Where could I find someone to serve wine at a ladies pampering party? What would be my best option.
Please describe in layman terms tannins, Please. Thank you
I am currently working in the veneto region of Italy-the company I work for has an importer in California but is hoping to get into the NY market, any suggestions? Thankso so much!
Hello, we're just getting started...pulled complete back yard lawn out, planted a cover crop of crimson clover to winter over; would like to plant vine in Spring that perhaps after 5 years could provide us w/ some simple red table wine; we're just outside of Portland, OR. could you recommend vine type to purchase for this area? or a nursery to purchase from? Thanks so much for even 1 step in this research process!
Thank you for your recent answer to my questions about SuperTuscan wine. May I assume from your answer that a Tuscan wine that is a blend of Sangiovese & Italian varietals would not be considered a SuperTuscan?
We have a bottle of Merlot from Twomey Cellars that we purchased at the winery in Oakville in 2005. We are planning to open this bottle maybe this year. Any advice on how long this wine can be kept? Since our purchase it has been stored in a wine cooler on it's side.
What is the very best cognac,and why?
I discovered a bottle of wine that had been sitting in my parent\'s cellar for years. The name is \"Reserva de Cavas Murviedro\", it is a red wine, and also says \"Cosecha 1978\". It was imported by Schenk USA , Inc. out of Glenview, Illinois. Is this wine valuable, or can I go ahead and drink it?
Some tasting notes talk about the structure of wine. What is exactly the structure of a wine?
I work in a wine shop and consistently have customers report various biological responses to wines, attributing them, not only to sulfites, but even to the color of the wine (red or white). The most common symptom reported is headache, but sometimes it is gastrointestinal distress or some other curious reaction. As one who is legitimately allergic to sulfa, I cannot attribute any reaction I have to a wine to sulfites because I very rarely have any problems. I do, however, regularly experience allergy-type symptoms when I drink some Spanish or Italian wines, but only those. I also experience adverse reactions to foods containing sodium benzoate. Recently, a winemaker told me that it's a common additive in wine. I wonder if that is the cause of others' reactions, as well. I read once that white wines typically contain higher levels of sulfites/sulfates, but it is always red wine that people target in their complaints. I would greatly appreciate some insight into these phenomena. Thank you!
