With Thanksgiving a little more than a week away, it's time to get the wine and food in order. We'll help you get started with our list of recommended reds, a roast turkey recipe to make a great match with your wine.
Thanksgiving dinner means a cacophony of sweet, herbal and savory flavors on the table with a roast turkey in the center, which calls for younger, fruit-forward wines with enough body to stand up to many if not all of your holiday favorites. This being an American holiday, we've pro…
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Added by Kieth on November 17, 2009 at 1:30pm —
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There are a couple of basics when it comes to storing wine bottles. Wine has some natural enemies when it comes to storage. They are light, temperature and humidity.
Too much light damages wine, high temperatures will destroy a wine and not enough humidity will dry out the cork and cause oxygenation of the wine resulting in a corked wine or even worse, vinegar.
This is why dark, cool and relatively moist areas are the best environments for wine storage. Last but not least, wines need to lie on…
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Added by Kieth on November 11, 2009 at 4:28pm —
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Vintage| Napa Rating|Sonoma Rating| Drink Rec |Description|
2008 90-92 84-86 NYR Small crop, with uneven ripening; but could be unique for its depth and concentration
2007 94-97 87-88 NYR Early signs point to a great year of ripe and supple yet rich and concentrated wines. Growing conditions were mild and even, with a good crop size
2006 95 86 Drink or hold A late, cool harvest produced dense, concentrated, structured and ageworthy wines
2005 92 85 Drink or hold Record-size crop surpas…
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Added by Kieth on November 5, 2009 at 10:24am —
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What is Halloween? Is it worshipping demons? Is it spirits walking the earth?
The word "
Halloween" is derived from a few things; All Saints Day (1st November), Eve of All Hallows (All Hallows Eve) or Hallow Even.
The celebration of
Halloween was originally the New…
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Added by Kieth on October 20, 2009 at 1:12pm —
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Give it time to breathe
Sometimes a wine may smell funny even though your glasses are spotless. There are several reasons for this beyond the obvious, that the wine is not to your liking.
Often older wines can have a bit of
“bottle stink” apon opening. This is easily remedied by allowing the wine to breath either in your glass or in a decanter. I have found that almost all wines, young and old, inexpensive, and not so inexpensive tend to improve with some exposure to oxygen. This…
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Added by Kieth on October 6, 2009 at 12:29pm —
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Toasted Pumpkin
•1 part Hiram Walker Pumpkin Spice
•1/2 part Kahlua Hazelnut Liqueur
•Fill with hot coffee - Preheat mug.
Pour ingregients into mug as listed. Garnish with aerosol whip cream and sprinkle with pie spice and serve.
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Added by Kieth on October 5, 2009 at 12:40pm —
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Serve the wine at the right temperature
One frequently reads that
red wines should be served at room temperature. That maxim remains as true as the day it was first written, what has changed however, is room temperature! We tend to think of room temperature as being in the mid 70’s, for wine’s sake it’s better to think of it as the mid 60’s. The cooler temperature keeps the alcohol in check and allows for the slow,…
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Added by Kieth on October 2, 2009 at 11:38am —
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Champagne flavour in the bubbles
It is champagne's bubbles which give the drink flavour and fizz, and glasses that promote bubbles will improve the drinking experience, scientists say.
Research shows there are up to 30 times more flavour-enhancing chemicals in the bubbles than in the rest of the drink.
Wine experts say the finding changes completely our understanding of the role of bubbles in sparkling drinks.
The study is reported in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of…
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Added by Kieth on September 29, 2009 at 10:42am —
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Sterling Sonoma Cabernet ( 26.99) Now $13.33
Sonoma Cabernet Sauvignon comes from Sonoma County in Northern California where there is one hundred and fifty years of wine making history. Sonoma County is known for its excellence in creating some of the best Cabernet Sauvignon Wines in the world. A lesser known statistic is that Sonoma red wines win more awards than Napa reds.
Sonoma Cabernet Sauvignon wines are certainly no exception. The 2005 Sterling Albert Winery Sonoma Cabernet Sauvi…
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Added by Kieth on September 21, 2009 at 4:22pm —
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Wine, Tea and Chocolate for Better Brain
A study has discovered that
wine boosts memory best, followed by chocolate and tea with those regularly consuming all three in modest amounts performing the best in a series of brain tests on elderly people.
