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What's a 'jammy' wine?
Can anyone suggest a particular bottle, which exemplifies this character? -- Rich |
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On Saturday, November 3, 2018 at 4:15:00 PM UTC-4, RichD wrote:
> What's a 'jammy' wine? > > Can anyone suggest a particular bottle, which exemplifies this character? > > -- > Rich Um, one with flavors that remind you of jam? Typically used for red wines with very sweet fruit profiles (especially cooked berry) and low acidity. Lots of examples, popular/easily available wines might include The Prisoner or Apothic |
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On November 3, DaleW wrote:
>> What's a 'jammy' wine? > >> Can anyone suggest a particular bottle, which exemplifies this character? > > Um, one with flavors that remind you of jam? > Typically used for red wines with very sweet fruit profiles ( > especially cooked berry) and low acidity. Sounds like all the sweet wines I ever tried, i.e. ick > Lots of examples, popular/easily available wines might include > The Prisoner or Apothic Are any of them drinkable? Though in some reviews, I've seen 'jammy' used as praise - -- Rich |
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On 11/5/18 9:10 PM, RichD wrote:
> On November 3, DaleW wrote: >>> What's a 'jammy' wine? >> >>> Can anyone suggest a particular bottle, which exemplifies this character? >> >> Um, one with flavors that remind you of jam? >> Typically used for red wines with very sweet fruit profiles ( >> especially cooked berry) and low acidity. > > Sounds like all the sweet wines I ever tried, i.e. ick > >> Lots of examples, popular/easily available wines might include >> The Prisoner or Apothic > > Are any of them drinkable? > > Though in some reviews, I've seen 'jammy' used as praise - > > > -- > Rich > It really depends what you like. I find jammy wines to be undrinkable. They are usually just way too gloppy for me to enjoy them but I have friends who love these and I buy them just to serve them only sipping a bit of them. |
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