tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3847240398628647648.post5334137690261362506..comments2023-10-15T07:15:49.880-07:00Comments on Amy's LA Wine Blog: La Rioja Alta, ReservaAmyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09516676133478187711noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3847240398628647648.post-55924277415969032592009-12-08T13:15:47.815-08:002009-12-08T13:15:47.815-08:00Are you serious about the dill dough? I have to go...Are you serious about the dill dough? I have to go try that. I love dough and dill so it seems dill dough is right up my alley.Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09516676133478187711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3847240398628647648.post-37584516178587967532009-12-08T11:37:18.517-08:002009-12-08T11:37:18.517-08:00I find freshly baked pickle bread to be redolent o...I find freshly baked pickle bread to be redolent of traditional Rioja. Canter's on Fairfax makes a good one from partially leavened dill dough.T. J. Hookernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3847240398628647648.post-12431884729927637312009-12-07T10:40:25.928-08:002009-12-07T10:40:25.928-08:00Yes, dill aromas are from American oak, and its so...Yes, dill aromas are from American oak, and its so obvious when you put your nose into it!<br /><br />I will have to bone up on my tobacco leaf aromas and how they relate to wine!!! I will look for it in the next Cab Franc I drink (can't say I drink much Zweigelt - I find the quality to be so up and down, so I never know what I'm getting.)Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09516676133478187711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3847240398628647648.post-33216471343671451262009-12-07T10:36:16.347-08:002009-12-07T10:36:16.347-08:00Is the dill from American oak? I've read Rioj...Is the dill from American oak? I've read Rioja traditionally used American oak, though that's probably changing.<br /><br />Tobacco smells like heaven! That's why I like Cab Franc so much, it often smells like tobacco/heaven! The most fresh tobacco-y wine I've had, though, was a Blaufrankisch Zweigelt blend from Burgenland, Austria.Cabfrancophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10408854685852702400noreply@blogger.com