As disgusted in How to Pick French Wine Part 1 French wines are heavily regulated and have their own way of classifying each vineyard and wine. There classifications would not be so hard to understand if France used one classification standard , but they don’t. The good news is that there is an endless amount of books and websites about French wines. The bad [...]
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How to pick a French Wine (Part 2 Alsace wines)
Posted in Learn about Wine, Wines of France on May 4, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Textured Wine
Posted in Learn about Wine, tagged Wine, Wine body, learn about wine, Tasting wine, Wine test, Medium body, Light body, Full body on April 27, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Textured Wine (determining wine body) The wines body is very important and will always be part of a wine review. The body of a wine refers to the fullness, weight and concentration and total mouth feel of a wine. Wine’s body is mostly due to the alcohol percentage of the wine. A lower percentage wine (9% or [...]
Why Does Wine Get Boring?
Posted in Learn about Wine on April 20, 2010 | 1 Comment »
I want to start off by saying I LOVE WINE and the “art” of wine making. But with that said, I would like to talk about my frustration with the wine industry in whole. I took my first sip of wine a little over 2 years ago and immediately wanted to know more about wine and how to pick the best wine [...]
How to Pick a French Wine (Part 1)
Posted in Learn about Wine, Wines of France, tagged French, How to Pick, Learn, Wine on February 24, 2010 | 1 Comment »
France is believed to produces some the finest wines to be tasted. Why? Although France is a not a very big country (the whole country of France can fit inside Texas state lines), it is home to some of the biggest names/regions in the wine industry. The French climate and soil seem to be perfect for growing wine. Also Frence soil varies [...]
Wine Basics
Posted in Learn about Wine on February 16, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Wine Basics- When researching wine you will often be overwhelmed with information that is not really relevant to a casual wine drinker or to someone who just wants to be able to pick a good wine when your out to dinner. So below is a list of important facts that will get you by when out for a casual glass of [...]
Wine Lingo
Posted in Learn about Wine on February 10, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Acidity- is used on labels to give the total acid content of the wine. Think of acidity as the prickly sensation on the sides of your tongue when drinking wine. Alcohol- is very important to the final product from the grape itself. It effects how you feel after drinking it and also it affect the [...]
Are You at the Temperature?
Posted in Learn about Wine on January 23, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The serving temperature of a wine is one of the most important aspects of wine tasting/drinking. A white wine served too warm will seem to lack flavor, the alcohol heat will be more obvious and will be dull on the palate. When a white wine is served to cold the flavors hide and it will he hard to get anything from the wine. A red wine severed [...]
