Ramón Roqueta Las Barracas Tempranillo – Cabernet Sauvignon Gran Reserva 2017

Ramón Roqueta Las Barracas Tempranillo - Cabernet Sauvignon Gran Reserva 2017This wine, Ramón Roqueta Las Barracas Tempranillo – Cabernet Sauvignon Gran Reserva 2017, has perhaps the longest name of any wine we’ve reviewed here. It was a WSJ Wine Club selection, which, as part of their initial subscription offer, brought the price down to under $7 – a big savings from the average $17 price reported by Vivino. Continue reading “Ramón Roqueta Las Barracas Tempranillo – Cabernet Sauvignon Gran Reserva 2017”

Electronic Tongue Analyzes Wine

tongueSommeliers don’t need to worry about their jobs yet, but researchers at the Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona have developed a device that is capable of identifying types of cava, a sparkling wine from Spain. The device “combines chemical measurement systems and advanced mathematical procedures, including an “artificial neural network,” that mimics the human tongue and brain to parse levels of sweetness.” Continue reading “Electronic Tongue Analyzes Wine”