It is proper wine etiquette to examine the label to be sure the producer andvintage match what you ordered. When the bottle of wine is presented, it maynot make any difference to you but it can happen that a restaurant might be outof a particular vintage and substitute a different year. However, if you wantedto enjoy a wine you have experienced previously and a substitution was made,there will certainly be a differ... Read More » »View More
The pleasure people get from wine is an ageless joy that has been enjoyedfor centuries. Whether you have enjoyed with your meals, alone with thatspecial someone, in social situations, a great wine is remembered by thedrinkers even after the bottle is gone. The romance that we have with wine hasbeen apart of our existence since the dawn of time. Our history of winemakingshows that wine has been around from at least ... Read More » »View More
Drink Organic Red WineWe all know that wine is healthierthan beer (ahem.. Don’t we?) but what you may not know is that organic wine iseven healthier than it’s pesticide-infused counterpart. That’s right, the winethat you drink with your dinner is from grapes that are sprayed with insectkilling poisons. The problem with this is not only the obvious one of ingestingbug killer, but the very act of spraying the g... Read More » »View More
Many of us have been to wine tastings at a winery or a local liquor storebut have you ever hosted a wine tasting party at home?It really is quite easy. First you need to decide what kind of wine partyyou are going to host.Types of Wine Tasting PartiesVertical — A tasting with an assortment of the same wine,from the same producer and vineyard, across several vintages (the year thegrapes were harvested). An example... Read More » »View More
*Disclaimer: I received this wine as a sample from Gallo Family Wines.I found this wine hiding in a box I thought was empty in the basement. Thatoccasionally happens given the size of my basement and the number of boxes downthere. I can’t even remember the last time I opened one of my own boxes ofwine, everything I bought on my Sonoma trip in April is still all boxed up.Anywho, I plucked the 2008 Alamos Chardonna... Read More » »View More
There are several myths that make good wine trivia. These myths and truthsare a great way to quiz your wine loving friends and give them and yourself andeducation at the same time. Here are the top ten wine myths revealed.1. Aged Wine is Better than Young WineNot all wines require aging. In fact, many wines are intended to be drunkyoung and they do not require aging. Typically, red wines that have hightannins are t... Read More » »View More
If you ask any group of wine enthusiasts what they think of dessert wines,you are likely to get mixed reactions. Some wine drinkers wouldn’t thinkof “insulting” their palate with sweet or fortified wines, while otherswouldn’t dare end a meal without a delightful dessert wine. As with manythings in the wonderful world of wine, there are many degrees of tasteinvolved.Dessert wines are very sweet, ... Read More » »View More
Italy was in the round of 16 in USA 94, after having barely qualified by theskins of their teeth. Third in their group, in a world cup that allowed suchteams to move on to the next round. Of course, this would not have beenpossible in the following world cup however for Italian supporters this hardlymattered. Italy was through to the knock out stage of the competition and thiswas all that held any meaning for their... Read More » »View More
Wine is just not a beverage or a drink. Winemaking is a craft that hasrefined and evolved over the centuries and lent its magic touch to the tablesof generations of people. To many people wine is much more than a drink; it isa passionate hobby that traces the creation of the wine from the formation ofthe grape, the juicing to the final wait as the wine matures in its woodencasks. Wine clubs have come into existence... Read More » »View More
The process of matching food and wine is highly subjective and inexactprocess.The old rules like having red wine with red meat and white wine withfish and poultry do not hold well these days because in this fast moving worldexperimentation regarding the match of wine with the food recipes and no onefollows these hard and fast rules. The pairing could be on your own will andwish. You can hear the suggestion about th... Read More » »View More