22 days ago by james chamberlain

Why age red wine longer than white wine The majority of people know that wine develops from grapes which are aged. But perhaps you've been curious about what helps the grape age effectively and why red wines require more time to age than white wines? The procedure of aging commences soon after the g ...

29 days ago by Joe

I’m very old fashioned and sentimental when it comes to wine closures. Most of my 40-year career of wine drinking has involved opening wines with a real cork. I get a thrill each time I use my waiter’s corkscrew to open a bottle of wine. There is nothing like that popping sound when I pull the cork ...

146 days ago by Ned Swain

I'd been holding on to this bottle of 2002 Cuvee Particular Cahors for a few years, waiting to see where it would go. Lamartine is a great, old winery in the south western French appellation of Cahors. 2002 wasn't a very good year, but I had faith in them and this wine so I held on to it. Last week ...

207 days ago by Guest Reporter

The term "wine cellar" can be intimidating, bringing to mind a chateau vault with bottles from floor to ceiling. As a casual wine enthusiast, you might think, "I don't have a castle, or even a basement A wine cellar is above my level." But these days the term has come to mean any controlled environm ...

264 days ago by ken20

asked: I was researching for a report and read that aging wine in barrels adds vanilla, butter flavors and wood tannins. and that malolactic fermentation helps to tame the harsh oak tannins. I was corrected by my manager who said that white wines do not have tannins. Is this correct. if so why is it ...