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Why Does Wine Need to Breathe?
Why Does Wine Need to Breathe? If you like a good glass of wine, you’ve probably heard people talking about ‘letting wine breathe’, ‘decanting’ and ‘aerating’ wine. It’s not as difficult as it sounds to enjoy quality wine at its best, though. What does letting a wine breathe mean? ‘Letting …
Port Wine (A Semi-Complete Guide)
noun: Port wine
a strong, sweet, typically dark red fortified wine, originally from Portugal, typically drunk as a dessert wine.
What is the difference between light, medium, and full bodied wines?
Part of the way a wine tastes is down to its body. This description ties in with how much alcohol a wine has, but is also affected by other factors such as climate and quality of the grapes. It is a complicated idea to describe, but often comes down to …
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What is the difference between Moscato & Moscato d’Asti?
Moscato, the sweet Italian dessert wine, comes from the Muscat family of grapes. This versatile grape produces white, yellow, pink and black grapes, depending on the location. California is a centre for Moscato production, including 250 acres of the rare Black Muscat grape. Often considered the oldest domesticated grape variety, …
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Do I need to aerate wine?
If you have been drinking or learning about wine for any amount of time, there’s a fair chance that you have heard about aerating the wine (or sometimes called allowing the wine to “breathe”). And you may be wondering, do I need to aerate this glass of wine that I …
What is the story behind that rooster on the neck of the wine bottle?
So you may (or may not) have wondered about that rooster on the neck of the wine bottle. Â (But if you never wondered, how did you get here?) Â There is quite a story that goes with that logo. Chianti Classico is the area between Florence and Siena in Italy. Way …
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