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I recently ordered a glass of red wine at a nice restaurant. It came in a large wine glass and was a generous pour. But, upon taking my first sip it was obvious that it was much too warm. The temperature at which a wine is served matters. And here’...
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Decanting a wine, especially in the summer, can present a problem. Typical decanting times are 30 minutes to an hour our more. So, if you’ve been keeping your wine at a cellar temperature of 52-57°F for a red, or slightly chilled to 45℉ and 55℉ for a...
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Some people really like don’t care for white wine. They say it just doesn’t have as much flavor as red wines. But, maybe, your experience with white wines has all been with very cold white wines. If you are drinking white wine right out of a standa...
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In the past, I had always used a traditional corkscrew to open a bottle of wine. Now, I use nothing but a wine key or waiter’s corkscrew. A traditional corkscrew has two arms that lift and a top pull that twists. A wine key, sometimes called a wait...
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In the making of red wines, bits of grape seeds and grape solids are often intentionally left in the wine during fermentation and aging. Sediment will also naturally develop in undisturbed bottles of red wine that have been aged in a cellar or wine r...
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The temperature at which a wine is served matters. And, here’s why. The ‘proper’ serving temperature will ensure that you get the best experience from your wine. Serve it too cold or too warm and you can loose a lot of the wine’s character. This ...
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