Treats for a wine tasting
If you are having a wine tasting party, or even just a sunny afternoon, relaxing with friends by the pool, appetizers served with a suitable wine can be a real hit. Choose your foods as carefully as you choose your wine and your guests will be raving – and coming back for more.
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What is in a U.S. wine label?
Wine labels are often fun to look at, but can be daunting, too, if you are actually trying to interpret what they say.
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Aging a bottle of wine
The old adage “all wine improves with age” is only partially true. Only a few varieties of wines actually get significantly better with age. Only about 10% of red wines and 5% of white wines taste better after aging five years as opposed to aging one year.
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Temperature and humidity for wine storage
Temperature and humidity are two of the most overlooked aspects of wine tasting. When wine is not kept within the best temperature and humidity ranges, wine may age prematurely or lose aromas which can damage the wine.
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Proper wine tasting techniques
If you asked ten people about their techniques of tasting wine, you would probably get as many different answers. Why? Many people who taste wine don’t really think about the uniformity and consistency that go into tasting wines.
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Cozying up with winter wines
We can try to define winter wines as we did previously with summery ones. The objective is to understand the characteristics in the wine that make it most appropriate for winter drinking occasions, as well as explore types, styles and sources of winter wines.
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Champagne and sparkling wines tasting notes
Champagne and sparkling wines tasting December 2010.
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The wine region of Jerez
Wine is produced in many areas of Spain. The hot sun and Mediterranean breezes make for some stellar Palomino grapes. But the capital of one type - sherry - has to be assigned to Jerez de la Frontera, a city in the Cadiz section of Andalucia. The very name means 'sherry', a derivative of the Arabic word for this sweet nectar.