Category: Wine 101
To Decant or not to Decant ?
You may think about buying a decanter, a nice “carafe” or an aerator? But should you really decant or aerate every wines ? What are the benefits and the risks of this operation ?
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The Most Popular White Wine Grapes
How to find your way among the white grape varieties? Here are some points of reference to guide you.
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The Most Popular Types of Red Wine Grapes
How to find your way among Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and other Tempranillo ? Here is a summary description, not exhaustive of some very widespread red grape varieties. Just to give you points of reference in this maze of grape varieties which number in the thousands in the world.
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Should We Always Serve White Wine Before Red Wine ?
« White on red won’t go to your head; red on white and you’re out for the night », says the popular saying. So therefore should we always drink white wine before red wine ? But what about the reality?
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At What Temperature Should Wine be Served ?
The serving temperature has a great impact on the aromas and taste of the wine. By serving the nectar at the right temperature, you are sure to get the best experience in the glass. But what is the rule? Or rather what are the rules?
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What is Vegan Wine ?
Always on the lookout for trends, some are interested in vegan wine. After the organic wine, the natural wine and the orange wine, more and more wines are labelled with a vegan logo. But what does wine have to do with vegan products ?
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The Sour Residual Sugar in Wine Debate
The religion against residual sugar in wine is in full swing around the wine world. Too much residual sugar here, too much residual sugar there… But what exactly are we talking about ?
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Where do tannins come from ?
When you get that drying sensation in your mouth while taking a sip of red wine, you are experiencing tannins. It is in fact the reaction of proteins found in saliva to these tannins that triggers this sensation. Explainations in this article…
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What about acidity in wine
Acidity is an essential constituent of wine. This is what gives the impression of freshness and the sour or tangy side of a white, a rosé or even a red wine. And we know it perhaps less, but the acidity also contributes to slow down the process of deterioration of the wine. Explanations.
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Is there really some rasberry, green apple, vanilla and pepper in my wine ?
When professional tasters identify the aromas contained in a wine, they call on their personal memory of flavors. When they claim they can detect that this wine has aromas of plums, leather, cigar box, fresh cut hay, gooseberries and butterscotch, this may seem completely esoteric and even unlikely for the novice … And yet …
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Vinho Verde, anyone ?
First of all, vinho verde (pronounced Vigno verday) means green wine in Portuguese. But, do not expect to see a green apple color or in any way fluorescent like kryptonite that even Superman could not refuse. But I digress … In fact, in this case we do not speak of « green wine » but rather of « young wine ». And young, vinho verde is, since it is usually bottled from three to six months after the harvest. The vines grown to compose this one of a kind wine are located in the northwest of Portugal, in a region rather lush, thanks...
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Where do bubbles come from ?
Although this unorthodox « treatment » that could be called « Coca-Cola method » is practiced for some sparkling wines , the genuine beautiful bubbles actually come from a method a bit more complex and all-natural.
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