conroo
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C & T Cellars Double-Duo
Current numbers (updated each minute):
First sucker: mill
Speed to first woot: 1m 59.313s
I was just wondering ...
Who is mill and why is he/she nearly always the first wooter to woot?
Does mill participate in any discussions? Maybe mill is obsessed with being first!
Mill are you out there?
Besides wondering about mill, I'd like to hear some discussion on this double-duo before I am tempted. Bring on the winemaker. epic lulz!
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conroo
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Corrado wrote:<FICTIONALIZATION>
Ironically, linguistic interpretation of ancient family winemaking texts almost led to the downfall of this winery before it got off the ground. Due to a horrible oversight in translation, the primary ingredient in the winemaking process was mis-read as 'apes.'
Though they had read about the agricultural challenges of getting a vineyard off the ground, C&T Cellar encounted many issues growing apes in the Napa Valley. Initial yields were much lower than expected. They were fortunate to have acquired a strain of ape that kept themselves relatively parasite free. Sulfur dust applications were an exercise in futility and early attempts to graft the young apes to phylloxera-resistant root stock were a tremendous failure.
Resolutely, they pressed onward, determined to get a product to market on time. It wasn't until their 'first crush' that disaster struck, leaving the production facility in a shambles and the C & T team scratching their heads over what they did wrong.
Vincent was called in to troubleshoot review their process and he was the one who pointed out the typographical error in the original transcription. From that day forward, C&T Cellar has been successfully growing GRAPES and making fine wine in the Napa Valley.
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Grape story, Corrado. Grape story!
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bhodilee
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Corrado wrote:<FICTIONALIZATION>
Ironically, linguistic interpretation of ancient family winemaking texts almost led to the downfall of this winery before it got off the ground. Due to a horrible oversight in translation, the primary ingredient in the winemaking process was mis-read as 'apes.'
Though they had read about the agricultural challenges of getting a vineyard off the ground, C&T Cellar encounted many issues growing apes in the Napa Valley. Initial yields were much lower than expected. They were fortunate to have acquired a strain of ape that kept themselves relatively parasite free. Sulfur dust applications were an exercise in futility and early attempts to graft the young apes to phylloxera-resistant root stock were a tremendous failure.
Resolutely, they pressed onward, determined to get a product to market on time. It wasn't until their 'first crush' that disaster struck, leaving the production facility in a shambles and the C & T team scratching their heads over what they did wrong.
Vincent was called in to troubleshoot review their process and he was the one who pointed out the typographical error in the original transcription. From that day forward, C&T Cellar has been successfully growing GRAPES and making fine wine in the Napa Valley.
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Is this what happened to Grape Ape after his show got cancelled?
"The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism by those who have not got it."
– George Bernard Shaw, author (1856-1950)
misswinegirl
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In for 3...hopefully the Sauv Blanc is good!!! Can't wait to enjoy it this weekend!
608 bottles wooted and counting...along with every cheese, balsamic, oil and now meat woot!
conroo
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CTmasterblender wrote:You found the 2006 Pinot - I haven't even put that on my site yet. Updates for the Cab and the Pinot will be up soon. This is a pre-release on the Cab, scheduled for Sept. 1st. Cheers!
Trent
Welcome CTmasterblender! I hope hat you enjoy your journey here in the woot.wine forums. I appears some wood is used during this wine's fermentation process. Can you comment on the decision to use barrels and what type of wood is used?
I quote from your sauv blanc tasting notes:
The wine was made in two different lots. We combined the Oakville and Rutherford fruit and fermented it in barrel to give the wine a little more structure and mouth feel. The second lot, Mount Veeder, we made in stainless steel to preserve the great structure and keep the citrus fruit at the forefront of the wine.
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lauratchi
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OMG.... I cackled. It IS your fault.
Little Vineyards Trio began the slow start to the slippery slope. it was alllllllllll downhill from there!
