In the Middle of the Night, Thinking of Wine
I was awoken in the middle of the night last night by a vision of the life I live — one that is beholden to the fates of Nature
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Lineage: Life and Love and Six Generations in California Wine
by Steven Kent Mirassou
Hardcover – June 2021
Steven Kent Mirassou received his BA in American Literature from the George Washington University and his MA in Literature from NYU. He was born in the Salinas Valley and grew up in San Jose and Los Gatos before going east to college. Lineage: Life and Love and Six Generations in California Wine is his first book.
Mirassou started his wine career in sales but found his true passion after moving into the production side of the business in 1996. Steven has made the highest rated wines from the Livermore Valley, is a founder of the Mount Diablo Highlands Wine Quality Alliance, and the President of the Livermore Valley Wine Growers Association.
Steven has four adult children, April Coffey, Aidan Mirassou, Katherine Mirassou, and Sara Mirassou. He lives in Livermore, CA with his wife, Beth Murray Mirassou, and their two dogs
Dosage Trial: Putting Finishing Touches on New Sparkling Wine
Yesterday, Em and I had the opportunity to evaluate a dosage trial done on our new méthode champenoise Pinot Noir from the Santa Cruz Mountains.
A dosage trial consists of adding different levels of sugar dissolved in wine in order to create a balance between acidity, mouthfeel, and sweetness. Using sample bottles, we added doses of .2 to .6 percent residual sugar to the wine and considered what each does added to the wine in terms of mouthfeel and how each affected the perception of acidity in the wine.
We think we have an answer but will do the trial again to confirm. This wonderful wine is made from five different clones of Pinot Noir from the Deer Park – Lester Family Vineyard in the Santa Cruz Mountains and will be available sometime in May.
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