How Wine is Made: From Grapes to Glass A picture guide of how wine is made, from picking grapes to bottling wine. Depending on the grape, the region and the kind of wine that a winemaker wishes to produce, the exact steps in the harvesting process will vary in time,…
Whether you’ve got 5 wine bottles or 500, you probably don’t want your wine to go bad or the taste to be compromised before you get a chance to drink it. Unfortunately, not all of us wine lovers have the luxury of a personal cellar (if you do, please send…
How much money would you spend on a bottle of wine? Most people would probably keep that figure in the double-digits, perhaps inching into the low triple-digits. While some purchase for pleasure and may never open it, some purchase as a fuel for their cars. For a selected few, wine budgets are…
A Sommelier is a certified wine professional trained in tasting and pairing wines. They have an intimate knowledge of wine terms, regions, characteristics and tastings. Sommelier and Master Sommelier are the second highest ranks in the wine-tasting industry, with the highest being Master of Wine. Usually found in higher end…
What does Vintage mean? It refers to the year of the grape harvest and for the production year of the wine made from those harvested varietals. A wine that is labeled Vintage should be made by the grapes that were grown and harvested from the vintage year specified on the…
In 2011, a very sweet product, very original and exclusive of the Euganean Hills, received the DOCG name. A well-deserved recognition for the absolutely unique characteristics of the Fior d’Arancio wine. The microclimate and the lands rich in marne Euganean and red scales make the territory of the Euganean Hills the…
What does Bouquet mean? Bouquet is a wine tasting term that refers to the complex scents and smells developed during wine aging. It is used by wine critics and reviewers in conjunction with nose and aroma to describe the smells of a wine, though sometimes these three terms are used interchangeably, the…
Getting Started “A good way to select wines for your wedding is to taste a variety for the best pairing with your menu,” says Jim Kirsch, president and chief executive officer of Abigail Kirsch, a catering firm in New York City. Wine-store tastings and wine bars, with their extensive by-the-glass…
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