THE PRINCIPLES OF DECANTING A WINE

You`ve more than likely heard the term before, but wine decanting might raise a whole new set of questions: Why is decanting a wine necessary? How does it work? Do all wines need to be decanted? If you are curious about the subject, you`ve come to the right place. First things first, what some people don’t know is that older wines, as they age, form a sediment when color pigments and tannins bond and fall out of the solution. This happens to red-, but not to white wines, and can turn it bitter and gritty, which again makes it...

WINE 101: NINE TERMS WINE – DRINKERS MUST KNOW

Many of us are used to see wines in grocery store shelves, and cannot help but turn our heads at those high-end wine stores in an attempt to understand the difference between grocery wine and the real thing. Some are curious and just want to comprehend what people are talking about, when they use terms such as tannin, earthy, body and finish. It almost sounds like the parts of a novel, and well, that’s because it kind of is. Every wine tells a story, which is why we`ve put together this list of nine terms everybody who drinks wine...