0000 http://biggerthanyourhead.net/?p=2101#comment-191837 Fredric, All of a sudden, I've been asked to re-sign up on your blog... Anyway, I've found that if I stay with European AOC wines, I can be (almost) assured that if there's oak, it will be within the confines of what it used to be. Go with the 'modern' European wines--or wannabe IGT, super this and super that--and you may be in for a few slivers in the tongue. In America, forget it. Since we have no AOC traceable to production rules, we are on our own... Fredric,

All of a sudden, I’ve been asked to re-sign up on your blog…

Anyway, I’ve found that if I stay with European AOC wines, I can be (almost) assured that if there’s oak, it will be within the confines of what it used to be.

Go with the ‘modern’ European wines–or wannabe IGT, super this and super that–and you may be in for a few slivers in the tongue.

In America, forget it. Since we have no AOC traceable to production rules, we are on our own…

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