Posted by Pam Thompson | Wineries | Posted on May 21st, 2010
Any person who enjoys a very good dinner in a high class restaurant usually has the opportunity to have wine to drink. Many enjoy this drink whose history goes back thousands of years. In any movies of ancient times one sees huge dinners with the people drinking goblets of wine. Beautiful goblets and other evidence of this practice has been found in many archaeological digs. Many of the royalty had wineries at their castle.
When a person drives around the countryside they see various signs on the road announcing a winery and inviting people in to taste their product. There are even wine tours in many places where a bus will transport people to a number of these places. If one likes wine this is an excellent way to be able to sample some of the many kinds available.
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Posted by Pam Thompson | Wine Cellars | Posted on April 28th, 2010
Thinking about building a wine cellar at home? Get the exclusive low down on the five biggest mistakes home owners make when building wine cellars.
Mistake one. Underground cellars are always just the right temperature
Most home owners assume an underground cellar is naturally the correct temperature in other words cool while in actual fact the opposite is often true. On the one hand during summer especially with a concrete ceiling, these rooms turn into hell boxes and can literally cook the wine. On the other, cellars do become cooler during winter and it these extreme variation in temperature that ruin wine.
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Posted by Pam Thompson | Wine Accessories | Posted on March 19th, 2010
So you’ve decided to join the ranks of thousands of posh wine connoisseurs. Now you may be pondering what wine accessories you need to enjoy your wine. We’ve got the low down on the top wine accessories you must have.
The first and most important wine accessory is a bottle opener aka corkscrew. The most common corkscrews available on the market currently are the winged or wine key style. As the name states a winged style corkscrew has a lever on each side that will erect as soon as the centre screw is inserted into the cork. The wings are then lowered to remove the cork. A wine key is a little more petite and uses a single position to provide leverage to pop the cork. Both corkscrew types are available at most local retailers and cost about US Dollars 5.00.
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Posted by Pam Thompson | Sauvignon Blanc | Posted on February 18th, 2010
As with any grape variety Sauvignon Blanc differs significantly from one part of the world to the other. There is just no way on earth that the Sauvignons of the Calabrese region of Italy will taste the same as that of Wellington in South Africa. Although most are interchangeable as far as food pairing goes you can enhance the taste and pleasure you get by carefully picking your pairings. Weve got the low down on the best food pairings for Sauvignon Blanc:
Minerally Sauvignon Blancs in the form of Sancerre and Pouilly Fume and other cooler climate Sauvignon Blancs. The best foods are items that are simple and barely seasoned including raw or lightly cooked shellfish in the form of oysters, prawns, crab and olive oil grilled fish such as sea bass. They also go well with dishes containing raw or lightly cooked tomato for example gazpacho, tomato consomme or vinaigrettes and goat cheeses. These Blancs are great with Japanese dishes including seafood-based dim sum, sushi, sashimi and delicately smoked salmon.
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Posted by Pam Thompson | Wine Glasses | Posted on January 11th, 2010
Whether you decide on online or offline purchases, one thing is for sure- it’s very easy to get confused about what wine glasses to buy for special events or even for general use. They range from tall and skinny to short and stout, not even mentioning everything in between. With all these endless choices, what type of glasses should you buy? Let’s have a closer look in our complete guide on how to choose a wine glass.
It is a rock solid fact that wine is definitely about a lot more than just its exquisite taste. There is a certain depth to wine that is essential to true wine lovers, who believe that every single aspect of wine should be savored and enjoyed to genuinely appreciate the beauty of the wine. This is the exact reason why a genuine wine connoisseur will know that the glass you use to serve wine in is just as essential as the fine drink itself.
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Any person who enjoys a very good dinner in a high class restaurant usually has the opportunity to have wine to drink. Many enjoy this drink whose history goes back thousands of years. In any movies of ancient times one sees huge dinners with the people drinking goblets of wine. Beautiful goblets and other evidence of this practice has been found in many archaeological digs. Many of the royalty had wineries at their castle.
