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Newer posts →Is it Possible to Pair Wine and Cigars?
March 30, 2012Pairing wine with cigars is really not much different than pairing wine with food. I’m sure this is a subject that I could get in MUCH greater depth on in the future, but I may need to look for a … Continue reading
Posted in Facts | Tagged cigar wine pairing, Pairing wine with cigar | 2 Comments //A Guide to Wine Faults – Oxidation.
March 28, 2012Oxidation Aeration opens a wine, but too much will result in oxidation and therefore spoilage. Similarly, if the wine has a cork that leeks in too much air, or if a wine goes through multiple temperature changes in the bottle … Continue reading
Posted in Facts | Tagged A Guide to Wine Faults, Oxidation, Oxidization, Oxidized | Leave a comment //What does “garrigue” mean?
March 23, 2012The mere mention of the word “garrigue” brings back vivid memories of my childhood summers spent in the south of France. I’m just kidding. That never happened… The term “garrigue” actually refers to the low-lying vegetation on the hills that … Continue reading
Posted in Facts | Tagged France, garrigue, Languedoc, What does “garrigue” mean? | Leave a comment //A Guide to Wine Faults – Cloudiness / Haziness
March 20, 2012Cloudiness / Haziness All wine starts off cloudy, that’s a fact. During winemaking and after the grapes are pressed, the juice is fermented, and the wine is run off the skins, stems, pips et al., therefore there’s plenty of smaller … Continue reading
Posted in Facts | Tagged A Guide to Wine Faults, Cloudy wine, Filtering wine, Fining wine, Hazy wine, Unfiltered, Unfiltered wine | Leave a comment //Decanting Wine vs. Aerating Wine – What is the Difference?
March 18, 2012 Posted in Facts | Tagged aerating wine, Aerator, best wine aerator, Decanting, Soiree wine aerator, the difference between decanting wine and aerating wine | Leave a comment //2012 Presidential Dinner Menu With the Obama’s and David Cameron.
March 15, 2012First of all, no I didn’t go! Once again my invite must have been lost in the mail…however, Eric Levine (the creator of Cellartracker) was in attendance. Since the wines served with the State Dinner are not printed on the … Continue reading
Posted in Facts, News | Tagged Barrack Obama, David Cameron, Michelle Obama, President, President's favorite wine, Presidential menu, White House, White House menu, White House wine | Leave a comment //← Older posts Newer posts →
