09 October 2007

Terroir through a straw

Unfermented grape juice: Fermented grape juice:
Juice Box Wine Box

And with a name like Cordier (historical negociant and marketer of some of the best names in Bordeaux), it's got to be good.

(With apologies to Smuckers).

UPDATE: Apparently, the straw is not a simple hollow cylinder, but a technological wonder which, through strategically-placed holes at the top, is capable of "recreating the sensation of drinking from a glass." This differs from traditional straws which deliver liquids to the mouth in willy-nilly fashion.

No word yet on whether Riedel will offer hand-blown versions, with the holes customized for Oregon Pinot Noir. For now, Riedel employee Sylvie Laly suggests carting your own custom glassware when visiting friends:

I have a case for it and I bring it with me in my purse

Followers of this advice may want to acquire a matching case for their imaginary friend, since dinner invitations from actual people will probably become less frequent.

1 comments:

Super Babe said...

Not sure I understood the same about the non-straw straw (the "sensation of drinking from a glass"... maybe I'm too much a factual nerd, but when I see this I imagine well, drinking from a glass)... I thought the article said that wine did not have a different flavor when drank from the straw (as opposed to drinking it from a glass)... Rambling as usual, of course.