Let’s know more about wines
You may often come across this word “fining” when it comes to wine, but what does it mean? Fining is a process used to clarify and stabilize wine (and other beverages too actually), using various agents including clay powders, egg albumen, milk and probably most famously isinglass – a substance extracted from the swim bladders(…)
When people say wine has high acidity, what does it mean exactly? Acidity – means the sour and tart taste in wines (and you can often find it in high end grape juices as well) that is caused by the presence of organic acids such as tartaric, malic and citric acids. It leaves the same(…)
Mourvedre, or otherwise known as Monastrell in its native Spain (and to a lesser extent, Mataro in certain part of the world) is a black-skinned variety that has been grown in vineyards all around the western Mediterranean for centuries. Thought to have originated in Spain, it is now grown extensively throughout the Iberian Peninsula, southern(…)
Every time we drink wine, we are always left with the problem as to what to do with the left overs. Its not that we don’t want to finish it, but excess drinking, especially if we are talking about drinking on a daily basis – can take its toll – doesn’t matter how good the(…)
This is one of our absolute favorite Champagnes. In the last few years, there are such demand for the Champagnes of Cédric Bouchard that it is hard to acquire a bottle. We were fortunate to drank a few of these wines within the last weeks, and wow, these Champagnes are unlike anything else that are(…)
We all know, when you open a bottle of champagne or sparkling wine, you just have to drink the entire bottle. All the champagne savers I purchased over the year never really worked, even the ones that let me pump out the air, so heck with it, just drink the bottle, life is one big(…)
The Calimocho – the Spanish secret – Spain’s favorite summer cocktail, aka “Tinto de Verano”, aka wine and coke. Recipe : 1/2 red wine + 1/2 coke = the winning combination of just sweet enough and zing! However for some reason, this same mix, in Asia is often consider the ultimate faux paus (only for those with(…)
Corks are just getting better and better these days. In fact, the cork on this lovely bottle sold me. This bottle was stuck in the back with all the Yellowtails and cooking wines and I’ll fully admit I only bought it because I wanted to test out the cork. Although I still love the pop(…)
Who does not love desserts? Nothing like a bite of sweetness to finish off a perfect meal. For the oenophiles, how many of you have opted out of dessert for a port or a late harvest? I know I have many times. I mean, why stop drinking? When serving your guests this final touch, instead(…)
Are you overwhelmed every time you go into a wine shop? How do you know which one to pick? You can always check out reviews ahead of time, but chances are, if you are like the rest of us, that won’t happen. You don’t even know where to start when the staff ask you how(…)