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Tom Mansell
Ithaca, NY
Tom is a PhD Student at Cornell in chemical engineering with a dangerous interest in the science of wine and winemaking.
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Teenie:
Replace all the water in the recipe with normal 80-proof vodka, including the orange juice resuspension. By my math, that brings you very close to the 19% or so that you get with grain. Good Luck!
Commented Nov 16, 2010 on Boilo: Champagne of the Schuylkill County Coal Region at New York Cork Report
Boilo: Champagne of the Schuylkill County Coal Region
by Tom Mansell, Science Editor Nothing scientific about today's post. After all, there's really nothing scientific about a recipe... unless it involves careful record keeping and experimentation, which it almost never does. Anyway, if your family is anything like mine, Christmas is only the be...
Duncan:
Some of those differences will be addressed in the second part of this series. Stay tuned...
Commented Jan 18, 2010 on Ice Wine Science, Part 1: Volatile issues at New York Cork Report
Ice Wine Science, Part 1: Volatile issues
By Tom Mansell, Science Editor I recently had the opportunity to participate in part of the ice wine grape harvest at Sheldrake Point Vineyards, located on the west side of Cayuga Lake. Ice wine grapes can and should be harvested under specific conditions. Sheldrake Point winemaker David Bree...
Boilo: Champagne of the Schuylkill County Coal Region
Posted Dec 25, 2009 at New York Cork Report
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Boilo: Champagne of the Schuylkill County Coal Region
Posted Dec 25, 2009 at New York Cork Report
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If you crush them on fabric or curtains they leave an orange stain that is practically permanent.
Commented Dec 11, 2009 on A Rare and Interesting Wine Fault: Ladybug Taint at New York Cork Report
A Rare and Interesting Wine Fault: Ladybug Taint
One stinky bug: The Asian ladybeetle (Photo courtesy of USDA Agricultural Research Service) By Tom Mansell, Science Editor Have you ever picked up an ant and squished it between your fingers? In some cases, the ant has the last laugh, leaving your fingers with a sickly sweet, pungent odor som...
Wow, lots of hybrids on this list. I counted at least 27 different nominations, and some with multiple votes! Is it possible that consumers like hybrids?
Commented Dec 11, 2009 on The New York Cork Report 2009 Readers' Choice Awards: It's Time to Hear From YOU! at New York Cork Report
The New York Cork Report 2009 Readers' Choice Awards: It's Time to Hear From YOU!
By Evan Dawson, Finger Lakes Editor The editors have chosen our finalists for the wines of the year, but we all have different palates and preferences -- and now we want to hear from you. It's time for our first-ever "New York Cork Report Readers' Choice Awards." In the comments of this post,...
michael: i stand by my statement :)
Commented Dec 9, 2009 on What We Drank (December 7, 2009) at New York Cork Report
What We Drank (December 7, 2009)
From Tom Mansell: Hazlitt 1852 Vineyards NV Red Cat Not every wine experience has to be mind-blowing. Sometimes you're in a hurry and you just want a good, cheap quaff. My friends and I enjoyed this before heading to our department holiday party, where I knew the wine would be much worse. ...
CB:
Althought it's commonly referred to as a "native grape", Catawba is widely believed to have some V. vinifera parentage. Evidence includes the fact that it is self-fertile, a trait found in vinifera but not true V. labrusca. They can also be known as "labruscana", and even Concord and Niagara have a little bit of vinifera in their history.
I have tasted some straight labrusca grapes and "foxy" does not even begin to describe them.
Commented Dec 8, 2009 on What We Drank (December 7, 2009) at New York Cork Report
What We Drank (December 7, 2009)
From Tom Mansell: Hazlitt 1852 Vineyards NV Red Cat Not every wine experience has to be mind-blowing. Sometimes you're in a hurry and you just want a good, cheap quaff. My friends and I enjoyed this before heading to our department holiday party, where I knew the wine would be much worse. ...
Evan: Yes, I did mean "at that price point". I guess that is a little ambiguous.
PS Flippant? Moi?
Commented Dec 7, 2009 on What We Drank (December 7, 2009) at New York Cork Report
What We Drank (December 7, 2009)
From Tom Mansell: Hazlitt 1852 Vineyards NV Red Cat Not every wine experience has to be mind-blowing. Sometimes you're in a hurry and you just want a good, cheap quaff. My friends and I enjoyed this before heading to our department holiday party, where I knew the wine would be much worse. ...
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