Noisy Water Winery

🍇Do you collect your wine corks? Here are ways to use them: 🍇

There is nothing more satisfying than the sound of popping open a bottle of wine-and that's largely due to the cork bottle stopper! Cork maintains the quality of wine, as the material of cork does not taint the wine. Cork allows less than one milligram of oxygen to enter the bottle on a yearly basis and is the perfect way to seal a bottle shut. 

Humans didn't start using cork for this function until the 16h century and before that, cork was used for many different things. In the Mediterranean, cork was used in fishing nets and in boats, the ancient Greeks used cork in their sandals because it acts as a natural shock absorber, the Romans had plenty of uses for cork as well, including construction material, beehives, and floatation devices. 

Cork actually comes from the bark of a type of oak tree known as Quercus suber. The trees are not properly viable for cork production until they are between 15 to 25 years of age and once grown, the bark is stripped from the trees. This harvesting process does not injure the trees, as the bark regrows and continues its growth after harvest.

Harvesting from the Earth is the foundation of our business, and we understand that to take from the Earth, we have to give. Cork is a naturally occurring material and is completely biodegradable! While collecting corks in a jar is cute, there are plenty of ways to recycle your corks into eco-friendly and functional tools:

If you’re just not feelin’ crafty, there’s still something you can do with your used corks – take them to a local recycling location! Wine corks can be recycled and used in a variety of materials including flooring tiles, insulation, automotive parts, and sports equipment.

jump into spring with some of our warm-weather favs:

🍇Montepulciano 101🍇

Montepulciano is a medium bodied red wine grape that originated in the Montepulciano region of central Italy. This wine has bigger and bolder tannins than you would expect based on the color, and has robust dark fruit notes. 

The 2018 Montepulciano is our wine of the month this March, and captures a harmonious balance of modern winemaking techniques with an overarching Old World theme.

ENDS TODAY 3/31!

 BUY 6 OR MORE AND GET 20% OFF

OR BUY 12 OR MORE AND GET 35% OFF

🍇St. Patrick's Day & Wine🍇

 St. Patrick's Day is a global celebration of Irish culture and originally was celebrated to honor Saint Patrick on the anniversary of his death. In the 1oth century, the Irish people held a great feast where they honored St. Patrick by dedicating a toast to him. This is where the association of enjoying a spirit on St Patrick's Day came from! Fast forward hundreds of years later, and the holiday is celebrated everywhere. Ireland is not known for the production of wine, but the Irish have a long history of drinking imported wine, especially from Bordeaux. In the eighteenth century, a number of Irish immigrants even moved to Bordeaux to produce wine! 

Why Is Green The Color of St. Patrick's Day?

🍀Don't miss out on these Lucky St. Patrick's Day Savings! 🍀

plus $1 Shipping on all orders over $99

In Town? Stop by the Tasting Room!

🍇What Are Wine Lees?🍇

If you have ever been surprised by the aroma of freshly baked bread in your glass of champagne, then you have found the "Suhr Lee" or lees, as we like to call it.

The term Suhr Lee refers to a specific aging technique: lees contact. Lees are the by product of the cellular self-destruction of yeast cells, called "autolysis." This leaves dead yeast particles that settle at the bottom of a tank! Our wines rest and age on the lees for a bit and then are racked, or separated, only leaving a small amount of lees in the wine itself. So why do we leave any lees behind at all? Because doing so can create rich complex flavors to a wine and can even improve the texture. 

🍀Did you know that finding lees particles at the bottom of your wine glass is an omen of good luck? 🍀

How Processing Wine and Lees Work Together:

Check out a few if our unique wines aged on the lucky lees:

2018 Vintner's Reserve Chardonnay

2018 Dirty

Great wine is made at the vineyard. The Forbidden Desert Vineyard, our vineyard in Engle is one of the oldest in New Mexico, and the vines on the land are considered "old vines." This means that these vines have adapted to a changing environment for many years, which has made them durable and reliable every season. The lifecycle of a grapevine is something we get to witness every year, and it never gets old.

Each season affects that year's vintage, so every wine is different, every year! Check out some of our favorite vintages from the last few years:

Sweet and spicy is our new favorite flavor combination, and there is a reason behind why these contrasting elements are so enjoyable together.

So, What's The Reason?

This sweet red wine has an inviting aroma of red berries intertwined with marshmallows and automatically make you think of chocolate covered strawberries. Milk chocolate, cinnamon, and vanilla continue on the palate creating a s’more like taste that then finishes with a slight Red Chile spice that you didn't know you needed.

Amor En Fuego also pairs well with spicy foods, so break out that charcuterie board and crank up the heat with some of our favorite snacks to pair

∙music & red wine∙

Music Influences The Taste Of Wine.

Drinking wine involves all of the senses. You assess the color of the wine, then you analyze the aromas that swirl around in the glass, then you determine how the taste and texture of the wine blends in your mouth. But did you ever think you could listen to the wine? It turns out, you can! Especially if your wine is paired with music. 

THE SCIENCE BEHIND IT

Music can move the mind to new frames of reference. This means that a single sound, melody or tune can remind us of a specific place, event or period of life. In the same token, music can heavily influence how we experience wine. Mellow music makes wine taste more subtle, whereas lively music makes wine taste more dynamic.

A Customized Playlist For Red Wine Drinkers

We thought the concept of music influencing the taste of wine was so interesting we made a custom Spotify playlist for red wine drinkers. 

Inspiration Behind The Playlist:

To pair music with wine, the best way is to first find commonalities in both the wine and the music. A lot of red wines have jammy, dark fruit, velvety and rich elements so we curated a playlist that reflected that as well. Expect to listen to songs from every decade that are powerful, robust, and moody.

Disclaimer:

This playlist will give you all the feels, and you might find yourself getting lost in the nostalgic romance of the ear-tingling electric guitar riffs.

Red Wines We Recommend Pairing With Our Playlist

∙ love gets better with age, and so does wine∙

What happens to wine when it's aged in a bottle?

Similarly to true love, select wine takes time to develop. Some wine tastes better with age because of a complex chemical reaction occurring among sugars, acids and substances known as phenolic compounds. In time, this chemical reaction can affect the taste, color and texture of wine.

We recommend aging our Petite Sirah, Merlot and Reserve Cabernet, as these wines will benefit and change from a few years of aging. We recommend not aging for more than 5 years, as the wine will be ready to be opened after that time period. Store horizontally in a cool and dark area for optimal aging! 

Pro Tip: Purchase multiple bottles of the same wine and open one to taste immediately, age the others, then do an analysis on how the wine has aged in grace over time by opening another one every 6 months - 1 year!

∙ pairing wine with your favorite desserts ∙

1: Acidity- an acidic wine will pair best with a fruity dessert that also is acidic.

2: Intensity- The more intense the dessert (like dark chocolate cake), the more intense your wine should be.

Pro Tip: A good rule of thumb is that as the color of dessert gets darker, so should the wine!

Lemon Bars Paired With Chardonnay

Chocolate Mouse Paired With Barrel Aged Sweet Red OR Amor En Fuego (Red Chile Chocolate Wine)

Apple Pie Paired With Gewürztraminer