An Introduction to Wine
What is wine? Wine has been made for centuries from just a two simple ingredients: yeast and grape juice. Actually, just about any fruit juice can be used, but by far the majority of all wine is made...
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Explore the U.S. Wine Trails
Hit the Wine Trails! One way of discovering local wineries is to take a day, or weekend trip and visit several of them along a "Wine Trail". Because of the conditions needed to grow and harvest good grapes, many wineries are often clustered together along a very scenic “wine trail.” Every state in the U.S. has a Wine Trail. Following a trail can be very informative, educational and relaxing, as you learn about wine-making and taste many of the different wines the wineries produce. A terrific way to support the small local wineries and have fun at the same time.
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Food - Wine Pairing Tips For French and Italian Wines
A simple wine guide for beginners. Intended to help anyone feel comfortable selecting an appropriate wine to accompany dinner. The focus in on French and Italian wines.
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The Harmony between Wine and Food
Wine is a social drink which should be enjoyed in the company of friends and .. food. The right combination between food and wine is a source of ultimate bliss for every connoisseur. Both wine and f...
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The Old Fashioned: Two Recipes of an Underrated Classic
The Old Fashioned is one of the few cocktails that survived from the days of the Martini and the Manhattan. When prepared well, it is a full-bodied, delicious drink. It was one of my mother's favorites as a young woman in the 1940's and it still carries the glamour of the era.
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The Stuff of Poetry – Mead
Mead is a beverage made from fermented honey. This very drink was the founding father of wine and beer. A purist might just stick to just the simplest recipe of honey, water, and yeast, but some people, like myself, add a few additional ingredients to compliment the main ingredient.
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The Ten Most Important Wine Label Terms
In an effort to make the process less of a mess and more fun for those unmoved with the prospect of memorizing a pocket dictionary worth of French, Italian, Spanish and German wine terms, here is a list of the top ten things to look for on a wine label. The first five are things you want to look for, and the last five are items that should raise a flag of caution or don't mean what you think they should.
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Using Cooking Wine
Cooking wine is sort of a holdover from prohibition. People who grew up thinking Alcohol is Evil didn't want to have any in their homes. But they wanted those delicious flavors in cooking. Cooking wine seemed to be a reasonable compromise.
In essence, cooking wine is really bad wine that then has lots of salt added to it. This makes it pretty much undrinkable by anyone looking to 'get drunk'. However, being a combination of bad wine and lots of salt, it also is pretty much nasty for adding into food too! If you wouldn't want to put something in your mouth in the first place, do you really want to put it into a dish that you heat - meaning its (bad) flavors are now really concentrated down?
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What is Corked Wine?
What is a corked wine? Is it good or bad? Can it be prevented? What are growers doing to deal with corked wine?
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Wine Tasting
Learn the basic skills of wine tasting...
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Australia Is More Than Jacobs Creek
The Jacobs Creek Brand of wines have taken the world by storm. And so they should. They are excellent Australian wines which are consistently good. They have clearly won the battle for everyday wines...
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Beer and The Commodities Market
Beer and Commodities Markets
Most branded products and agricultural products are not commodities. However we will see the future as Cargill, Petroseed, Genetseed will have patented superior seeds which grow into corn, mustard seed, wheat, and other agricultural products which will have a brand name.
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Pairing Beer With Food
Pairing beer with the fine cuisine has recently come to the attention of many eating establishments as they try to cater to the 90's micro-brew crowd. No longer is wine considered the only drink fit for a succulent entree. You too can bring this art form into your own home with a few simple tips.
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Pairing Food and Wine is a Matter of Taste
Red wine with Red meat and white wine with white meat - right? Well, maybe. Here are some general guidlines on pairing wine with food.
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Tempranillo's Role As A New Varietal Wine In Australia
Tempranillo is the premium red wine grape variety from the Rioja region in Spain. It is now challenging Sangiovese as the up and coming star of the red varietal wine scene in Australia. New plantings...
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Tequila
The drink that has the spirit
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Uses of Mirror Tinted Contact Lenses
Crazy contact lenses like the mirror tinted lens are becoming popular because of the crazy look it can give you.
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Whisky Syndicates
Whisky syndicates are groups of private owners and many have been around for years. The main purpose is to bring together a group of like-minded people to enjoy the benefits of cost sharing in order to invest in whisky casks and to eventually bottle for private consumption.
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