Wine Term: Pours Variations: Color, Colour, Rim, Core Alternate Usages: The wine pours, out of the bottle, in the glass, rim of, core of What it really means: The way the wine looks in a wine glass Is it clear, cloudy, bubbly, red, white, pink? Is it thin…
Pours
Rosé vs. Blush
Today marks International Rosé Day! Not International Blush (or Pink) Day. So what do we mean by that? “Pink” or “Blush” wines represent (in modern times) sweeter stylings whereas “Rosé” indicates the dry stylings found in the greater areas of Europe. Now from a labeling perspective, they can…
Nose
Wine Term: Nose Variations: Bouquet, Aroma Alternate Usages: On the nose, aromatics of, hints of, bouquet of, notes of What it really means: The smell While you’re correct that a wine “smells” a certain way, you’ll never want to say it that way, it is just uncivilized. Quickest…
An Introduction to Wine: Simplified
While we’ve spent the better part of the last year decoding wine and wine regions (and will continue to do so), there is still the first wall most people need to get over to begin understanding at that decoding level. Our new series, Wine: Simplified, will be the…
National White Wine Day!
Today marks National White Wine Day, and it couldn’t come at a better time! It’s hot outside! And as the days are long, you’ll need a cold, refreshing glass of white wine to cool you off in the warm mornings, hot middays, and simmering summer afternoon/evenings. Today is…
Fun Facts About Mead
Today marks National Mead Day, and to help you celebrate, here are some fun facts about Mead! There are those who claim that Mead might have predated beer and wine, and it was on a global scale. It was said to have been drank on Mt. Olympus by…
Community Question: How Do You Keep Your Wine Cool In The Summer?
Are you a Corkcicle person? An ice cube individual? Frozen grapes? Another method we haven’t covered this month? Please use the comment section below to leave your response. Register with Disqus to comment as a user, or you can always comment as a guest!
Ice & Wine
While it has long been held to be a total faux paux, it is becoming more commonplace to practice this questionable ritual, especially here, in the peak months of summer. Here we offer our guide to when, how, and why it is ok in certain applications, and when…
To Aerate or Not…
Decanting can take forever (who really wants to wait 2+ hours to enjoy a glass?), and while some love the pomp and circumstance that comes with decanting a wine or showing off their prized design decanter, most people just want to enjoy a glass with their ready-to-go, warm…
