Wine typically drinks best at five-to-thirty degrees cooler than you keep your home temperature, and five-to-twenty-five degrees warmer than your home refrigerator. What do you do to get your wine to the proper temperature? Continue reading “Wine and refrigeration”
Category: Recent Columns
Wax capsules-tannin
This week, attacking vital concerns of wine drinkers—wax capsules and tannins. Continue reading “Wax capsules-tannin”
Bourbon barrel wine
Bourbon-barrel finished wines: trendy gimmick or legit category? Well, yes to both questions. Continue reading “Bourbon barrel wine”
Trends 2019
As we plunge into the new year, some guesses—somewhat informed—on wine trends in 2019. Continue reading “Trends 2019”
Valentine wine
With Valentine’s Day approaching, some heartening news no matter if you are a guy gifting your gal, a woman gifting her man, or you are just a wine drinker who doesn’t give a hoot about Valentine’s. Continue reading “Valentine wine”
Recycle wine bottles
Wine bottles are a major source of domestic glass trash, why don’t we recycle them? Continue reading “Recycle wine bottles”
Interesting wine facts
• Why don’t wine smells always correspond to wine tastes? Continue reading “Interesting wine facts”
Wine aging (2)
After last week’s introduction, more about wine aging. Continue reading “Wine aging (2)”
Wine aging (1)
Most wines are made for immediate consumption; some wines benefit from bottle aging. What’s the difference? Continue reading “Wine aging (1)”
Defense of wine snobs
This is a defense of being a wine snob—a wine snob in the good sense. Continue reading “Defense of wine snobs”