tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6053780638267491912.post5563047495992576517..comments2024-03-28T02:36:57.726-07:00Comments on Good Wine Under $20: 2003 Ca'Viola Dolcetto d'Alba BarturotDr. Debshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02892131332003571463noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6053780638267491912.post-90187404789082880712006-11-03T08:03:00.000-08:002006-11-03T08:03:00.000-08:00Thanks, Carmine! I knew umami was in soy sauce, bu...Thanks, Carmine! I knew umami was in soy sauce, but not in parmesan cheese. Here it really makes a difference, and much in the way that an aged soy does with sushi.Dr. Debshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02892131332003571463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6053780638267491912.post-54821091266205775442006-11-03T07:43:00.000-08:002006-11-03T07:43:00.000-08:00Regarding your minestrone, FYI,
that "undefinable ...Regarding your minestrone, FYI,<br />that "undefinable richness" you're getting from the cheese rind is known as "umami," or the taste of the amino acid glutmate. Parmesean cheese contains about 1% free glutamate.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6053780638267491912.post-9812948717342068902006-11-02T14:58:00.000-08:002006-11-02T14:58:00.000-08:00Columbia Wine Guy: Thanks to you, for a great arti...Columbia Wine Guy: Thanks to you, for a great article that inspired me to take that bottle out of the rack. And it's clear that we are on the same wave as Asimov--I picked up my IWA catalogue and had the same reaction to the Clef du Vin as he did and thought "I have to write about this!" Now he's scooped me!Dr. Debshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02892131332003571463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6053780638267491912.post-75508440730897584442006-11-01T14:01:00.000-08:002006-11-01T14:01:00.000-08:00Thanks for the mention. I was pleased to see Eric ...Thanks for the mention. I was pleased to see Eric Asimov writing about dolcetto in The NY Times also. Great minds must really think alike.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03029488568891369801noreply@blogger.com