Often used to describe the peppery aroma and flavors found in Zinfandels and Petite Sirah. The term also is applied to Gewürztraminer.
The classic storage temperature is 55 degrees F. This came from the time when high quality wine was routinely stored for 20 more years in underground cellars or even in caves. If you store at 70 degrees F the wine will age faster. It's life cycle will...
This is wine from grapes which having been picked at their optimum level of maturity are dried on straw mats in the sun or are hung in lofts before they are fermented. Certain wines from the Jura Mountain area of France undergo this practice.
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