Wine Article Archive

Tips for Serving Wine at Proper Temperatures

Did you know that serving wine too warm or too cold can affect its taste? Enjoy your wine at its proper serving temperature.

Tips for Decanting Wine

Wine decanters are often used to aerate wine. Most wine enthusiasts believe it's helpful to aerate (expose to air) young wines, especially young, concentrated red wines, like expensive Cabernet Sauvignon or Bordeaux that can age for several years.

The Wine Preservation System Guide

The enemies of wine are heat and oxidation. Wine in an unopened bottle is exposed to oxygen in minute quantities. This is a benefit to aging wine, but a detriment to wines that are ready-to-drink.

Wine Bottle Openers for Every Occasion

Prefer the classic corkscrew, or a new-fangled lever wine opener? Find the perfect tool here.

Green Wine: Organic or Carbon Neutral?

Green wine is nothing new. Most people are familiar with organic products of all kinds including wine. Some may even be familiar with biodynamic wine. But in the last two years another category has emerged, carbon-neutral wine.

Avoid Cheap Wine Storage Cabinets

Buying wine storage cabinets based on price-per-bottle (Total Price / Bottle Capacity) is a common strategy. But, it assumes you're buying racking space not a complete wine storage environment. Cheap wine racks alone can be a problem, add unreliable cooling systems, poor humidity control, insufficient insulation, or inadequate monitoring systems and you're threatening your wine investment.

26 Wine Gift Ideas

Need a wine gift? Knowing someone is a wine lover is half the battle. Even a picky oenophile should be pleased with some of the gifts available.

Crystal Wine Glasses for the Connoisseur

Crystal wine glasses often bring to mind your grandmother's antique Waterford crystal. These decorative wine glasses can be colored, cut, or etched with beautiful designs. But for the connoisseur, such glasses are worthless. To them, wine glasses (or stemware) aren't just drinking vessels, but instruments to convey the message of their wine.

What's the Best Red Wine Stain Remover?

A study of red wine stain removers conducted in 2001 by the University of California, Davis attempted to answer this question. It was an equal blend of hydrogen peroxide and Dawn liquid soap. The next best was Erado-sol, it was the best commercial cleaner and the most effective on silk. Erado-sol has been sold to doctors, hospitals and industrial laboratories since 1963. Stain Rx is Erado-Sol packaged for home/office/travel use.

Wine Accessories You'll Love

Wine accessories you'll love. One of the neat things about wine enjoyment is all the gadgets. Learn when and how to use them.

A Wine Refrigerator is Not a Wine Cellar

A wine refrigerator or cooler is a short-term storage device. Its purpose is to store wine at proper serving temperatures which range from 40 to 65°F depending on the type of wine.

A wine cellar or high-end wine cabinet is intended for long-term storage and is designed to keep wine at its optimum aging temperature (55°F for all wines). They must also minimize temperature fluctuations, create a relative humidity of about 70%, protect against ultraviolet light and vibrations.

How Many Calories in a Glass of Wine?

The amount of calories in an alcoholic beverage depends on its serving size, and the drink's alcohol and carbohydrate content.

First, let's establish a baseline by using the standard drink concept.

A standard drink in the United States is any drink that contains about 14 grams of pure alcohol (about 0.6 fluid ounces or 1.2 tablespoons). Below are U.S. standard drink equivalents. These are approximate, since different brands and types of beverages vary in their actual alcohol content.

Do You Own Lots of Pinot Noir Wine Bottles?

Pinot Noir wine bottles like the wine itself are non-standard. Pinot Noir is enjoying a rise in popularity, especially since the debut of the movie Sideways.

If you own Pinot Noir, then you know what a pain in the wine rack it is to store. Why? Because standard wine racks are designed for standard Bordeaux-style bottles (e.g. the much maligned Merlot in the movie). But, the right Pinot Noir is an excellent addition to your collection, along with other ageworthy, yet oddly-shaped wines.

What is the Goal of Wine Storage?

The goal of wine storage is to age premium wine or at a minimum preserve it. Preserving wine may seem simple because its an alcoholic beverage, but despite this, wine cannot be stored indefinitely.

Buy Bordeaux Wine Like A Connoisseur

The Bordeaux wine region is one of the most prolific wine producing regions in the world. It produces 750 million bottles of wine per year. It makes everything from table wine (the lowest classification of wine) to some of the most celebrated wines in the world. It also makes just about every type of wine you can imagine.

What Are The Best Types of Wine to Cellar?

The best types of wine to include in your collection are the ones you enjoy most. Right? Maybe. It depends on your goals.