https://spitbucket.net/2018/01/10/a-spice-of-brett/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-spice-of-brett Diary of a Wine Student Sat, 13 Jun 2020 14:31:33 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 https://spitbucket.net/2018/01/10/a-spice-of-brett/#comment-1232 Sat, 13 Jun 2020 14:31:33 +0000 http://spitbucket.net/?p=1099#comment-1232 […] coming in and telling me that they don’t like “bretty wines” gives me a completely different starting point than someone telling me that they don’t like […]

]]> https://spitbucket.net/2018/01/10/a-spice-of-brett/#comment-1095 Mon, 09 Dec 2019 09:10:04 +0000 http://spitbucket.net/?p=1099#comment-1095 […] firmly in the “I love it!” camp, I accept that petrol in wine is a lot like Brett (A Spice of Brett). So I don’t blame folks like Roger Morris if that’s a bit too […]

]]> https://spitbucket.net/2018/01/10/a-spice-of-brett/#comment-707 Wed, 24 Oct 2018 20:16:02 +0000 http://spitbucket.net/?p=1099#comment-707 […] that reminds me of Scotches like Bruichladdich Port Charlotte or Coal Ila. There is also an earthy, almost Bretty, bacon fat smell that is not too far off from a smokey South African […]

]]> https://spitbucket.net/2018/01/10/a-spice-of-brett/#comment-541 Tue, 28 Aug 2018 17:42:00 +0000 http://spitbucket.net/?p=1099#comment-541 […] some, like Brettanomyces, being considered anything from a component of terroir and complexity (see A Spice of Brett) to an incorrigible fault that should be eradicated in […]

]]> https://spitbucket.net/2018/01/10/a-spice-of-brett/#comment-482 Thu, 26 Jul 2018 21:16:43 +0000 http://spitbucket.net/?p=1099#comment-482 […] like knowing that a wine has biting tannins or noticeable brettanomyces, so too should wine lovers know if the wine they’re considering buying has the bitter stank […]

]]> https://spitbucket.net/2018/01/10/a-spice-of-brett/#comment-217 Mon, 09 Apr 2018 19:20:54 +0000 http://spitbucket.net/?p=1099#comment-217 […] the palate, those savory characters come through but more “animal-like”. Two Brett Stars but very well balanced with smoke and tobacco spice. Medium-plus acidity takes the dried red cherry […]

]]> https://spitbucket.net/2018/01/10/a-spice-of-brett/#comment-86 Wed, 28 Feb 2018 02:44:13 +0000 http://spitbucket.net/?p=1099#comment-86 […] some of the behind the scenes vagaries with judging. The story about different judges responding to Brett in wine had resonance for […]

]]> https://spitbucket.net/2018/01/10/a-spice-of-brett/#comment-65 Fri, 26 Jan 2018 21:14:15 +0000 http://spitbucket.net/?p=1099#comment-65 […] the plastic Croc notes seem in line with some of the 4-ethylphenol (4-EP) “band-aid” Brett aromas, it definitely seemed more plastic shoe than band-aid. The wine also didn’t have the […]

]]> https://spitbucket.net/2018/01/10/a-spice-of-brett/#comment-50 Thu, 18 Jan 2018 15:44:50 +0000 http://spitbucket.net/?p=1099#comment-50 […] looking. Don’t make it weird. Smell the room when you first walk in. Even the bathroom. (Hola Brett!) Just smell and spend a few brief seconds thinking about what you are smelling. (Emphasis on brief […]

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