However, it also concludes that the positive effects levelled out after half a glass of
wine and only f…
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Added by Kieth on July 27, 2009 at 4:10pm —
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Wine Benefits Women undergoing Radiation Therapy
A clinical study by an oncology center in South Italy has discovered that women who drink
wine moderately while undergoing radiation treatment for breast cancer benefit form it and have fewer side effects than women who don't drink.
The Radiotherapy and Palliative Care Unit, along with the research department at the Catholic University of Campobasso in Molise region,…
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Added by Kieth on July 27, 2009 at 3:57pm —
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Rombauer Chardonnay 2007,Chardonnay from Carneros, California
Rombauer Vineyards' 2007 Carneros Chardonnay is smooth, rich, and elegant, true to the Rombauer style. Apple, peach, and tropical fruit flavors weave together in a nice range of flavors that linger on the palate ending with a long, crisp, fruity aftertaste. The oak tones from both barrel fermentation and aging are nicely melded into the flavor and finish of the…
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Added by Kieth on July 23, 2009 at 5:16pm —
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Dom Perignon is mysterious yet present, enigmatic and luminous, austere and opulent, elegant and sensual. This vintage, which opens the 21st century, couldn’t possibly be a better expression of Dom Perignon’s timeless style.
To this day,
Dom Perignon has retained its founder’s modern vision of true luxury: always excellent yet always improving. Rich…
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Added by Kieth on July 23, 2009 at 5:00pm —
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2005 Silver Oak Alexander Valley:
Winery release date is August 1st, and we will start shipping orders by Aug.3rd 2009.
Silver Oak is consistently one of the greatest California Cabernets, and factoring in the quality to pric…
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Added by Kieth on July 8, 2009 at 2:13pm —
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WINEGLOBE invites you to a seminar and tasting
"Scotch Single Malt Whisky & Cognac:
The Taste, History and Mystique"
Get Answers To The Questions:
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Added by Kieth on July 6, 2009 at 4:03pm —
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Here is a step by step guide on how to properly open a bottle of Champagne. Click on any image to get the full details on that particular step. Remember, your primary goal in opening a bottle of Champagne is to control the cork and, of course, not to let much of the drink spill.
This is…
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Added by Kieth on June 25, 2009 at 4:31pm —
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A current debate in the wine world is whether traditional corks should be abandoned in favor of synthetic, man-made stoppers, or a screw cap. A screw cap! Can you imagine??? If you are a traditional wine lover, you probably have the same visceral reaction that I do to screw caps. But, in the interest of proffering a balanced presentation of the issue, I will restrain my passions……. for now.
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Added by Kieth on June 4, 2009 at 2:27pm —
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Matching food and wine is something of an art. However, even the novice can follow a few guidelines that will definitely improve their ability to appropriately pair a wine with a meal.
* One guideline to live by in pairing food and wine: Light foods go with light wines. Heavy foods go with heavy wines. Delicate meals need a light wine. Heavier meals need a bigger wine.
* Example: Filet of Sole goes nicely with a
Sauvi…
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Added by Kieth on April 9, 2009 at 10:20am —
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Wine Spectator Wine of the Day March 31, 2009
Hamilton Russell Vineyards is located in the cool, maritime Walker Bay wine appellation, in a beautiful valley behind the old fishing village of Hermanus. The estate specializes in producing highly individual, terrors driven Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, which are widely regarded as the best in South Africa and among the best in the New World.…
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Added by Kieth on April 7, 2009 at 4:23pm —
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A glass of white wine paired with a delicious meal can be the perfect ending to a stressful day. There is no such thing as a "correct" food and wine pairing, but certain combinations will certainly enhance the flavors of your dining experience.
1. Enjoy the flexibility of appetizers. Unlike the main course, appetizers are more versatile and are willing to join forces with most white wines, including chardonnay, sauvignon blanc, chenin blanc, pinot grigio, dry riesling and…
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Added by Kieth on March 24, 2009 at 4:45pm —
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