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7 Obvious reasons Stemless Wine Glasses are worth their weight in gold!

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 19:51:10 -0500

The wine glass seems to spark up so much debate amongst wine-lovers and connoisseurs alike. Is the flavour influenced more by glass or crystal? Which shape glass is best for which bouquet? How good is the swirl action? Does width or height affect the..

Prepare the Perfect Ice for Your Bar Drinks

Sun, 23 Jan 2011 09:51:50 -0500

If you are planning to get yourself a fine, quality liquor to make those very special bar drinks that you simply read about from a couple of online drink recipes, it's also wise to plan to take special care in making your ice. This is most important wh..

Bordeaux 2010 Is Shaping Up to Be As Good As 2009

Fri, 14 Jan 2011 07:51:18 -0500

Bordeaux has had a number of excellent vintages in the past decade. 2000 was an incredible vintage year for the region, and 2005 turned out to be one of the best vintage years in the region's history. 2009 was perhaps the single best ..

Petite Verdot-A Grape Confounding Winemakers for Hundreds of Years

Fri, 17 Dec 2010 07:25:15 -0500

On a recent trip to Napa I was speaking with a winemaker who said that Petite Verdot was his favorite type of grape. It made me do a double take for a couple of reasons: to start Petite Verdot is seldom if ever made into its own wine and secondly..

Wine importers: The Friuli method for the viticulture and winemaking

Tue, 07 Dec 2010 07:34:56 -0500

The winemaking history of the Friuli-Venezia Giulia has been strongly influenced by the history of the Friuli and Venezia Giulia regions that were important stops along the Mediterranean spice route�from the Byzantine Empire to the trading ce..

"Bollicine"� love the bubbly! Raise your Diamante Flutes!

Thu, 18 Nov 2010 08:01:34 -0500

"Bollicine"� love the bubbly! Raise your Diamante Flutes! "Bollicine"� love the bubbly! Raise your Diamante Flutes!..

Sparkling Wine Outperforms Champagne During Downturn

Fri, 05 Nov 2010 07:42:36 -0400

Sparkling wine may suffer from the the view held by many that Champagne is seen as the only drink to choose for true celebration, but the findings of a new IWSR/just-drinks report suggest the playing-field evens up somewhat when there is rather less celeb..

Santa Barbara Wine Country - Great Wine on the California Coast

Tue, 12 Oct 2010 07:25:35 -0400

Most people forget that southern California has a wine country of its own. You hear about Napa and Sonoma all the time, so it's easy to let the fact that Santa Barbara and Temecula have dozens of wineries there. The Temecula wine country is locat..

Paso Robles - A Wine Tour Must

Sat, 18 Sep 2010 22:23:56 -0400

My spouse and I have traveled through California many times on my way to see family in Monterey. We have traveled the "101" up the coast from Los Angeles and have used I-5 as well. Everywhere you go in this part of California you will see grapes grow..

Cheap Wine Glasses: Living up With its Expensive Counterparts

Fri, 02 Jul 2010 08:45:44 -0400

For wine connoisseurs; the form, the look and the feel of each wine glass provide a distinct taste and aroma to each and every type of wines. However, it is also a known fact that most of these high-standard "wine expert's" pick are also relatively hig..