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English sparkling wines besting rivals

Blessed with soil similar to France’s Champagne region, vineyards in England nevertheless produced decades of low-grade goop that caused nary a Frenchman to tremble. But a Great British fizz boom is underway, with winemakers crediti [...]

Posted On : Apr, 29 2013 | Comments : 0

Wine and Cheese as It Was Meant to Be

VOITEUR, FRANCE — The first time I tasted Vin Jaune I think I pulled a face like an Englishman who has just found out that he has eaten a horse burger. But then I tried it with cheese, and I understood. In the popular imagination, w [...]

Posted On : Feb, 16 2013 | Comments : 0

Boutique wine tours: five of the best

Patios de Cafayate Hotel & Wine Spa , Argentina Cafayate is known for its torrontés white wines, with peach and apricot aromas. Surrounding the Patios de Cafayate hotel, a colonial house with wrought-iron arches, patios and garden [...]

Posted On : Jan, 30 2013 | Comments : 0

B.C. winery recognized for best white wine in Canada

An Okanagan winery has a new accolade to brag about after receiving a nod for producing the best white wine in Canada. Tantalus Vineyards has some of the oldest vines in the Okanagan Valley. The first grapes were planted in the 1920s, and [...]

Posted On : Jan, 28 2013 | Comments : 0

Why is Online Wine Shopping more preferred?

Many online stores have emerged in recent days with the popularity of online shopping. It is amazing to find many stores online offering different brands of wines to buy. We can easily order wine online which will be delivered to your doo [...]

Posted On : Jan, 25 2013 | Comments : 0

Wine tourism takes off in India's answer to the Barossa

In the bar overlooking the twisting vines in India's answer to the Barossa Valley, a group of friends from Mumbai enjoy a weekend getaway -- and a chance to brush up on their new wine-drinking hobby. "I've been teetotal all m [...]

Posted On : Dec, 27 2012 | Comments : 0

Very Important Science Finding: Put Your Boxed Wine In The F...

Today in Very Important Science: if you're drinking bagged or boxed wine--and we're not going to tell you not to, it's good for you--make sure to keep it at around 50 degrees Fahrenheit. You snooty oenophiles with your wines i [...]

Posted On : Dec, 13 2012 | Comments : 0

Holidays of fine wine and good books

With just days to go before the holidays, Vintages continues to pull out all the stops in its final releases of the year. I’ve included two bottle reviews above my usual $20 price ceiling, including a killer Wynns Cab from Oz, an [...]

Posted On : Dec, 06 2012 | Comments : 0

Wine compound may halt bowel cancer

One large glass of wine a day could contain enough of a tumour-fighting compound to prevent bowel cancer, research has suggested. The plant chemical, resveratrol, is found in the skins of grapes and concentrated in red wine. Scientists [...]

Posted On : Dec, 05 2012 | Comments : 0

Best Wine Health Facts

There is quite a discussion on going right now about the best wine health facts and what may or may not be true regarding wine consumption, and specifically, the antioxidant Resveratrol. Although there are many positive benefits from wine [...]

Posted On : Dec, 04 2012 | Comments : 0

Natural wine 'a marketing myth'

"These are all things that don't exist - natural wines, the tooth fairy and Father Christmas," says Robert Joseph, a wine trade veteran who is one of the most prominent naysayers. Natural wine does not exist as a legal categ [...]

Posted On : Dec, 03 2012 | Comments : 0

Vino2Go, Adult Sippy Cups For Wine

Vino2Go is a line of sippy cups made for adults to hold wine without spilling it. These BPA-free tumbler cups are clear and, inside, have a distinctive wine glass shape to hold 10 ounces of wine. The cups are available to purchase in Merl [...]

Posted On : Nov, 24 2012 | Comments : 0

The perfect wine pairings

Perhaps you’ve seen the prix fixe menus at restaurants where a wine is helpfully selected to pair with each course. So can a Thanksgiving meal work like that, too, with a specific wine for the green bean casserole, turkey, stuffing, [...]

Posted On : Nov, 15 2012 | Comments : 0

Sulphites In Wine - Dangers, Asthma & Hangovers - Wine's Deo...

The biggest contentious issue in terms of green wine is the whole ‘to add or not add' sulphites. Some believe these to be the allergy causing chemical in wines. So organic wine is really great for the person who suffers from all [...]