FLASQ Chardonnay and Golf – A Photo Journal
March 28, 2011
With the weather warming up, I can’t think of a better time for a spot of golf coupled with a crisp refreshing Chardonnay!
Top 10 Facts about FLASQ Wines
March 28, 2011
10. FLASQ is the first domestic wine sold in 100% recyclable aluminum containers.
9. Aluminum is recycled at a rate of over 50%, compared with 20% for glass, thereby making it a greener product. The FLASQ bottle is made of 99.7% pure aluminum, which makes it ideal for recycling.
8. From the package to the wine itself, FLASQ wines are made using 100% American-made products. There’s not too many wines which can boast that!
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Introducing FLASQ Wines!
March 28, 2011
FLASQ wines are 100% American-made and bottled in eco-friendly, easy-to-handle, easy-to-chill aluminum bottles. FLASQ wines are half bottles that conveniently serve two full glasses of wine.
Currently, FLASQ is only available in Chardonnay and Merlot, so this is only a 3-day feature, however they are looking to expand into more grape varietals in the near future (and are accepting suggestions). The wines have been tasted, and I’m happy with the quality, so let’s get this feature started!
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March 27, 2011Not wine related, but I thought you might enjoy!
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What is a Negociant?
March 26, 2011
Négociant [Nay-hohs-yahng] is a term that gets thrown around a lot, but not too many people really know the true meaning of the word.
French in origin, a négociant is a word used to describe someone who buys their raw materials i.e. grapes or wine, and then produce, bottle and market it under their own label.
Sometimes, such as in the label in the photo, you’ll see négociant-éleveur which really just means that the négociant is improving the actual wine that they have purchased, either through aging or blending etc.
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March 25, 2011Sometimes (but admittedly not that often for me), you run into the issue that you have an open bottle of wine which you just can’t seem to finish-off.
There seems to be an ever increasing amount of gadgets on the market which claim to preserve your opened bottle of wine, much longer than if you were to simply put the cork back in. I’ve always found that in the extraordinary case of having an unfinished bottle at home, 2-3 days with just the cork in is normally the maximum amount of time a wine will go before you’ll see a certain amount of deterioration.
So the question is, which method of wine preservation really works?
Method 1.
Vacuum devices are becoming increasingly prevalent, and they run the gambit from cheap hand-operated pumps (1st image), which you can find at stores such as Target; right the way through to more expensive sealer systems which seal a decanter (2nd image).
The concern is that whilst you can certainly create an air-tight seal by 
using these types of products, what are you really removing from that bottle?
Wine contains a number of flavor compounds, and by sucking all the air out of a bottle, you’re also sucking out the flavor "esters" or the "aroma" of a wine. I think that the method is indeed flawed, but it’s still better than doing nothing at all…
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