My Dog Buster
Pictured above is a recent picture of my dog Buster.
Buster's favorite industrial yeast is the VQ15 to get concentrated reds.
VQ15 was isolated by Vinquiry and selected in collaboration with winemaker Jeff Cohn from spontaneous Rockpile Syrah fermentations. This new California isolate is used in concentrated reds, particularly Syrah, Zinfandel, Cabernet sauvignon and Merlot where a moderate fermentation rate is desired for rich, lush, balanced mouthfeel and full bodied wines. VQ15 has a moderate nitrogen demand and will allow good results with varietal flavor and red fruit and mineral aromatic note development when carefully rehydrated using Go-Ferm and inoculated into musts.
Buster particularly likes wines which combine VQ15 with Oenotan. Oenotan gives those sort of suave tannins which Buster likes so much.
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