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California Wine Clubs
For a wine aficionado, becoming a member of a California wine club is a must. Being a member of a wine club entitles a wine connoisseur privileges not available to anyone. A membership entities access to a vast selection of personally selected wines, choices apt to your specific taste, monthly newsletters and updates, recipes, savings and discounts, a wine consulting hotline and wine deliveries.Read more…Italian Red Wines
Commonly known as Italian reds, Italian red wines are world famous. As compared to red wines produced in other parts of the world, they stand apart due to their tarter taste, higher acidity, and aroma.Unlike French wines, Italian red wines are not named after the grapes used for making them; instead they are named after regions in which they are produced.Read more…California Wine Country
California is home to big, established and very famous wineries and small, new and lesser known vineyards alike. Some of the more popular chateaus in the whole of California and the world are the Robert Mondavi winery, Domaine Chandon, Niebaum-Coppola Estate winery, Beaulieu Vineyards and Beringer Vineyards. These are the historic wineries that have brought international attention to California as a wine country.Read more…Global Warming Attacking Wine Vineyards
Global Warming is something we all hear about. We hear mention of it on the news, we see protests regarding it on college campuses, and we receive messages about it in our email in-boxes. But, most of us don't really understand what it is, or we choose to ignore it.Read more…How To Understand Labels On Wine Bottles
There is already a stigma attached to wine of being a high class beverage and above the ordinary citizen without the added feeling of ignorance when trying to understand and comprehend what the terminology on the labels means. Wines produced in the Americas and in Australia are generally better with this and usually make it clear what type of wine is in the bottle and also name the vineyard from where the wine came. Conversely, the labels on wine bottles from the Old Country have so many different classifications and types along with town names, names of vineyards, and even little pet names from the actual producer of the wine.Read more…The Livermore Wine Country
The Livermore Wine Country is located in San Francisco’s East Bay Area approximately 30 miles east of San Francisco. It includes wineries in Livermore, Pleasanton, Sunol, and Castro Valley. This is one of the oldest wine regions in California.Read more…How To Know What Wine To Order In A Restaurant
It can be embarrassing if you are out on a date at a fancy restaurant and you don’t know the right wine to order, it’s even worse if you are out with another couple. Even though ordering a bottle of wine while dining out isn’t all that different than buying from a winery you do have people watching you and that can make the situation a little uncomfortable if you don’t have at least some kind of knowledge of basic wines.The thing to remember is that not even the so-called wine masters that go to all the wine tasting events know every wine.Read more…A Look At Cabernet Sauvignon And Merlot Wines
Grown in the famous Bordeaux predominately, the Cabernet Sauvignon grape is one of the most versatile and widely used of all grapes for winemaking. It is the grape used for many of the highest quality red wines in the world and adapts well to nearly any climate that is not overly cold. Recently, the Cabernet Sauvignon grape has been producing award winning wines in the American wine country of California’s Napa Valley.Read more…How Temranillo Has Exploded On The Australian Wine Scene
In the Rioja region of Spain Temranillo is known as the exclusive red wine from the grape of that area. Now across the ocean from Spain this delicious red wine is now on the verge of dethroning Sangiovese as the top red varietal wine in the land of Oz, not that Oz, Australia!The win growers in Australia are now harvesting plantings of the Tempranillo from over the last few years and the new grape on the Australian wine scene is becoming more popular than any other wine as far as a percentage basis is concerned.Read more…How Rare Varietal Wines Are Changing The Australian Wine Industry
Forward thinking winemakers and grape growers are changing the face of the winemaking industry in Australia by bringing in new varieties of grapes and experimenting with them in new regions. The Australian wine industry has actually exploded onto the international scene in recent years with the success of making quality wines and offering them at very good prices, a feat that has led many to brand the wines down under as being lackluster.Just as with the original pioneers of Australia, the innovative free spirit of the winemakers is causing a revolution in the country with a large assortment of grape varieties being experimented with.Read more…How To Taste Wine Like A Pro
Nobody likes to look like an amateur when doing anything and wine tasting is no exception. By simply following a few guidelines you can look as if you have been to dozens of wine tastings even if you don’t know a cabernet sauvignon from a pinot noir. Chances are that no one is going to come up and ask you to be a head judge!Read more…Is Drinking Red Wine Really Good For You?
