Archive for October, 2008

White wine for a red wine lover?

Oct 29th, 2008 by admin | 10

I’m typically a red wine drinker (sangiovese and merlot in particular). I have yet to develop a taste for white wine, but I wanted to start trying some out. Any white wine suggestions for a red wine lover? You seem to prefer drier wines (higher alcohol content BTW). Dry wines seem to be on my [...]

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Fine Wines from a Wine Country Uruguay Red, Rose White Wines

Oct 27th, 2008 by admin | 0

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Uruguayan wines have awards in wine tasting & their quality is equal or better than French, Italian & Californian wines. More food & wine info at http://www.mercosurexport.4t.com/ from Mercosur Export Uru Co., which is a fine wine seller and merchant company. Do you import fine wines? Enjoy the benefits of the Uruguayan wine club! [...]

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Fermentation & Punchdown

Oct 25th, 2008 by admin | 0

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John Levenberg, winemaker at Bedell on Long Island, explains how different fermentation regimes produce different styles of wine. Plus, John demonstrates the delicate art of the punchdown to Wine Spectator news editor Eric Arnold.
Duration : 0:3:20

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What type of wine is most popular with wine lovers lately?

Oct 22nd, 2008 by admin | 9

Just, in general. I need a gift and I’m stumped! Merlot? Chardonnay? Help! Depends on where you are from; In Italy Chianti is king as Rioja is in Spain and Malbec in Argentina. Here in the States I would think Pinot Noir, Cabernet and Merlot are the most popular reds. Those who prefer dry whites [...]

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How to Taste Wine

Oct 20th, 2008 by admin | 6

Learn wine tasting from columnist and www.TasteOfWineTV.com host Frank Mangio. He shares the key rules for beginning wine lovers, in a quick, four step wine tasting guide.
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Duration : 0:3:50

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Economy Puts Wine on the Rocks?

Oct 19th, 2008 by admin | 0

With the economy swinging like a pendulum on a daily basis, how are wine sales doing?
 
“The consumer has definitely changed buying habits.  They are buying wines, which is good for us, but they are being more careful.  People don’t need another $50 cabernet.  What they need is a really good wine at $10,” said Wifred [...]

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Wine Enthusiast & Spectator Disagree

Oct 17th, 2008 by admin | 0

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Wine Ratings mean so much or do they? Today Gary Vaynerchuk tries to settle the score on 4 wines from California that Wine Spectator and Wine Enthusiast couldn’t agree on. Scores range from 67 to 95 on this episode so sit back and grab a nice Cabernet where we land on these.
Duration : 0:24:9

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White Wine Just As Good As Red

Oct 16th, 2008 by admin | 0

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Rejoice white wine lovers, and breathe a sight of relief.  A new study suggests that
drinking one to two glasses per day of white wine may be just as good for your health as drinking the same one to two glasses of red wine.  Finally white wine is just as good as red.
 
An international [...]

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Wine and Chocolate

Oct 14th, 2008 by admin | 0

www.ClassicWines.com Mmm, wine and chocolate. The Classic Wines Minute visits Pinot Boutique, a toy store for wine lovers, where Brian Freedman talks with the owner and samples a cabernet wine chocolate sauce that’s out of this world. Join us as we find out just how many accessories there are for wine lovers! We talk about [...]

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Wine Tasting with Gary Vaynerchuk & Kevin Rose

Oct 12th, 2008 by admin | 9

Gary Vaynerchuk along with his wine web show Winelibrary.tv has been sweeping the wine world with his no-nonsense attitude to a good glass of red. Gary spoke to Mahalo Daily guest-host Kevin Rose of Digg and Diggnation fame, about the particulars of wine tasting, the advantages of decanters, and where the good grapes are these [...]

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