<H1>Twisted Oak 2006 Verdelho, Silvaspoons Vineyard -- Appellation America Shopping Cart</H1> <B>$16.00</B> -- <I><a href="http://wine.appellationamerica.com/wine-region/Lodi.html" target=_new>Lodi</a></I> <P> <IMG SRC="https://store.nexternal.com/flatiron/images/twisted-oak-verdelho-06.jpg" ALIGN=right ALT="Twisted Oak 2006 Verdelho, Silvaspoons Vineyard" NAME="Twisted Oak 2006 Verdelho, Silvaspoons Vineyard" BORDER=0 HSPACE=10> <div style="background-color: #f7f7f7; padding: 15px 5px; border-bottom: 1px dashed #808080;"> <span style="font-weight: bold; color: #1E347C;">Tasting Notes:</span><br> &#8220;Mandrake? You listening? Purity of Essence. That&#8217;s what this Verdelho has. You&#8217;ll never catch a Commie drinking this Verdelho. Why, Mandrake? Because it&#8217;s full of exotic aromas of bananas, citrus, lilac. And, it is bursting with crisp, fresh fruit flavors of apricots and honeydew melon. Mandrake, this is the purest expression of fruit from a vineyard as you will ever taste. Drink it now, like a man!&#8221;<br><br> <span style="font-weight: bold; color: #1E347C;"> Vineyard & Varietal Notes</span><br> Silvaspoons Vineyard is located Northeast of Galt in the newly recognized <a href="http://wine.appellationamerica.com/wine-region/Alta-Mesa.html" target=_new>Alta Mesa</a> district of the <a href="http://wine.appellationamerica.com/wine-region/Lodi.html" target=_new>Lodi</a> AVA. This Portuguese white grape is an early ripener with great natural acidity very reminiscent of a Sauvignon Blanc. The berries are light greenish to golden in color but the skins are quite thin, yielding a white grape juice that is almost pale straw in color. <br><br> <span style="font-weight: bold; color: #1E347C;"> Vintage & Production Notes</span><br> The 2006 growing season started with a wet spring. When the rain finally stopped in May, temperatures came up very fast. Early July was warm but late July gave us an extreme heat wave and many vineyards, including this one, shut down for 2 weeks. Finally, August rolled around and the weather cooled down a bit. <br><br> At veraison (the technical term for the onset of berry ripening), temperatures stayed cool and the fruit ripened slowly. To achieve full maturation of fruit without sacrificing natural acidity, we harvested in mid-September. <br><br> Upon reaching the winery, the fruit was whole cluster pressed to remove the clear juice from the skins and seeds. After pressing, the wine was inoculated with a Spanish yeast strain and the yeast monitored throughout fermentation to ensure optimal yeast viability. The juice was fermented in a stainless steel tank at 54 degrees. After 18 days and near the end of primary fermentation, the wine was racked off of the lees to another tank and held at a very low temperature. The wine was bottled in early December to capture the &#8220;freshness&#8221; of the fruit flavors. <br><br> <span style="font-weight: bold; color: #1E347C;"> Food Pairings</span><br> By itself! as an aperitif<br> most seafood - clam chowder - oysters and other aphrodesiacs - creamed SPAM on toast <Br><Br> <span style="font-weight: bold; color: #1E347C;">Technical Notes: </span><br> <table style= border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td>Varietal:</td> <td> 100% Verdelho from Silvaspoons Vineyard </td> </tr> <tr> <tr> <td>Alcohol:</td> <td>13.4% </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Titratable Acid:</td> <td>0.62 </td> </tr> <tr> <td>pH:</td> <td>3.31 </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Volatile Acid:</td> <td>0.041 </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Brix at Harvest:</td> <td>23.4 </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Aging before bottling:</td> <td>2 months </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Oak program:</td> <td>100% stainless steel (that would be... 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