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Join a wine club?
If you are a wine fanatic, you have many options to satisfy your
thirst. But before you choose an option, you should know how to
taste wine.
In order to do a proper wine tasting, you need to swish the wine
around your mouth. This helps get the most out of your taste
buds. Here are more tips in order to taste wine.
Look at the wine color. The more color a white wine has, the
more flavor it has and the older it is. You can approximate the
age of a red wine by titling the glass and looking at the edge
of the wine. The browner it is, the older it is.
Smell the wine by taking one deep whiff. After you do this you
want to think about the aroma.
When you taste the wine, you want to consider the first
impression, the actual taste once you swish it in your mouth,
and the after taste.
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| Now for the wine tasting options:
You could join a wine club. Wine clubs allow members to pay a
monthly fee in order to have a selection or two of wine
delivered to their home monthly.
The International Wine of the Month Club offers members
selections from two separate boutique vineyards along with a
newsletter.
You have a choice in the type of membership you
select. You can receive two red wine selections, two white wine
selections, or one of each. Membership to the wine club starts
at $27.95 per month plus shipping and handling. The most
expensive membership option costs $63.95 per month plus shipping
and handling. The International Wine of the Month Club also
offers gift memberships.
The Cellars Wine Club is similar to the International Wine of
the Month Club in that you can receive two red wine selections,
two white wine selections, or one of each. However, The Cellars
Wine Club offers five different membership options. The premium
wine club, the west coast wine club, the all about reds wine
club, the platinum wine club and 90 plus points wine club. The
wine club memberships start at $36.95 with the most expensive
being $79.95
Perhaps a wine club isn't up your alley. Maybe a wine cellar is.
The idea wine cellar has a temperature of 50-55 degrees
Fahrenheit. The cellar should be moderately damp because this
helps keep the corks from drying out. Ultraviolet light destroys
wine so your wine cellar should be dark. Avoid putting your wine
cellar sheds or garages because you run the risk of freezing the
wine. Similarly, avoid the attic because the heat could get too
extreme. The best place for a wine cellar would be an under
stairs cupboard.
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TODAY'S NEWS:
The Canadian Vintners Association is targeting the country’s liquor control boards in hopes of persuading them to allow direct-to-consumer wine sales from out-of-province [...]
(Note: This article was originally published in the December 15, 2008issue of the Wine Industry Business Journal.)NORTH COAST - Wine industry experts are comparing this year to 2001, whena recession trimmed restaurant spending then the U.S. economy halted fora few weeks following the terrorist attacks in September.
Italy's sparkling wine exports registered a 29% increase in sales last year, with UK sales rising nearly 100%.
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| Maybe you just have a few bottles of wine you want to store and
display. A wine rack would be your best option. Wine racks come
in large sizes to place in your cellar but there are also
smaller wine racks that can sit on your kitchen or dining room
table. If you really want to get creative, there are wine racks
that are also bookends!
Next you might decide that you need a technique for comparing
wines. The Exploratorium describes a technique of comparing wine
aromas that is similar to the following:
First you will need these ingredients:
A tiny piece of bell pepper, one drop of butter, half teaspoon
of fresh citrus, linalool, a teaspoon of peach juice, a teaspoon
of pineapple juice and a teaspoon of vanilla extract. You take
these 7 ingredients and put each in its own wine glass with the
base wine. You cover the glass and label it with the standard.
Smell the first three wine separately. Then smell the standards
to see which terms describe which wines.
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