Comments on: Enter the Doppel Members http://www.winecentury.com/blog/2009/03/enter-the-doppel-members/ the club for grape nuts who have tried 100 or more grape varieties! Tue, 27 Jul 2010 18:59:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Robert Lauriston http://www.winecentury.com/blog/2009/03/enter-the-doppel-members/comment-page-1/#comment-35938 Robert Lauriston Fri, 16 Apr 2010 01:30:37 +0000 http://www.winecentury.com/blog/?p=64#comment-35938 I'm going to pass 300 Saturday and am plotting course for 400. The spreadsheet I use to keep track is up to around 500 varieties plus about 100 common synonyms: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Berkeley-CA/Locanda-da-Eva/289189212641?ref=mf I've tried to avoid adding grapes that are not available commercially. Google finds several sources for Koshu: http://www.google.com/products?hl=en&q=koshu%20wine&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wf I’m going to pass 300 Saturday and am plotting course for 400. The spreadsheet I use to keep track is up to around 500 varieties plus about 100 common synonyms:

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Berkeley-CA/Locanda-da-Eva/289189212641?ref=mf

I’ve tried to avoid adding grapes that are not available commercially.

Google finds several sources for Koshu: http://www.google.com/products?hl=en&q=koshu%20wine&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wf

]]> By: Wendy Crispell http://www.winecentury.com/blog/2009/03/enter-the-doppel-members/comment-page-1/#comment-34626 Wendy Crispell Sun, 24 Jan 2010 16:57:46 +0000 http://www.winecentury.com/blog/?p=64#comment-34626 Anyone know where I can get my hands on Koshu? Been reading a lot about it and would like to add it to my list! Anyone know where I can get my hands on Koshu? Been reading a lot about it and would like to add it to my list!

]]> By: Marianne Scogin http://www.winecentury.com/blog/2009/03/enter-the-doppel-members/comment-page-1/#comment-30405 Marianne Scogin Thu, 09 Jul 2009 12:56:39 +0000 http://www.winecentury.com/blog/?p=64#comment-30405 The Aiken chapter has finished our first hundred. Is there a list of the second hundred? The Aiken chapter has finished our first hundred. Is there a list of the second hundred?

]]> By: Happy 4th Birthday Wine Century Club | De Long Wine Moment http://www.winecentury.com/blog/2009/03/enter-the-doppel-members/comment-page-1/#comment-29511 Happy 4th Birthday Wine Century Club | De Long Wine Moment Thu, 14 May 2009 22:02:31 +0000 http://www.winecentury.com/blog/?p=64#comment-29511 [...] club has also started a new level of recognition: Doppel Members, for those who have tried more than 200 different grape [...] [...] club has also started a new level of recognition: Doppel Members, for those who have tried more than 200 different grape [...]

]]> By: Walt Rachele http://www.winecentury.com/blog/2009/03/enter-the-doppel-members/comment-page-1/#comment-29261 Walt Rachele Thu, 07 May 2009 19:49:09 +0000 http://www.winecentury.com/blog/?p=64#comment-29261 Alas, I needed to suspend my trek to 200 while moving. At 180, I expect to finish and send in by end of summer. And I'm not afraid of hybrids, crosses or anything that will help increase good wine production (there are some hybrids that really should disappear - IMHO) Alas, I needed to suspend my trek to 200 while moving. At 180, I expect to finish and send in by end of summer.
And I’m not afraid of hybrids, crosses or anything that will help increase good wine production (there are some hybrids that really should disappear – IMHO)

]]> By: Wine'N'Joy http://www.winecentury.com/blog/2009/03/enter-the-doppel-members/comment-page-1/#comment-28974 Wine'N'Joy Fri, 24 Apr 2009 11:38:05 +0000 http://www.winecentury.com/blog/?p=64#comment-28974 I think I'll pass on the hybrids and stick with the vitis vinifera! Just had a Prieto Picudo yesterday (native Spanish grape)). It's easier to find obscure grape varietals these days than it was a few years ago. I think I’ll pass on the hybrids and stick with the vitis
vinifera! Just had a Prieto Picudo yesterday (native Spanish grape)).
It’s easier to find obscure grape varietals these days than
it was a few years ago.

]]> By: Steve De Long http://www.winecentury.com/blog/2009/03/enter-the-doppel-members/comment-page-1/#comment-28972 Steve De Long Fri, 24 Apr 2009 10:16:18 +0000 http://www.winecentury.com/blog/?p=64#comment-28972 It sounds like a nice idea but I don't know if it is possible! Unless you taste lots of lab crosses and hybrids! It sounds like a nice idea but I don’t know if it is possible! Unless you taste lots of lab crosses and hybrids!

]]> By: MarkDaSpark http://www.winecentury.com/blog/2009/03/enter-the-doppel-members/comment-page-1/#comment-28953 MarkDaSpark Thu, 23 Apr 2009 14:39:43 +0000 http://www.winecentury.com/blog/?p=64#comment-28953 Has the spreadsheet been updated to include close to 200 varietals? Has the spreadsheet been updated to include close to 200 varietals?

]]> By: Wine'N'Joy http://www.winecentury.com/blog/2009/03/enter-the-doppel-members/comment-page-1/#comment-28950 Wine'N'Joy Thu, 23 Apr 2009 11:40:09 +0000 http://www.winecentury.com/blog/?p=64#comment-28950 Does it have to be 200 German wines? Since it is a German name? From a German wine geek Does it have to be 200 German wines? Since it is a German name?

From a German wine geek

]]> By: The Wine Century Club » Blog Archive » The Wine Century Club Turns 4! http://www.winecentury.com/blog/2009/03/enter-the-doppel-members/comment-page-1/#comment-28918 The Wine Century Club » Blog Archive » The Wine Century Club Turns 4! Wed, 22 Apr 2009 13:21:12 +0000 http://www.winecentury.com/blog/?p=64#comment-28918 [...] It would be amazing if we could collectively taste 100 or more different grape varieties that day.  It would be more amazing if we could taste over 200 in honor of the newly minted Doppel Members. [...] [...] It would be amazing if we could collectively taste 100 or more different grape varieties that day.  It would be more amazing if we could taste over 200 in honor of the newly minted Doppel Members. [...]

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