4011. What Are Organic Wines?
June 07, 2007
You might get confused and wonder how on earth you can go more organic than a wine, right? The fact of the matter is that even though we aren’t aware of it, grape crops to a very great extent are sprayed with as many different pesticides as needed to keep away the all-encompassing weeds...
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4012. How to Decide Which Wines Are Right for Your Palate
June 07, 2007
There are many wines to choose from these days, and it’s a safe bet to say that wine has come into its own over the past few years. In fact the move towards positive wine consumption and wine tasting has grown over the years to a very sizeable level, and the benefits of those are what you’re reapin...
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4013. Different types of wines
June 07, 2007
There are so many types of wines out there these days that it can become quite confusing for the normal person to choose which wine will best suit their palates. These days, you almost have to be a certified wine connoisseur to be able to get the "right" wines. That doesn't mean that you...
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4014. Which Grapes Are Used in Making of Wine?
June 07, 2007
Perhaps you might like to know which grapes are used in Making of Wine. The list of grape varieties below isn’t comprehensive, but it does give a look into the world of wine grapes. Auxerrois This grape is also known as Malbec or Côt. The Auxerrois grape creates a neutral win...
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4015. Steps and Processes Which go Into the Making of Wines
June 07, 2007
There are a few steps and processes which go into the making of wines and the final evolution that appears magically on our tables.When to Pick the Grapes This is a crucial step in the process of wine making and as such should be taken seriously. Picking the grapes at the wro...
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4016. How About a few Champagne Quotes?
June 07, 2007
Here I thought I’d give you the benefit of a few quotes on champagne that I found the other day when I was rifling through an old wine magazine I had. "Come quickly, I am tasting the stars!" - Dom Perignon, after he first tasted champagne. "I drink champagne when I'm h...
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4017. How Best to Serve Champagne
June 07, 2007
I could just tell you that for champagne to be at its best you serve it chilled to a perfection of 450F, but that’s just not giving it the due consideration it deserves. Yes it does need to be a chilled to a cool 450F, but the truth of the matter is that it doesn’t need to be an exact science. If y...
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4018. What Sets Champagne Apart from its Contemporary Still Wines
June 07, 2007
You might wonder if champagne is truly a wine, or whether it might be in a category all on its own. Well, the truth of the matter is that champagne is a wine, and it is made with wine grapes. Often times the most common wine grapes used will be Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, and a blend of other wine grap...
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4019. The French Paradox and the Health Benefits of Red Wine
June 07, 2007
November 17, 1991. What was so special about this day then? Well, it was the day that the TV documentary program, "60 minutes" aired its program called "The French Paradox". This was the day that the world first learned of the health benefits of red wine. And to say that the program was...
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4020. Red or White Wine?
June 07, 2007
When you go to a restaurant or if you’re just going to buy yourself a few bottles of wine, it can be surprisingly difficult to choose between a red wine or a white wine. The choice for me at least stems more from personal preference. If I know that I don’t like a certain red wine I’ll av...
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Author: Peter Gitundu
