tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34192710128090951492024-11-01T02:22:52.458-05:00 The Wine Divine..... Complimenting F&B Service....A.K.HAMILTONhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07744882789993430894noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3419271012809095149.post-61722528297993424112020-04-30T06:32:00.000-05:002020-04-30T06:36:05.429-05:00My Ginger Beer Making ..... presentation...!!!!A.K.HAMILTONhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07744882789993430894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3419271012809095149.post-38383608247836420262016-10-03T01:21:00.001-05:002023-08-25T01:27:38.512-05:00Spiced Pumpkin Wine Recipe
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FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE THE QUALITY OF
WINE_
1.
CLIMATE, MICRO-CLIMATE & BIO-CLIMATE
The grapes will provide juice of
the quality necessary for conversion into a drinkable wine where two climatic
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A.K.HAMILTONhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07744882789993430894noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3419271012809095149.post-68065646739515531302013-08-19T01:14:00.002-05:002013-08-19T01:15:15.171-05:00Vegetative and Reproductive Structures of Vines and their Developments
Buds
A bud contains growing points that develop in the leaf axil,
the area just above the point of connection between the petiole and shoot. The single bud that develops in
this area is described in botanical terms as an axillary bud. It is important to
understand that a bud develops in every leaf axil on grapevines, including the
inconspicuous basal&A.K.HAMILTONhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07744882789993430894noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3419271012809095149.post-45834563906035241592013-07-20T03:00:00.001-05:002013-07-20T03:00:52.109-05:00Yeast & Fermentation
In
the seventeenth century, a Dutch tradesman named Antoni van Leeuwenhoek
developed high-quality lenses and was able to observe yeast for the first time.
In his spare time Leeuwenhoek used his lenses to A.K.HAMILTONhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07744882789993430894noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3419271012809095149.post-88282532827502490352013-07-10T06:10:00.001-05:002013-07-10T06:10:42.319-05:00TEA FACTS ---- --- -- THINGS YOU DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT TEA
Astrotea. * You can use tea leaves
to read the future. Just leave a small amount of tea in the bottom of the cup
along with some tea leaves, and after stirring the remains three times, the
pattern you’re left with will tell you what’s in store. In Asia,
readers of tea leaves are just as respected as astrologers.Bags. * Tea bags were invented in America in the early 1800s, and A.K.HAMILTONhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07744882789993430894noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3419271012809095149.post-66845558002963994602013-07-09T06:50:00.001-05:002013-07-09T06:50:32.798-05:00High Spirirts...... Know How....????
ALCOHOL
INTRODUCTION ____Alcohol is a mobile, volatile fluid obtained by fermentation
of a sugar containingliquid. Its strength (concentration) can be further
increased by distillation.Alcohol, in general, is a family of organic chemical
compounds. Thus, there are variouskinds of alcohols in A.K.HAMILTONhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07744882789993430894noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3419271012809095149.post-36365660572816570182013-06-21T06:11:00.002-05:002013-06-21T06:11:46.777-05:00WINE SCIENCE & SOME - TERMINOLOGY - Qs & As
Q. What are the four
building blocks of wine?
A. Grape sugar: Fermented into alcohol,
it gives the wine its richness and its fruitiness.
Acidity: It keeps the fruit lively
on the palate, especially in a white wine. Without it, a white wine becomes
limp and bland. It gives structure to reds to age well.
Tannins: They help red wines last
long and mature with age. AndA.K.HAMILTONhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07744882789993430894noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3419271012809095149.post-14507262536216625172013-06-05T01:05:00.000-05:002013-06-05T01:05:27.012-05:00Viti - Culture in India - II
..... Contd...from ... Viti - Culture in India - I
6 Pests and
their Management
The important
pests of grapes in India are, flea beetles,
thrips, mealy bugs and leaf hoppers.
