Tasting Notes
How Terroir Affects Wine
While terroir itself has no defined flavor, how terroir affects wine is determined by a combination of soil, climate, temperature,...
5 Wine Apps Worth Trying
Wine Quick Picks is a free app available for iPhone, iPad and Android. The app includes lists like, 100 Widely Available Store Wines and...
Should You Sniff the Cork to Judge a Wine?
Some people prefer to sniff the wine cork to judge a wine, but in reality, sniffing the cork doesn't really prove a wine is good or bad. A...
What Does Dry Wine Mean? A Beginners Guide to Wine Tasting Lingo
The characteristic of a dry wine is not a sensory characteristic, but a measure of the amount of residual sugar in the wine. Dry, off-dry,...
How to Take Wine Tasting Notes
Make a few sections in this binder where you will categorize your wines: red wine, white wine and rosé wine. Then add a couple other...
How to Rate the Wine You Drink and Discover Alternatives to Top-Rated Wines
We’re all familiar with Cabernet Sauvignon or Zinfandel of California, Riesling of Germany, Sangiovese of Italy or Super Tuscans, Pinot...
How to Match Cheese With Wine
Years ago, pairing wine with cheese was considered a no-brainer. You simply followed a rule that red wine goes with hard cheese and white...
Wine Tasting 101
Slurp, swish and swoosh wine to get the maximum flavor and use descriptors to describe your experience. Keep a tasting journal, observe the...
Put Down the Sweet Red: How to Drink Fine Wine
while there isn’t anything wrong with drinking a glass of sweet red, sweet reds on their own won’t help you develop your wine palate. For...
