Hi,
There's a wine that I can get at the liquor store called 'Casilero Del Diablo' it's a cheap wine (well for the taste, the price is cheap because I really like it). It's in the Chile section. That wine got a pepper taste. Now, I'm doing experiments and doing my own wine for a while but I'm wondering how they do that pepper taste. Is it by adding ground pepper or something. Somebody know how to do it please ?
Thanks Luc
Sometime in the past I was told winemakers will use pepper corns.
Frank ATF Home Brew Club New Bern NC
That may be true, but wines can develop that black or white pepper aroma/flavor naturally. I made a Pinot Noir in 1985 that was loaded with it, and I'm certain there was no pepper added to the wine. That's the only time I've ever seen that happen.
Tom S
Some grapes and yeast combinatations are known to produce the peppery taste. It's usually the reds and and the redwine yeasts.
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