Last of the 2007 production ready for tasting

Six weeks since Peter's 2007 cbs were oaked.
He should give it a taste and decide whether to leave in the existing oak, add new, or pull it.

Corks and chips

Hi,

Laura and I are going to rack soon, and, depending on what we find, we may want to add wood chips. I'm thinking it's a way of bringing the content of the cboys up to the rim. I'm also thinking that even if we have to rack one last time before bottling, there's no harm in introducing the wood at this point.

We should also take a look at corks and other supplies before we place the order. Do you guys want to go through the supplies and place the order, or do you want us to come join you--perhaps one evening this week?

Best,
Bernardo and Laura

Fresh Air interview with Dorothy J. Gaiter and John Brecher

Our west coast buddy JP sent us this link to Terry Gross interview of Dorothy J. Gaiter and John Brecher, who write the Tasting column at Wall Street Journal wine columnists. Very nice.

U.C. Davis wine scoring system

I've mentioned a few times that the UC Davis system, as described by Alison Crowe in her book, seems sane and accessible.

Here's an on-line description of it at Finias. There's also a 20 point scoring sheet here. I really find this method a lot more approachable than a lot of what I read about.

CB migration

We moved B&L's cbs across the street last evening (day 38), tasting one of them first. Tasting comments?