Archive for April, 2009

Rave Reviews for California Wine

Thursday, April 30th, 2009

The families who grow California wine are pioneers and visionaries.  The warm summer and rainy winter and spring in the coastal areas produce superior tasting wines. California wine growers produce some of the finest wines in the world due to the attention winegrape growers give to matching grape varieties to climate and location.
The Spanish [...]

Beginner’s Guide to Wine : Where to Buy Wine

Wednesday, April 29th, 2009

Where to buy wine is the topic of this part of our wine guide…
Most wine is bought in supermarkets, probably because they’re the easiest and most accessible option. Many of you likely purchased your few first bottles of wine at them and, attracted by familiar labels and low prices, you keep going back [...]

Wine Production in Michigan

Tuesday, April 28th, 2009

We don’t often think of Michigan as a wine producing State do we, but look at the facts:

Michigan has 13,500 acres of vineyards making Michigan the fourth largest grape-growing state.

Almost all of this acreage is devoted to juice grapes such as Concord and Niagara.

About 1,500 acres are devoted to wine grapes, making Michigan the eighth [...]

Discover The Secrets Of Serving Absinthe

Monday, April 27th, 2009

If you are a beginner, a new Absinthe drinker, you will want to know “how do you serve Absinthe?”. Absinthe is diluted with chilled water as it is one of the strongest liquor.
There is an interesting history about Absinthe for being psychoactive like cannabis and being famously banned in many countries. Many countries uses [...]

Win Free Glassware from Forever Crystal!

Saturday, April 25th, 2009

Online crystal glassware store Forever Crystal are giving away a pair of beautiful classic 24% lead crystal wine glasses on their blog, completely free! The beautiful red wine flutes are part of the ever popular ‘Cross Swirl’ range not available on the high street, and are delicate flute shaped glasses with a classic spiral design. [...]

Wine Stain Removal Advice

Thursday, April 23rd, 2009

If you’re serious about your wines you have probably joined a wine club. If you are a wine club member you can be assured you will have frequent wine spills, and the following information will be valuable for you
Nothing strikes fear and dread into the heart of any spot-fearing individual than a red wine stain. [...]