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What type of red wine to buy from Australia ?

Because of this question that someone asked me few months ago ... I decided to do some studies on red wine ... Also, include some pictures from the previous visit in the National Wine Center in Adelaide ...

Different varietal of grapes ... are displayed

















Different taste and aroma of wine ...














I don't drink red wine often ... recently bought a 2004 Cabernet Sauvignon ... Obviously its not a very good choice if I want to buy something significant from Australia. However, I bought it because my mom used to drink Shiraz all the time ... Just for a change of taste for her.

That bottle of wine is still perfectly alright standing on a shelf at home ...

To begin with ... here are few types of red wine ...

1. Light-bodied - Fewer tannins present and less presence on the palate.
Beaujolais Nouveau

2. Medium-bodied - More tannins than the above Beaujolais Nouveau.
Merlot, Shiraz, Chianti.

3. Full-bodied red wines boast the highest tannin (and often alcohol) content.
Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc

Merlot (Mare-lo)

Main features of Merlot is its softness which make this varietal an introducing wine for beginners like me. Merlot is originally grown in Bordeaux, France and often used to soften the character of Cabernet Sauvignon in red blends, Merlot has taken center stage in the United States as a smooth, soft, drinkable red wine low in tannins. In Australia, Merlot is used as the better half to reduce a Cabernet Sauvignon's stern nature. There are some unblended versions, with the better ones found in Barossa Valley and the McLaren Vale, much like Shiraz.

Syrah/Shiraz (Shir-Az)

Shiraz excels in California, Australia (where it is known as Shiraz) and France's Rhone Valley.
The principal Australia wine regions congregate in the southeast part of the country—South Australia, New South Wales, and Victoria. For Shiraz, the top regions producing the seductive and full-blooded wine are in the Barossa Valley, McLaren Vale, and Coonawarra in South Australia and Hunter Valley in New South Wales. Among this group, the Barossa Valley and Coonawarra vie for top rank but with distinctive characters.

The Barossa Valley produces big fruit, herbaceous, and peppery Shiraz. Coonawarra's Shiraz wines are intense with spicy flavors. Wines from both regions have sturdy tannins.

Cabernet Sauvignon (Cah-bur-nay Saw-vee-nyonh)

Cabernet Sauvignon “King of Red Wine Grapes", originate from Bordeaux. Cabernet Sauvignon grapes tend to favor warmer climates. Cabernet Sauvignon are often an ideal wine for aging with 5-10 years being optimal for the maturation process to peak. They are ideal candidates for blending with other grapes, primarily Merlot. This blending softens the Cabernet, adding appealing fruit tones, without sacrificing its innate character. A young Cabernet Sauvignon may be fruit-forward and very bold, but still be very drinkable with potentially heightened tannins. A ten- or twenty-year old bottle will have the huge fruit notes tamed with time, showing more subtle flavors possibly of dried herbs and earth, muted berries, and integrated spice.

In general, light-bodied wines tend to “feel” more like water in the mouth. In contrast, “full-bodied” wines feel heavier, more like milk, this effect is due in large part to the higher tannin (alcohol) content.

In short ...

The conclusion is ...

For people like me, who wants to buy wine as souvenirs or beginners in wine ...
Obviously, we would just simply choose a wine from the bottleshop depending on how the packaging appear to be attractive to us ... that is quite normal ... or maybe choose something based on the alcohol content ...

Some recommendations ..

1. For people like parents who are not frequent drinker of red wine ... Maybe a Merlot which do ...
2. If you want to buy something where you can say ... Australia is famous for it ... Maybe a Shiraz is good enough ... For white wine, maybe a Australia Riesling ...

在他耳 边 。。。

我在他耳边唱歌，他听到吗?

