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What’s corked wine?
Widely discussed but often misunderstood, cork taint is a single, specific wine fault. Here’s how to identify corked wine – and what you can do about it. Without realizing it, you have probably tasted corked wine. You might have eaten corked bananas too, or even drunk corked coffee. In each case, the same culprit is responsible, a malodorous chemical known as TCA, or trichloroanisole.
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Tips For Creative Wine Tastings
Bored by the standard wine tasting format? Here are some tips to jazz up your enjoyment of wine and provide your guests with a night to remember. These days, wine tasting is a fully fledged leisure activity, from touring wine regions around the world to attending masterclasses and dinners – and, of course, hosting tasting events at home.
In-Flight Wine: Why Airplanes Ruin Your Wine Experience
If I have the exceptional pleasure of flying a long haul flight in Business Class, I might get some excitement out of the wine list. But familiar favorites seldom taste the way I am expecting them to taste.
How To Throw A Wine Party
Whether it was inspired from a memorable wine weekend getaway, discovering a new bottle at home with your honey, or the recent Zoom wine tasting you watched, there comes a time when you want to put your creative juices to work, invite over a few close friends and take your enjoyment of food, friends and wine to the next level. Here are a few simple ideas on how to Plan & Pull Off your next Wine Party!
Six facts about wine cellaring
Contrary to popular belief, wines sealed under screw caps also benefit from cellaring and aging. In addition, they don’t need to be laid down for cellaring, whereas wines under cork do.
The benefits of buying “En Primeur”
“En Primeur” is a French wine trade term for wine which is sold as a “future”, i.e. before it is bottled. En Primeur therefore also means buying wine at its very first offering price.
