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by Rooked
Fri Jul 02, 2004 10:06 am
Forum: All About Wine
Topic: Descriptor required: Sarsaparilla ??
Replies: 8
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juan wrote:i'd be tempted to describe it as a mix of anise and vanillian.


You are getting close there. What is anise ? A finer grade of aniseed ?
by Rooked
Fri Jul 02, 2004 10:01 am
Forum: All About Wine
Topic: Descriptor required: Sarsaparilla ??
Replies: 8
Views: 1311

Wizz I don't think flat coke would fit (I can still taste it even now)... I wouldn't have thought the wine was ripe either. Now that you mention port, the flavour was similar to a very, very good Ch Reynella VP I had last year. Guest Although I see lic. root sometimes in my travels I have never sto...
by Rooked
Thu Jul 01, 2004 5:27 pm
Forum: All About Wine
Topic: Descriptor required: Sarsaparilla ??
Replies: 8
Views: 1311

Descriptor required: Sarsaparilla ??

I was drinking a very nice wine with my evening meal the other night and was having trouble with a descriptor - I first thought it may be aniseed, but it seemed more like sarsaparilla, but a pure form, almost a spice. I have never had this before and found it intruiging - anybody else had sars in th...
by Rooked
Thu May 06, 2004 11:04 am
Forum: All About Wine
Topic: 2002 Coldstream Hills Pinot Noir
Replies: 6
Views: 937

2002 Coldstream Hills Pinot Noir

A great wine for those on a budget. I had this last night was very impressed, great value for a sub $50 pinot.