When you are planning your custom wine cellar, you would want every aspect of it to be perfect. It means you need to identify the best location for it in your home and size and plan it well. In addition, you would need to ensure that the wine cellar has the right temperature and humidity […]
Icewine also called Eiswein is a cold climate sweet wine that was originally produced in Austria and Germany. More recently, China and Canada are also producing it. As its name suggests, the wine can be produced only in cold climates and is made with grapes frozen while still on their vines. Unlike water, the sugars […]
Today, Napa Valley has become one of the most well-known wine regions on the planet. However, when it was no more than a budding wine region, Americans were quite obsessed with Bordeaux wines. Since winemakers in Napa Valley couldn’t just produce wine that carried the Bordeaux name on its label, they found the next best […]
Many wine lovers that have been storing their precious bottles in wine coolers have a custom wine cellar on their bucket list. If you have moved onto buying complex, premium wines that benefit from cellaring, then now is the time to consider getting a sophisticated, custom wine cellar. Custom Wine Cellar Planning However, once you […]
Sparkling wines are the ones with bubbles and is the reason why they sparkle. This incredibly unique wine has high levels of carbon dioxide, which makes it fizzy. It is arguably one of the most technical wines, as it doesn’t undergo only one fermentation, but two. How Is Sparkling Wine Made? A large majority of […]
Colour is a crucial part of the wine tasting experience, and it tells you much more about the wine than whether it’s red, white, or rosé. The wine gets its colour from the grape skins. When you squeeze or press grapes, including black ones, you will notice that the juice could be anything between golden […]
Wines come in a wide range of varieties, flavours, strengths, colours, and types. The taste and liking for a particular wine differ from person to person, which is why it’s hard for everyone to agree which wines are the best. Amateur wine drinkers have to learn many things before determining the type of wine they […]
There is a range of styles and quality-levels of wine racks available in the market today. They range all the way from traditional wooden rack kits to double deep kits. Besides, you can also opt for metal rack kits, stack-able kits, and modular styles. However, there are several aspects to keep in mind while opting […]
Some believe that decanting Port is quite tricky and that it’s best left to those who have some experience with it. But it’s really not that tough. Let’s take a look at what’s involved. 1. Why Do You Need To Decant Port? There are two primary reasons for decanting port wine. Firstly, you need to […]
Bottle shock is also sometimes referred to as “bottle sickness”. This term describes either a recently shipped/packed wine that has almost no flavours or aromas and tastes temporarily “dumb”. Many people debate about this phenomenon; there is more of an anecdotal background to this than a scientific one. However, the theory is that the compounds, […]