Many people have asked me why a wine is not vegan. Well… it might not be depending on the winemaking practices. If wine is fermented, aged, and bottled without intervention then it is vegan. Grapes, yeast, barrels, and sulfites are all vegan. If on the other-hand, the winemaker takes steps to speed up the releaseContinue reading “Vegan Wine?”
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What is the correct temperature to serve wine?
There are recommended temperatures for serving wine. White, Rosé, and Sparkling wines are intended to be served chilled and Red wines are intended to be served closer to room temperature. Keep in mind that these are guidelines and you should enjoy wine at whatever temperature you like. For light dry white wine, white dessert wines,Continue reading “What is the correct temperature to serve wine?”
What to know about tasting wine at a winery
When you visit a winery there are a few things to keep in mind. Wine Tasting is an opportunity to get to taste several wines from a winery. The tasting is comprised of +/- 4 wines. Depending on the specialty of the winery it could be all white wines, red wines, sparkling wines, dessert wines,Continue reading “What to know about tasting wine at a winery”
Wine and Cheese Pairing
Wine and cheese go hand and hand. They are both fermentation products. They just have very different outcomes. There are some rules of thumb when pairing wine and cheese, but all rules are made to be broken. So, just like when I said that the best wine is the one you like, the best cheeseContinue reading “Wine and Cheese Pairing”
Which wine glass is the right glass?
There are a wide variety of wine glasses available today. They generally fall in to the categories of red, white, sparkling, and dessert wine glasses. For the purpose of this article I am only going to discuss stemware which is the most common type of wine glass and it has a bowl, stem, and base.Continue reading “Which wine glass is the right glass?”