tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321070.post7082387243508753207..comments2024-02-27T11:26:39.655-07:00Comments on Southern Rockies Nature Blog: The Emperor Norton GrapeChas S. Cliftonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00923547685265741325noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321070.post-55643259689240113342010-12-06T20:55:30.451-07:002010-12-06T20:55:30.451-07:00Interesting observations. Thanks for writing.Interesting observations. Thanks for writing.Chas S. Cliftonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00923547685265741325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321070.post-9078433346928268742010-12-04T19:01:32.747-07:002010-12-04T19:01:32.747-07:00If you brought home any Norton wines, be advised t...If you brought home any Norton wines, be advised that most Norton wines will need to be four or more years old (older is better) and all Norton wines need to breathe no less than 40 minutes before consuming. Please do not compare North America's only true varietal grape/wine to vinifera wines found in California and Europe. Doug Frost, a Kansas City wine writer and Norton fan, describes the wine as "powerful, muscular, crazy intense in malic acid and capable of staining teeth or even wineglasses. [The wine is] probably something most drinkers have to learn to love, with its rough and rustic personality often evident. There are an increasing number of Nortons that taste modern, clean and even sleek." After tasting 104 Norton wines, we have found several (6?) exceptional examples. I really like how Kim , a Madison, WI journalist stated an introduction to Norton wines as “I love the way [Norton] wine becomes an example of what it means to be American, a symbol of a country and a culture" after reading Todd Kliman's The Wild Vine.TNWTnoreply@blogger.com