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I recently opened a bottle of rosé on a warm evening, looking forward to a cool, crisp and refreshing glass of wine. When I poured myself a glass, I quickly noted that instead of the beautiful pink color that I was expecting, I got an brownish-oran...
In the wine world, there is such a thing as “Corked” wine. And, no, it doesn’t mean that the cork has been removed from a bottle of wine. Pulling the cork is usually a good thing. But, a “Corked” wine is actually a bad thing. You may have had “Corke...
It’s a common phrase used when wine goes bad — “It’s turned to vinegar.” But, has the wine magically transformed itself from something that’s enjoyable to drink to something that can be mixed with olive oil and poured over a salad? The answer is tec...
Imagine ordering a glass of a light, crisp fruity Sauvignon Blanc expecting the glass to look like the one on the left side of the photo. But, instead you are served a golden-brown glass of wine like the one on the right. You will have been given you...
You see it a lot. As soon as the wine is poured in the glass, the first thing someone will do is raise the glass and look at the wine. But why do this you may ask? In a past blog we examined the “Five S’s of Wine Tasting” that include See, Swirl, Sn...