Sunday, January 11, 2009

Brett in Wine, No Thanks!


def. "Brett" aka Brettanomyces

1. Brett: My college roommate Junior year that would drink no less than a case of Milwaukee's Best Light (Beast) on a weekend night and go for a half hour run the next morning to "sweat it off" without regurgitation or incident.

2. Brett: A non-spore forming genus of yeast that causes a barnyard or horse sweat smell in some wine's, usually from France (in my experience!).

I'm not a fan of some "Old World" wine's primarily because of the Brett used in the wine making process. While the use of Brett isn't isolated to just Old World countries, unfortunately I find myself avoiding French wine all together... Any Brett lovers out there, tell me your story!

Cheers.

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