Burgundy, like Bordeaux is a classic wine region of France. The name of the region in French is Bourgogne, and it's the name you can see on wine's labels of…
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"We will serve no wine before its time." Orson Welles for Paul Masson winery Let's come up with a definition of fine wine. It is definitely not drug store wine.…
Sometimes it just pays to know what you are drinking, especially when you think you are getting one thing and get another. The following is a few terms in relation…
Oak wine racks are undoubtedly the first choice of top wine connoisseurs. Oak wood wine racks rarely fail to fit into any kind of furniture style. One may ask himself…
You may have previously attempted to open up your favorite bottle of wine and experienced difficulty using a normal bottle opener. After all the pushing, pressing, twisting and rumbling, your…
The next stage of fermentation is what is called the malolactic fermentation where the wine will sit in large barrels that can be made of stainless steel or oak as…
The Romans understood terroir and were very careful about where they planted vines. Before the Romans, the Etruscans lived in what is now called Italy and they made wine from…
People have been making wine for a long time. I am talking about thousands of years people have been making wine. Archaeological evidence has shown wine being made as early…
Ok, ok, so you want to "hold your own" vs your wine snob friends when it comes to evaluating wine. Trust me, evaluating wine is not the "rocket science" that…
Wine making had its origins about 8,000 years ago. The growing popularity of homemade wine making prove the fact that fine, high quality wines are no longer confined to wineries.…