Comments on: “Waiter, there’s a naked woman in my wine” – caption this http://www.drvino.com/2009/09/29/waiter-theres-a-naked-woman-in-my-wine-caption-this/ wine talk that goes down easy Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:11:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: bonzo http://www.drvino.com/2009/09/29/waiter-theres-a-naked-woman-in-my-wine-caption-this/#comment-342938 bonzo Thu, 19 May 2011 00:15:11 +0000 http://www.drvino.com/?p=4922#comment-342938 Hmm, there's something fishy about this wine... Hmm, there’s something fishy about this wine…

]]> By: Bill Johnson http://www.drvino.com/2009/09/29/waiter-theres-a-naked-woman-in-my-wine-caption-this/#comment-289125 Bill Johnson Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:17:44 +0000 http://www.drvino.com/?p=4922#comment-289125 This is a truly PINK wine... This is a truly PINK wine…

]]> By: Charles E. STANFIELD http://www.drvino.com/2009/09/29/waiter-theres-a-naked-woman-in-my-wine-caption-this/#comment-287318 Charles E. STANFIELD Thu, 29 Oct 2009 23:15:14 +0000 http://www.drvino.com/?p=4922#comment-287318 Ty, Ty, Ty! The state-of-the-art wine press pictured above needs a bit more junk in the trunk and a tighter bung. On the plus side, more natural yeasts and enzymes are added, and iron, depending on the time of the month. Aaah! I can feel the sweet nectar dripping down chin. Oh my! Ty, Ty, Ty!
The state-of-the-art wine press pictured above needs a bit more junk in the trunk and a tighter bung. On the plus side, more natural yeasts and enzymes are added, and iron, depending on the time of the month. Aaah! I can feel the sweet nectar dripping down chin. Oh my!

]]> By: Bruno http://www.drvino.com/2009/09/29/waiter-theres-a-naked-woman-in-my-wine-caption-this/#comment-280599 Bruno Sun, 04 Oct 2009 22:50:47 +0000 http://www.drvino.com/?p=4922#comment-280599 What about "Cu(l)vé de pinot"? Nice picture. What about “Cu(l)vé de pinot”?

Nice picture.

]]> By: Louisa http://www.drvino.com/2009/09/29/waiter-theres-a-naked-woman-in-my-wine-caption-this/#comment-280306 Louisa Sat, 03 Oct 2009 20:39:30 +0000 http://www.drvino.com/?p=4922#comment-280306 As a winemaker, I've tried stomping grapes this way. It's very good for the skin, but hard work, and only recommended as a way to crush grapes, not to punch them down during fermentation. Mike is right about the risk of asphyxiation from CO2. Only try it in a small vat, with plenty of ventilation. Modesty presupposes an otherwise empty winery. Nosy agencies like the DEC, EPA, OSHA and the BOH may not like the practice, but there is no danger to human health from it because there are no bacteria harmful to humans that can survive the (low) pH of grape juice. And once it turns into alcohol, it's even safer. Still, don't go into the tank with perfume on. Virgil lauded piegeage in his Georgics, singing, "Great father Bacchus to my song repair; For clustering grapes are thy peculiar care: For thee large bunches lade the bending vine; And the last blessings of the year are thine. To thee his joys the jolly autumn owes, When the fermenmting juice the vat o’re flows. Come strip with me, my God, come drench all o’re Thy limbs in must of wine, and drink at ev’ry pore." As a winemaker, I’ve tried stomping grapes this way. It’s very good for the skin, but hard work, and only recommended as a way to crush grapes, not to punch them down during fermentation. Mike is right about the risk of asphyxiation from CO2. Only try it in a small vat, with plenty of ventilation. Modesty presupposes an otherwise empty winery.
Nosy agencies like the DEC, EPA, OSHA and the BOH may not like the practice, but there is no danger to human health from it because there are no bacteria harmful to humans that can survive the (low) pH of grape juice. And once it turns into alcohol, it’s even safer. Still, don’t go into the tank with perfume on.
Virgil lauded piegeage in his Georgics, singing,
“Great father Bacchus to my song repair;
For clustering grapes are thy peculiar care:
For thee large bunches lade the bending vine;
And the last blessings of the year are thine.
To thee his joys the jolly autumn owes,
When the fermenmting juice the vat o’re flows.
Come strip with me, my God, come drench all o’re
Thy limbs in must of wine, and drink at ev’ry pore.”

]]> By: mike http://www.drvino.com/2009/09/29/waiter-theres-a-naked-woman-in-my-wine-caption-this/#comment-279760 mike Thu, 01 Oct 2009 18:26:12 +0000 http://www.drvino.com/?p=4922#comment-279760 What's the big deal? A naked woman or man in a tank of Pinot performing Punch-down is nothing new. Aside from punch-down nudity the small lot tank must also undergo the process of being de-juiced and then be transferred to the press. This process at a small winery often requires that someone (clothed or not) enter the tank with a shovel and bucket. Could someone please post nude photos of the de-juicing process being performed? Seriously, the only actual concern should be for the person in the tank not the wine. Strict protocol should be followed when humans are working in confined areas in the presence of CO2 gas. OSHA would prefer to see nude tank workers in groups tied together with approved emergency evacuation straps and with fans for ventilation along with CO2 sensing badges. What a great nude photo that would make! So much for the romance of winemaking. What’s the big deal? A naked woman or man in a tank of Pinot performing Punch-down is nothing new. Aside from punch-down nudity the small lot tank must also undergo the process of being de-juiced and then be transferred to the press. This process at a small winery often requires that someone (clothed or not) enter the tank with a shovel and bucket.

