What on earth do you need a wine bottle refrigerator for? There you go. Youve just posed a modern-day question which can be answered by proven wine-making traditions many centuries old.The most authentic of all family-owned wine cellars have always been underground or at least built below the earth. Stored and cooled in this dark and cool environment, bottled wine was allowed to naturally mature and age. These products carried the seal of...more
The new strain of flu, Swine flu, which has swept across the country, has mostly mild, if uncomfortable symptoms. Not like the seasonal flu, Swine flu can be more serious for healthy young people. Seasonal flu viruses are more of a threat to those under 5 years old or over 60 years or those who already have health problems. If you're worried about contracting Swine Flu there are precautions you can take such as washing your hands or using a hand...more
Wine tasting events are the perfect way for a wine lover, beginner or advanced, to taste a great variety without buying the whole bottle. It is also a way to make a new friend that shares a passion for a common interest and enjoy a great social experience! Tasting events can be presented in a more formal style where the tasters are seated. It is considered to be more of a seminar approach to tasting. They can also be presented in an informal way where the tasters move around in a party-like atmosphere. One of the joys of tasting events is that the individual is not sipping vino alone or with a friend or two, at home. Most individuals are limited in the number of bottles that they are able to afford to buy just to sample. As tastings are open to beginners, intermediates and advanced connoisseurs, one is able to learn about the wines from the more experienced individuals. No doubt each tasting event will afford some new piece of knowledge regarding the tasting of wine, otherwise going unknown to even the most experienced. So that you know what you are in for when arriving at the tasting, the tastings can be either vertical or horizontal. A vertical tasting is presenting...more
Depending on whether you are a wine drinker or wine collector will determine how much space you will need to store your wine and how. There are several rules that may be applied to storing wine. Rule #1: Do not store good wine or Champagne in the refrigerator for more than a week. The flavor of the wine will go flat. Vibrations from...more
The purpose of a Wine Tasting Event is to taste the wine and to enjoy a great social atmosphere with like-minded individuals. With that in mind, one must determine if he will drink each wine he has tasted or if he will spit it out. A few people do drink the wine they taste; however, it is recommended not to swallow the wine but to...more
There are critics of the wine tasting process. Some feel that tasting is a normal part of their everyday actions. What is the big deal about wine tasting? When it comes to vino, drinking and tasting are not one in the same. Many wines have a variety of flavors going on at the same time. When tasting wine there are delicate nuances going on in the mouth. In order to get the most out of a tasting, it must be done in a specific way. Never drink it in a hurry. Slowly sip it. Put thought into each sip and taste. Feel the taste! When tasting vino, it is just as essential to really see the liquid, the color, the sparkle, the exact shade, how light reflects off of it. Then one smells it. Swirling and sniffing the wine go hand in hand. Swirl the wine of a half full glass. Do NOT swirl your wine if the glass is more than half full. Let it swirl several times so that it mixes with the air. Then the sniffing begins. One must actually put his nose into the glass in the space above the wine. Do not be afraid! Immediately think of any and all aromas you smell. The vapor coming from the wine should be pleasant to you. Whatever you think you smell you probably do. Lastly, one tastes...more
New Year is a time to enjoy and party with friend and family. And if you are in New York in this New Year, then you have loads of options to make it a great time. New York is among the most known and liked destinations for New Year as it has a great...more
If your thoughts are already turning to Xmas shopping, why not consider the luxury Christmas wine gifts available at leading online wine merchants BestCellars.co.uk? Great wine makes a fantastic gift all year-round, but its a particularly helpful...more
The new strain of flu, Swine flu, which has swept across the country, has mostly mild, if uncomfortable symptoms. Unfortunately, unlike annual flu, this virus seems to affect younger healthy people with serious consequences including death. Seasonal...more
As swine flu continues to spread and care people around the world, the sale of surgical masks has shot up. In fact, the masks were so much in demand that their prices rocketed making them very expensive. All over the place, people in cars, on roads,...more
Thanks to the media, all of us are well informed about swine flu, its symptoms and dangers, but how many of us know that swine flu is not actually a newfound malady, but a pandemic that has been circulating around the world for nearly a century now....more
Without any doubt, one can say swine flu is a scary panic gripping the world today. Without any discrimination, the disease had transcended borders and brought nearly every nation under its control. But does one need to really worry about this flu?...more