Flea
beetles: The adult beetles scrape
the sprouting buds and eat them up completely after each pruning. Damaged buds
fail to sprout. Insecticides like carbaryl at 0.15 percent, quinolphos at 0.05
percent, A.K.HAMILTONhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07744882789993430894noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3419271012809095149.post-13959339556648879472013-05-16T02:36:00.000-05:002013-05-16T02:36:27.352-05:00Viti-Culture in India....- I
Introducing Grapes in India -
Grape
cultivation is one of the most remunerative farming enterprises in India. Famous Indian medicine
scholars, Sasruta and Charaka in their medical treatises entitled ‘Sasruta
Samhita’ and ‘Charaka Samhita’, respectively, written during 1356-1220
BC, mentioned the medicinal properties of grapes. Kautilya in his ‘Arthashastra’ written A.K.HAMILTONhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07744882789993430894noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3419271012809095149.post-43627436185371377932013-02-18T05:12:00.000-06:002013-02-18T05:12:36.715-06:00Sommeliers Service Standards - II
** Sparkling
Wine Service **
1st Method – Present the bottle in the air and
open in the air
2nd Method – Present the bottle in the air and open in a bucket and stand
Prepare
glassware, ice bucket (which contains enough ice to allow for proper
chilling of the bottle without spilling out of the bucket - added water
aids in ease of placing the bottle in the ice/chilling the A.K.HAMILTONhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07744882789993430894noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3419271012809095149.post-87479902424767328052013-02-06T22:51:00.002-06:002013-02-06T22:51:58.215-06:00Sommeliers Service Standards - I
Mise-En-Place
Wine
lists are clean, correct, current and easy to read
Glassware
is clean, spotless and free of odor
Glasses
are polished with clean linen using a source of steam
Serviettes
are made of cotton (nylon repels water)
Serviettes
are folded and prepared before service
Glass
stemware is the only thing to touch the tablecloth – Bottles, decanters
A.K.HAMILTONhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07744882789993430894noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3419271012809095149.post-43050479874218901972013-01-11T02:35:00.014-06:002013-01-11T03:06:18.881-06:00The 7 Wine Faults
1. Oxidized Wine …aka maderized
wine
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it is: Contamination/chemical
breakdown caused by too much oxygen exposure. Rusted metal is oxidized…it’sA.K.HAMILTONhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07744882789993430894noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3419271012809095149.post-49249969821491303842012-11-20T11:24:00.000-06:002012-11-20T11:24:14.758-06:00WINETECH.......
Jordan Vineyard & Winery
From trellis to table with iPad.
Classic winemaking,
new technology.
Making fine wine requires a delicate blend of tradition and
innovation. At Jordan Vineyard & Winery in California’s
Sonoma Valley,
tradition means decades of expertise in growing, harvesting, and fermenting
grapes to make world-class Cabernet Sauvignon and Chardonnay. And innovation
meansA.K.HAMILTONhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07744882789993430894noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3419271012809095149.post-16743730384921462892012-09-20T04:09:00.001-05:002012-09-20T04:09:17.751-05:00Piedmont: Valleys, Wines & Slopes
Piedmont:
Valleys,
Wines
& Slopes
History and Tradition
Piedmont, in Italian, means
at the foot of the mountain. It was originally inhabited by Celtic tribes,
which were later absorbed by the Romans. When Hannibal destroyed the
Celtic capital, Taurasia, the Romans rebuilt it in the same location giving its
streets the grid pattern that that still characterize Turin today
A.K.HAMILTONhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07744882789993430894noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3419271012809095149.post-8269391653273189292012-09-14T02:21:00.000-05:002012-09-14T02:23:33.401-05:00Asti Spumante-----
Asti
Spumante-----
Asti (formerly known
as Asti Spumante) is a sparkling white Italian
wine that is produced throughout southeastern Piedmont but is particularly focused
around the towns of Asti and Alba. Since 1993 the wine has been classified as a Denominazione di Origine Controllata e
Garantita (DOCG) and as of A.K.HAMILTONhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07744882789993430894noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3419271012809095149.post-31842823203267853922012-06-19T06:34:00.000-05:002015-04-14T01:52:43.605-05:00Grape StructureA.K.HAMILTONhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07744882789993430894noreply@blogger.com0