tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post6472644100262342851..comments2024-03-18T04:47:16.199-07:00Comments on The Gray Report: Alcohol percentages of Wine Spectator's Top 10 wines of 2017W. Blake Grayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17755307711801965966noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-11638816877389660452017-12-18T14:37:18.280-08:002017-12-18T14:37:18.280-08:00Yes, but he never claimed those wines weren't ...Yes, but he never claimed those wines weren't balanced. I interviewed him on the issue more than once. He said they didn't fit his restaurant's cuisine. W. Blake Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17755307711801965966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-23847207975654432922017-12-18T14:34:57.154-08:002017-12-18T14:34:57.154-08:00Not so European, I seem to recall a high-profile C...Not so European, I seem to recall a high-profile California Sommelier who refused to include any wine over 14% on his restaurant wine list.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12518530875317856476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-45100576809963875542017-12-18T14:08:07.163-08:002017-12-18T14:08:07.163-08:00Kent: Such a European point of view from Jefford. ...Kent: Such a European point of view from Jefford. He writes, "The idea that a wine with an alcohol level of 14.5% or 15% might be intrinsically ‘unbalanced’ is now unthinkingly accepted by many wine tasters."<br /><br />You couldn't judge wine in California if you believed that, especially about wines at 14.5% alcohol.<br /><br />W. Blake Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17755307711801965966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-31925206986509423702017-12-18T14:00:28.078-08:002017-12-18T14:00:28.078-08:00If you haven't seen it, Andrew Jefford wrote a...If you haven't seen it, Andrew Jefford wrote an compelling argument for remaining ignorant of abv when tasting: http://www.decanter.com/wine-news/opinion/jefford-on-monday/alcohol-labelling-wine-taste-380850/<br /><br />I share your frustration with regard to finding this critical piece of information. Wine.com is good to include the abv. They confirm Tom's 14.7% for the Meyer.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12518530875317856476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-87085940697328919972017-12-08T22:55:36.968-08:002017-12-08T22:55:36.968-08:00I’m late to the party. My copy of the 2014 Meyer l...I’m late to the party. My copy of the 2014 Meyer lists 14.7% alcohol.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07663666035999624900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-52312765489854869162017-11-23T01:40:40.323-08:002017-11-23T01:40:40.323-08:00guren:
Thank you for the clarification.
These po...guren:<br /><br />Thank you for the clarification.<br /><br />These post-midnight comments sometimes lack the full "due diligence" of waking hours comments.<br /><br />Dan Berger has written often in his Napa Valley Register wine column on escalating -- and underreported -- ABV levels.<br /><br />From the Napa Valley Register Online<br />(January 22, 2010):<br /><br />"The CollapseBob Henryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02089688073031173053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-66162316857784685242017-11-21T12:14:57.614-08:002017-11-21T12:14:57.614-08:00Hey Blake, Good topic! FYI Wine Enthusiast does li...Hey Blake, Good topic! FYI Wine Enthusiast does list alcohol percentages on all the online reviews, available at winemag.comJim Gordonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08577435162435778291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-48511039463492477212017-11-21T11:10:34.124-08:002017-11-21T11:10:34.124-08:00Off topic of the conversation but I did note that ...Off topic of the conversation but I did note that there were no wines in the TOP 10 over $100/btl.. and four of them were under $50/btl. A closer look reveals that there are only<br />three wine over $100/btl in the TOP100 and they do not show up until the 90's!Francly Speakinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00613155539245736052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-86298444313516991832017-11-21T10:00:28.732-08:002017-11-21T10:00:28.732-08:00The problem with listing the alcohol number is tha...The problem with listing the alcohol number is that it doesn't really tell you much about the wine quality. As everyone knows, there are wines that carry 15% well and don't show any heat or roughness. Shafer manages with the Hillside Select for example. And there are others that seem hot and yet they're only 13.5. I look at the stated alcohol when I open a bottle, but really wouldn&#Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06641010591658970742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-5378753483883664402017-11-21T05:57:47.268-08:002017-11-21T05:57:47.268-08:00Bob, under the header to "Join the Hestan Vin...Bob, under the header to "Join the Hestan Vineyards Club", you can see a message to "Please call the Tasting Room for 2014 Meyer Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon purchases.<br /><br />Also, if you click on the 2011 and 2013 links from the URL you posted, the ABV is listed. The 2011 is 14.8% and the 2013 is 15.4%.gurenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12212928072016843956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-32315492441067286512017-11-21T03:24:39.039-08:002017-11-21T03:24:39.039-08:00Accessing Hestan's website . . .
https://www....Accessing Hestan's website . . .<br /><br />https://www.hestanvineyards.com/Wines/Meyer-Vineyard<br /><br />. . . I find no 2014 vintage listed.<br /><br />Is that a sign that the wine has sold out (either before the Wine Spectator Top 10 tout, or because of it)?<br /><br />The website does not provide data sheets on the wines, which would list the ABV percentages.Bob Henryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02089688073031173053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-82977249998998358362017-11-20T10:51:44.093-08:002017-11-20T10:51:44.093-08:00Miquel: I was looking online, not at the print pro...Miquel: I was looking online, not at the print product, and I was looking specifically at these wines, several of which Decanter reviewed without listing the alcohol percentage. Whether there's a reason for that, I don't know: maybe they don't list the percentage for California wines, or they later add it in print. Not sure.<br /><br />Eric Lee: Yeah, it's a pet peeve of mine in W. Blake Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17755307711801965966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-72755798787443434912017-11-20T10:37:57.896-08:002017-11-20T10:37:57.896-08:00I'm sure you know this but I should also point...I'm sure you know this but I should also point out that the stated alcohol can vary a great deal by what's really in the bottle.ericleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11445783945134653022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-66937917172839805222017-11-20T10:25:24.199-08:002017-11-20T10:25:24.199-08:00You made me go back and look at my print copies of...You made me go back and look at my print copies of Decanter and they do indeed list alcohol the majority of the time. I made the effort as in reviewing for them, on their tasting spreadsheet it needs to be listed so I would have been surprised to find it wasn't there.<br /><br />Now, they are doing more sponsored articles in the magazine in the last year and in these, the information for the Zzzzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10194540731851325282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-49417374788671077442017-11-20T10:12:11.648-08:002017-11-20T10:12:11.648-08:00I care deeply. I care deeply. Jack Everitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02147956932551396362noreply@blogger.com