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Spotlight: Ice Wine

by Rhino Wino on June 14, 2011

The sweet wonder that is ice wine, is often a confusing subject. How is  this lovely dessert wine “iced”? Well it is actually thanks to a mistake that this great sweet treat of a wine exists. A quick fresh once hit some vines laden with grapes, they were frozen solid. Of course they were still [...]

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Pet Friendly Napa

by Rhino Wino on June 10, 2011

There is good news for wine lovers who are also pet lovers. Napa, the unofficial wine destination in the USA now offers some more pet friendly options.  This means that for the wine lovers that want to share the vacation to wine country with the furry members of the family now can.  A Napa hotel [...]

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Wine with a Big Mac?

by Rhino Wino on June 7, 2011

Wine is typically focused on its pairings with haute cuisine or at least fine food; but the subject on peoples’ minds is actually if there are wine pairings for fast food. While it may seem weird to some, it is a genuine question. Can good wine even pair with foods like the famous, or rather [...]

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Summer Wine Punch

by Rhino Wino on May 27, 2011

                Sometimes in the summer it is just too hot for a simple glass of wine, cooling off with some wine based drinks is another great option. Punch and cocktails based on wine are a wonderful and unique to beat the summer heat. Try a pink lemonade punch made by blending ice with pink lemonade [...]

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Perfectly Paired Picnic

by Rhino Wino on May 26, 2011

A great picnic is not too far away for those looking for just that right romantic way of showing that summer is here for sure. While it may seem like more of a celebratory thing, an inexpensive bottle of champagne can be perfect for throwing in wine picnic baskets with some sandwiches and other simple [...]

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Make A Cheese Platter

by Rhino Wino on May 19, 2011

Having some guests over and wanting to serve some wine with a cheese platter is actually a bit of a task.  A typical cheese platter has a combination of cheeses, fruit and crackers on it and all are supposed to pair with the wines being served.  But this is a great undertaking for something that [...]

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Order Confidently

by Rhino Wino on April 29, 2011

Everyone that goes out to eat seems to have had this experience, ordering food is no big deal but when they are handed the wine list there is a little pang of anxiety.  It is a tough looking decision and so much importance is placed on making the right decision to pair with the food.  [...]

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Taste The Origin

by Rhino Wino on April 28, 2011

The French have a word for wine’s ability to carry a sense of where it is from through the taste it has, terrior. This word can refer to qualities that the wine gets from the content of the soil the grapes are grown in as well as the water they were irrigated with.  The closest [...]

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Wine For Mom

by Rhino Wino on April 27, 2011

While a nice little bottle of wine may seem like a great thing to include in the offerings for mother’s day, make sure not to skimp on the wine’s quality.  Multiple studies have shown that women have a more acute sense of smell and taste than men or even children.  Yale even discovered that there [...]

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Spring Rose

by Rhino Wino on April 22, 2011

It is clearly spring, beautiful and full blooming spring.  While it can be a fickle season with lots of rain and sun alike, there is one thing that suits spring all of the time; rose.  Of course this isn’t the flowers, rose wine.  The lovely pink wines are just juicy enough to make everything more [...]

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