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Rory C. Berger

Wed, 15 Feb 2006 12:37:33 -0800

Thanks for the explanation, makes sense I guess.

Derrick Schneider

Wed, 15 Feb 2006 08:02:31 -0800

Rory, Sure. Water dilutes the flavors of the wine more than wine does (also, it seems like when you rinse with water you end up with more in the glass than when you rinse with wine--a surface tension thing?). So normally at a tasting I'll just dump out the wine I've got; sometimes you end with a little splish in there but probably not enough to affect the flavor of the wine. However, if you're going from a stronger wine (say, a Zinfandel) to a lighter wine (say a sauvignon blanc), it's probably best to rinse your glass with a little of the lighter before you get a pour in your glass. But still, rinse with wine. I hadn't seen the Chronicle one, but it looks like it might be a good deal: Same price and more reusable. I'll keep an eye out for it.

mission75

Tue, 14 Feb 2006 17:04:38 -0800

Any thoughts about the Chronicle Books kit? (http://www.chroniclebooks.com/site/catalog/index.php?main_page=pubs_product_book_info&products_id=5217&store=books) It doesn't look as purty, but the bottle covers appear to be reusable...

Rory C. Berger

Tue, 14 Feb 2006 15:22:02 -0800

Could you please clarify on the rinsing with water rule? I didn't realize that was a no-no. Does the trace amount of water left in the glass taint the next wine more than trace amounts of the previous wine would have?

Fatemeh

Tue, 14 Feb 2006 10:39:59 -0800

"6th and Market theme" LOL...{Guffaw}