Storing and Serving
How Long Does Wine Last After Opening? A Guide to Wine Preservation
Some wines are more susceptible to oxidation than others. Pinot Noir, for example, is highly sensitive and prone to quicker oxidation. An...
The Basics of Storing and Serving Wine Temperature
The wine temperature during storage determines how a wine will taste. The storing and serving temperature will determine how your palate...
Pop The Cork or Saber? How to Open Champagne Safely & Stylishly
Before you start, keep in mind that sparkling wines are under pressure, when you handle the wine keep the cork pointed in a clear direction...
Tips for Holiday Sips
For these joyous occasions, bottles are most often filled with a sparkling wine. If a social statement is to be made, Champagne is usually...
Independence Day Wine Cocktails
Everyone knows about Sangria, and you probably even have a favorite recipe for it. And if you don't, then we have one on here for you, just...
Wine in a Box: A Success Even in France
France holds a yearly international competition for the Best Wine in Box that serves as a great incentive for national and international...
Drying Out: How to Tell When a Wine is 'Over the Hill'
When wines that were produced to be consumed young are aged for too long (exact time period varies depending on the wine, but think 2 - 3...
10 Wine Bottle Sizes You Didn't Know Existed
Wine bottles come in all kinds of different sizes, like the magnum, double magnum, jeroboam, Nebuchadnezzar and the standard 750 ml bottle...
What Corked Means - and Other Tricky Wine Terminology
Corked wine simply means that the wine has been contaminated with cork taint via the presence of trichloroanisole or TCA.... Drinking a...
In Defense of the Wine Cork
Cork is a traditional, eco-friendly material used to seal wine bottles. However, its reputation of leakage and tainting has lead to...
What Does it Mean to Let a Wine Breathe?
Letting a wine breathe is believed to allow the wine to soften and express its aroma and flavors, but the process and devices used to...
How to Choose Wines for Your Cellar
There are 4 main characteristics that can help you determine if a wine can stand the test of cellaring and they are: alcohol content,...
Boxed Wine, Cans & Tetra Paks(R): The Future of Wine Packaging
Wine shelves offer a wide selection of different types of wine packaging vessels... glass bottles - PET plastic bottles, boxed wine, Tetra...
