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Sometimes it can be a bit baffling if you think about how a bottle of wine got its price tag. Logically you would think that better tasting wines would cost more, but any experienced wine lover can tell you that is not always true. So you have to wonder, what does determine the cost of [...]
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Everything seems to be organic lately; it is a trend in food, drinks and even bath products. But surely by now you all have learned that organic is not always the better choice. For example organic lemonade seems silly because the skin of the lemon was not used in making the lemonade so it is [...]
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Going out to eat at a nice restaurant is not usually something you do if you are on any kind of budget, but no one can say that they don’t like to save a little if it is easy to do. Well one way to save a little is to know how to find a [...]
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While a popular drink at celebrations, it is uncommon for the average wine drinker to enjoy a glass of champagne with a normal meal. Some feel like it is only for special occasions, or maybe you just don’t know what to pair it with. Well experts and amateurs that have experimented both agree that champagne [...]
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Not all wines benefit from aging, but those that do make people the world over attempt to age wine. But what is it that makes a wine worthy, or even able, to age. Well only a handful of vintages can actually age well. The point of aging wine is to transform it into something better, [...]
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Moscato is an old kind of grape that is regaining popularity; maybe you should give this trend a try. While it is an ancient grape from Italy, named after the Italian word for muscat, it is by no means outdated. The muscat is believed to be one of the oldest varieties of grape in the [...]
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Most of how we perceive and describe wine is through analogies and references to sensations we already know. For example would a deep, sweet red have a honey under taste if you had never had honey before? Well think about how most wine is paired, think of the old saying of reds with red [...]
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While it is never good to get stuck in a rut and ignore new things in favor or what is familiar, it is still a good idea to have a few favorite wines. Not only does having a favorite or two ensure that you never go without a good wine in your home but [...]
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Wine can be made from all kinds of fruits. Even just different varieties of grape can make a startling difference in the taste of the wine. So imagine a wine made from pineapple. Wine is a very fluid thing than can be sweet or dry and woody or fruity or even a mixture. The [...]
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We are in the hot middle of summer, when if it is not hidden away in the air conditioning than it gets warm. Friends of picnics know this can ruin your food and drinks but it can also ruin wine. Wine is meant to stay chilled, or its flavors suffer. Reds can lose their [...]
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