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Posted inWine

Sniff the Cap: A Jug of Wine, a Loaf of Sourdough Bread and ‘Mad Men’

Some day in the not-too-distant future, I want to make wine. But I don’t want to ruin perfectly good grapes. So I’m training myself on bread. Sourdough bread, specifically. This spring, I’ve been nurturing a sourdough culture: lactic-acid bacteria and yeast, feeding and reproducing on wheat flour and water. What’s growing looks like gluey carbonated […]

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