Holding a wine glass may seem like a tiny detail… until you’re at a dinner, wine tasting, wedding, or fancy restaurant gripping the bowl like you’re holding a trophy after the World Cup final. The truth is, the way you hold a wine glass quietly says a lot about your…
Nothing signals the start of vacation (or reduces the pangs of flier’s anxiety) like that first in-flight drink. Sitting back, relaxing, and sipping on the drink of your choice is a surefire way to get you into that vacation mentality. But on your last vacation, you may have noticed that your favorite drinks…
Yes, its very possible for wine to go bad when left exposed to air. Here are some of the reasons our wines goes bad. Why Open Red Wine Goes Bad Oxygen turns red wine into vinegar. Thus the key is to reduce the amount of oxygen touching the surface when…
What makes a wine “good”? Isn’t a good wine simply one you like to drink? Yes – but there’s more to it than that. Wine expert Tara Devon O’Leary has 4 simple tips to help you know when you’ve got a wine that’s really gooood! Invariably whenever I’m at a…
You pop open the cork after a killer day at the office, and the luscious wine flows in mellow drops into your shiny glass. Then this voice whispers in your ear. “Should I be drinking wine?” You try to make healthy food choices and go to the gym and yoga…
Most people aren’t aware that the same types of concerns regarding the processed food industry, such as the use of GMOs (Genetically Modified Organisms), added sugar and other additives, also apply to the wine industry. The Wine Cool Direct website states that “Unlike the food industry, wine producers aren’t required by any…
In the wine world, dry is never the opposite of wet. Whether in a fermentation tank or in a wine glass, dry means the complete absence of sugar in the wine. When grape juice converts to wine, alcohol is produced in the fermentation process because yeast eats the sugar present…
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