这只是我现在所能做的 。。。

生命最心疼不是得不到所想拥有的，

而是得到了，却需要掩饰他的存在 。。。

要珍惜，又不能珍惜 。。。
珍惜与失去只差一线。。。

失去存在

当人感受过失去时。。。

下次有机会得到同样的东西时。。。

要求往往从"奢侈"变为"基本"。。。

因为很难再得到所以知道要珍惜。。。

"失去"让人感受"存在"。。。

很多事当你来不及珍惜时，

上帝已把它从你身上带走了。。。

很多时，你知道你需要珍惜。。。

可是就会给自己借口说不知道怎么去珍惜。。。

这是一种无奈，

失去前，感受不到它的存在。。。

失去时，因为它的不存在所以无所适从。。。

失去后, 因为无法再令它"存在"更后悔莫及。。。

ラッキイ

犬は家にあります。。。犬は名前はラッキイです。。。
ラッキイは黒い犬です、小さいが、とても可愛いですよ。。。
ラッキイは今四歳です。。。

毎日弟や妹とラッキはイあそぶのが大好きですよ。。。

勉強

かんばてください。。。

日本語の勉強。。。
今日は三時間日本語勉強をします。。。

とても難しん、がたのしんですよ。。。

日本語

big	ookii	大きい	おおきい
small	chiisai	小さい	ちいさい
cheap	yasui	安い	やすい
expensive	takai	高い	たかい
dark	kurai	暗い	くらい
light	akarui	明るい	あかるい
delicious	oishii		おいしい
bad tasting	mazui		まずい
difficult	muzukashii	難しい	むずかしい
good	ii/yoi	いい / 良い	いい / よい
bad	warui	悪い	わるい
heavy	omoi	重い	おもい
light (in weight)	karui	軽い	かるい
hot (weather)	atsui	暑い	あつい
warm (weather)	atatakai	暖かい	あたたかい
cold	tsumetai	冷たい	つめたい
cold (weather)	samui	寒い	さむい
hot and humid	mushiatsui	蒸し暑い	むしあつい
long	nagai	長い	ながい
short (in length)	mijikai	短い	みじかい
new	atarashii	新しい	あたらしい
old	furui	古い	ふるい
narrow	semai	狭い	せまい
wide	hiroi	広い	ひろい
tall	takai	高い	たかい
short (in height)	hikui	低い	ひくい
quick	hayai	速い	はやい
slow	osoi	遅い	おそい
interesting	omoshiroi	面白い	おもしろい
busy	isogashii	忙しい	いそがしい
fun	tanoshii	楽しい	たのしい
cool/attractive/has good form	kakkouii	格好いい	かっこういい
early	hayai	早い	はやい
late	osoi	晩い	おそい

人生拼图

如若在触碰之后一切略过。。。
留下千丝的思绪片段零落。。。

不懂为什么很喜欢这句话。。。
觉得这时常都发生。。。

Parallels between life and a puzzle.

When beginning both life and a new puzzle, all the different pieces are all scrambled up in front of us with no real instructions, however we do know each step would lead us to a direction. Some people think the step they took would lead them to the direction they wanted, but a lot of times it doesn't. After we examine our current situation, we notice there are all different ways we can begin our journey. We may decide to start in one corner or another, depending on what we feel is best for us.

I have found it best to get your edges down first as a strong foundation to help us see what direction we're wanting to take. As we continue working, we notice that some parts come easy to us, and others can become a challenge. Just as in life, we all struggle in differing ways. Each obstable, or lesson that we learn in life is like getting the next piece in the right position.
Sometimes, things come along in life that seem like they belong and fit, but after some struggling and frustation, we finally submit to the fact that it just doesn't belong, at least not here and not now.

But, there is a huge difference between life and puzzle. Life puzzle is not fixed ... We struggle to build a different picture that we wanted ...In puzzle that we solved, we know where we are getting to based on the picture displayed on the puzzle box...Seldom it happens where the puzzle you solve is different from the one u bought.....But, in life puzzle...there are steps taken to solve the pictures that we wanted...and the picture will change with time...we would not know till we complete the life journey...

Or maybe there are still a lot of incompletion even after we finish our journey...but, that is a kind of beauty as well...

学校に行きます

今日私は中学校にいきました。。。

楽しいでしたよ。。。
ジャクリンさんとカレナンさんは学校にいました。。。

学校に行くのはもう２年ぶりですから、ても楽しいでした

曾经拥有与天长日久的共同点就是。。。
两者都需要付出代价。。。

冷静的表情并不代表一个人没有感情，不会珍惜。。。
而是因为她对离别了解深了。。。以另一种方式接受了它。。。

不要因为失去而哭。。。
应该为曾经拥有而笑。。。

陶醉 。。。 旋律

如果世间真的有一种"万灵 药"
那就是音乐
它能 挥去你无尽的忧伤
它能化解你不散的哀愁
它能安 抚你悸动的心绪
它能 驱散你莫名的焦 虑
在音 乐中深呼吸
把我 带到自己的内心世界里。。。

记得小时候。。。父母常常会说。。。
读音乐。。。找不到 "吃"的啦!!!
甚至自己也很 赞同。。。
很多 时候，当有身 边的亲朋戚友说要去读音乐时。。。
自己跟家人的反 应都是。。。
"音乐不是不好。。。可是我 们需要现实一点。。。在 这里，是找不到"吃"的。。。"
这句简单的。。。"找不到吃"。。。像是往那人的脸上留下了一个蛮深的掌印。。。

最近。。。
开始了解为什么一些人。。。
对音乐有着从前让我难以了解的热诚。。。

如果有一样东西。。。能 带动人的情 绪。。。
如果有一样东西。。。是打开人内心世界的 钥匙。。。
如果有一样东西。。。能让人不用言 语，字句也能 传达讯息。。。

一个作品。。。能影响数也数不 仅的人。。。
他的价值是无价的。。。

能对音乐有一份 坚持，有天分的人。。。
从音 乐的角度。。。
比起我 们只能 享受 音乐的人。。。。多了一份能 对人类贡献的能力。。。

我还活着。。。

每一个人对活着的定义都不相同。。。

有时候，心还是在跳动的。。。
身体还有温度。。。
五官还有感应。。。
还是呼吸着跟大家一样的空气。。。

明明是活生生的。。。
却觉得自己没有真正活过。。。

在医院那么死气沉沉的地方。。。
往往能找到生气。。。
因为它死气沉沉，更能引发你想把生活过得比这里精彩的决心。。。
得不到的东西让人对它充满美丽的幻想。。。