Could someone please post nude photos of the de-juicing process being performed?

Seriously, the only actual concern should be for the person in the tank not the wine. Strict protocol should be followed when humans are working in confined areas in the presence of CO2 gas.
OSHA would prefer to see nude tank workers in groups tied together with approved emergency evacuation straps and with fans for ventilation along with CO2 sensing badges.
What a great nude photo that would make! So much for the romance of winemaking.

]]> By: Joel Burt http://www.drvino.com/2009/09/29/waiter-theres-a-naked-woman-in-my-wine-caption-this/#comment-279515 Joel Burt Wed, 30 Sep 2009 19:44:51 +0000 http://www.drvino.com/?p=4922#comment-279515 I suppose she could add a little nitrogen to the ferment as well... I suppose she could add a little nitrogen to the ferment as well…

]]> By: PC game: Wine Tycoon | Dr Vino's wine blog http://www.drvino.com/2009/09/29/waiter-theres-a-naked-woman-in-my-wine-caption-this/#comment-279463 PC game: Wine Tycoon | Dr Vino's wine blog Wed, 30 Sep 2009 14:51:26 +0000 http://www.drvino.com/?p=4922#comment-279463 [...] still play PC games? If it’s going anywhere, it had better be massively multiplayer! * Does naked pigeage count as a plus or a minus in the game? * Who stirs the Biodyanmic preparations? * Do the [...] [...] still play PC games? If it’s going anywhere, it had better be massively multiplayer! * Does naked pigeage count as a plus or a minus in the game? * Who stirs the Biodyanmic preparations? * Do the [...]

]]> By: Kate http://www.drvino.com/2009/09/29/waiter-theres-a-naked-woman-in-my-wine-caption-this/#comment-279461 Kate Wed, 30 Sep 2009 14:43:54 +0000 http://www.drvino.com/?p=4922#comment-279461 How's she gonna get THAT clean? How’s she gonna get THAT clean?

]]> By: Kurt http://www.drvino.com/2009/09/29/waiter-theres-a-naked-woman-in-my-wine-caption-this/#comment-279387 Kurt Wed, 30 Sep 2009 13:34:48 +0000 http://www.drvino.com/?p=4922#comment-279387 ...As she frantically searched for her clothes in the cold cellar that morning, one thought raced through her head, "new rule: no more after-hours wine pong in the tasting room". …As she frantically searched for her clothes in the cold cellar that morning, one thought raced through her head, “new rule: no more after-hours wine pong in the tasting room”.

]]> By: Dr. Vino http://www.drvino.com/2009/09/29/waiter-theres-a-naked-woman-in-my-wine-caption-this/#comment-279360 Dr. Vino Wed, 30 Sep 2009 13:10:47 +0000 http://www.drvino.com/?p=4922#comment-279360 @Josh - Do you prefer giving your pinot a pump over? @Josh and Morgan - as two winemakers here, can you comment on the legality and/or hygienic concerns Paul and Sarah raise about this type of piegeage? How, er, widespread is the practice? @Josh – Do you prefer giving your pinot a pump over?

@Josh and Morgan – as two winemakers here, can you comment on the legality and/or hygienic concerns Paul and Sarah raise about this type of piegeage? How, er, widespread is the practice?

]]> By: Wine Dog http://www.drvino.com/2009/09/29/waiter-theres-a-naked-woman-in-my-wine-caption-this/#comment-279348 Wine Dog Wed, 30 Sep 2009 12:14:00 +0000 http://www.drvino.com/?p=4922#comment-279348 Looooocy! I need to see you in the kitchen. Looooocy! I need to see you in the kitchen.

]]> By: Pete http://www.drvino.com/2009/09/29/waiter-theres-a-naked-woman-in-my-wine-caption-this/#comment-279293 Pete Wed, 30 Sep 2009 09:21:04 +0000 http://www.drvino.com/?p=4922#comment-279293 Waiter! There's a hair in my wine. Waiter! There’s a hair in my wine.

]]> By: The Baldman http://www.drvino.com/2009/09/29/waiter-theres-a-naked-woman-in-my-wine-caption-this/#comment-279281 The Baldman Wed, 30 Sep 2009 07:16:57 +0000 http://www.drvino.com/?p=4922#comment-279281 hmmm, medium bodied, good backbone, reasonably long finish hmmm, medium bodied, good backbone, reasonably long finish

]]> By: Enobytes http://www.drvino.com/2009/09/29/waiter-theres-a-naked-woman-in-my-wine-caption-this/#comment-279273 Enobytes Wed, 30 Sep 2009 06:23:32 +0000 http://www.drvino.com/?p=4922#comment-279273 America's most wanted. Live at five. America’s most wanted. Live at five.

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