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Tiny Pleasures #119: The Wine Nose
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Tiny Pleasures #119: The Wine Nose

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Tiny Pleasures #119: The Wine Nose

Amie Brûlée2024-04-28T22:34:13+10:00April 28th, 2024|Tiny Pleasures, Wine|

The Wine Nose - Le Nez du Vin - is a wonderful collection of 52 tiny vials containing aromas found in wine. I got it out tonight to prepare for my wine exam and was reminded how fun it is to stimulate the olfactory senses. Is that lemon or grapefruit? Truffle or Mushroom? One smells

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Tiny Pleasures #114: Oloroso Sherry
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Tiny Pleasures #114: Oloroso Sherry

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Tiny Pleasures #114: Oloroso Sherry

Amie Brûlée2024-04-23T23:02:17+10:00April 23rd, 2024|Uncategorized|

Sherry is a many and varied thing. We tend to think it's sweet and comes out of a flagon, but in Spain, in Jerez, it is more often than not dry. Oloroso style is aged in oak with lots of oxidative characteristics - think toffee, leather, dried apple, walnut and spices. It's dry and served

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