Many of us have heard the claim that drinking red wine can actually be healthy, but how much is healthy? This claim first came to light a decade or so ago when a prominent doctor espoused the use of red wine to reduce heart disease giving the example of the low incidence of heart disease in people in France even though they eat very high fat diets but drink red wine with many meals.First let’s look at what is at the root of hear disease in the first place.Read more…A Look At Bordeaux And Burgundy Wines
The regions of Bordeaux and Burgundy in France are world renowned for producing some of the best wines available anywhere. Let’s take a look at them individually.First we have Bordeaux, this world famous region in France near the Southeast coast makes some of the best and most famous red wines as well as white wines and dessert wines.Read more…A Closer Look At How Wine Is Made
Many of us love wine and enjoy the taste but many people really don't know exactly how wine is created. While almost any fruit juice can be used to make wine, the vast majority of wine is made from grapes.The ingredient that makes the difference between simple grape juice and wine is of course yeast.Read more…The Relationship Of Wine And Food
The relationship between wine and food goes back a long way and there are long standing traditions governing the pairing of certain wines with certain foods. This proper combination of the appropriate wine with a delicious meal results in an enjoyable experience by all who are participating in the event. By choosing the correct wine the taste of the meal can be enhanced greatly and the same is true of the correct dish being served along with the wine.Read more…Top 10 Hangover Cures
The morning after the night before. You wake up on the floor of your room in the same clothes you wore last night and you can still taste the remnants of the takeaway you devoured on the way home. Upon opening your eyes you utter the immortal and too often spoken words “I'm never drinking again!Read more…An Introduction To Alcohol
Alcohol is a colorless flammable liquid obtained by the fermentation of sugar and starch. It is used either in its pure or denatured form as a solvent in drugs, explosives, cleaning solutions or intoxicating beverages.Alcohol is classified according to the relation between the carbon atoms in it.Read more…Cold Porter - Night and Day - A Drink for All Seasons
Porter is a centuries-old drink, an ale made with highly dried malt, nearly burned, and naturally carbonated. It was named porter after the dock workers who loaded and unloaded ships and used it to slake their labor intensified thirst at a cost they could afford.Porters are red-brown to black in color, medium to medium-full bodied, and characterized by a flavor profile that can vary from very subtle dark malts to fully roasted, smoky flavors.Read more…Essential Wine Accessories
You have decided to join the ranks of millions and become a wine enthusiast. You might be wondering to yourself what this entails exactly, and what sorts of gadgets and gizmos are you going to need to properly enjoy your wine. To be honest, there are few accessories that a person absolutely needs to enjoy their wine.Read more…What to Look for in a Wine Rack
Wine racks can be utilitarian or decorative, but they are designed to hold bottles of wine to free up space; some are for storage, while others are for displaying wine.Wine storage units come in incredible variety, designed to display a single bottle until hundreds of bottles, and everything in between. Materials range from inexpensive pine racks to walnut, oak, or even more exotic wood wine racks.Read more…
Most Recent Articles in Wine Spirits category
- Alcohol - By: David Foley
For the last 6,000 years of recorded history, human beings have drinking alcohol. Today it plays a major part in our economy, with many millions of Euro spent every week on alcoholic drinks. But with plenty of conflicting stories floating about in the media, many people are rightly mystified; is alcohol good for you, or does it harm you? - Blood Alcohol Content and iPhone - By: Ryan Russman
You're out with some friends. You're having a great time. You've been drinking. It's time to go home and some of your friends are doubtful if you're okay to drive. You're even doubtful if you're okay to drive. You don't have a pocket breathalyzer and you're certainly not going to call the cops. How do you decide to drive or hitch a ride? Well, if you have an iPhone of iPod Touch, "there's an app for that!" - The Top 10 Wine Accessories Everybody Should Have - By: George Perry
There are a lot of different tools and accessories available to increase your wine enjoying experience, and while it's impossible to have all of them, here are ten wine accessories that I think everybody should have. - The 100 Point Wine Rating System And Why I Hate It - By: George Perry
A look at the 100 point wine rating system and why I neither like it nor use it. - Wine Labels: Judging a Bottle by Its Cover - By: George Perry
A look at whether or not a clever wine label detracts from a bottle of wine. - Banned Beer Labels and Santa's Butt - By: George Perry
Santa Claus and beer aren't usually found together, which may be part of the reason this beer label was banned. Find out how Santa and his butt were asked not to turn the other cheek. - Tips for wine storage - By: Shijina seo
For the wine lovers the collection of the different varieties of wine is one of the most preferred jobs. The more the number of wines they collect the more they become crazy to collect some of the ecstatic wines and of course they should know how well they need to store their loved wines. - Buying Champagne From Virgin Wines - By: Louise Truswell
When it comes to the best all-round tipple, Champagne surely comes top of the list. It's got all the glitz and glamour for celebrations, yet it's great for sipping amongst a small group of friends. It makes a smashing cocktail, yet is an ideal match for many foods. Champagne really can't be beaten and with Christmas fast approaching, there's no time like the present to start stocking up. For all the Champagne you could possibly need this Christmas and year round, make sure you check out the online wine retailer Virgin Wines. - Apple Hill Wineries - By: Rick Keel
Visiting the wineries of Apple Hill is a relaxing trip in the pine covered foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains. The wineries are about a forty five minute drive from Sacramento and well worth the trip. - Enjoy corn wine of Bac Ha - By: Doan Nguyen
Bac Ha is famous not only for the special clothes of the girls in the mountainous area or the forest covered with the white plum flowers when spring comes, but also for the great ardent yeast of corn wine.