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Guide To Tasting Wine
The basics of tasting wine are relatively simple to learn. Once the fundamentals are mastered, the nuances and details can be enhanced over a lifetime. Like any other skill, tasting wine requires practice,...
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Enjoy Colorado Wines
Announcing! One of the Best Kept Secrets in the World of Wine...
Do you remember hearing that the best wines are now coming from California?
Forget everything youve heard about California wine and...
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Wine Storage Dos And Donts
Wine begins to spoil the moment it is opened. While short term exposure to oxygen or "breathing the wine" can open the aromas and flavours of various red wines, any contact with oxygen before opening a...
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Making Red Wine
Harvesting Your Red Wine Grapes - The first step in making red wine is to have the grapes perfectly ready to be picked. They need to be harvested not only at the proper time in their life cycle, but also...
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Making White Wine
Harvesting - The first step in making white wine is to have the grapes
perfectly ripe. They need to be picked, not only at the proper ripeness, but
also at the right time of day (late afternoon to early...
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Aging Gracefully
When a zinfandel or merlot (and most red wine) is young, generally within 3-5 years of the vintage date on the bottle, it shows a lot of deep purple color, intensive fruit in the nose, somewhat hot alcohol...
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Three Stumbling Blocks To Growing Grapes In The Backyard
Are you one of those home gardeners that dont know the three stumbling blocks to successfully growing grapes in your backyard? Dont worry, youre not alone.I have grown grapes successfully under the worst...
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The Annual Life Cycle Of California Vineyards
The annual life cycle of California Vineyards is generally considered to begin in the Fall immediately after the previous years harvest. During this time, vines lose their leaves and begin to go dormant.The...
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Tips For Successful Backyard Grape Growing
Growing grapes in the backyard or garden can be a rewarding experience. It can also be quite a failure if not done properly. Grapevines are perennial plants and will grow for years to come. There are a...
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Understanding The Basics Of Wine Tasting
The wine tasters ritual of peering into a glass, swirling it around and sniffing suspiciously at it, before taking a mouthful only to spit it out again looks highly mysterious and technical. However,...
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Breaking The Wine code
You can easily become more knowledgeable about wine; you only have to break the "code". A good start is to learn some of the terms used to describe wines. Taste a bottle of wine the next time you have...
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Wine Making For Beginners
If you are interested in wine making then you need to do a little homework before you get started. Wine making is not something that you can just plunge into and learn along the way, you need to do some...
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What Wine Really Is just In Case You Thought You Knew
Although millions of people across the globe enjoy wine, very few of them know exactly what it is about a particular wine that they enjoy. By understanding each of the different components of wine, you...
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Who Made The First Wine Anyway
Although details are understandably sketchy, it is believed that, around 6000 BC, grapes were being grown and wine was being made in Mesopotamia (modern day Iraq).Mesopotamia and Egypt Wine was popular...
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Are My Grapes Ready To Harvest
This is the time of the year that I keep hearing the question "When do I harvest my grapes?" Or sometimes the question is phrased "Are my grapes ripe yet?" And then theres the "Are they ready yet?"Yes,...
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Wine Storage Is The Key To Preserving And Aging Your Wine
Wine storage is key to the success of any collection. If you enjoy collecting find wines then you will want to look into the best of all wine storage options. There are many different ways to store your...
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Why Red Wine Is Red And Other Isnt
You remember your child asking, "Mommy, does chocolate milk come from brown cows?" Unless you had a particularly perverse sense of humor ("Now, Jesse, that is udder nonsense!") you gently set your child...
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Growing Hybrid Grapes
Growing hybrid grapes is becoming more popular for wine and eating. This popularity comes from the fact that hybrid grapes can be grown in areas where the traditional European grapes cannot survive. It...
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Wine Is In The Moment
As a winemaker I spend more time than most people sniffing and peering at wine, holding it to the light, making notes. Eventually I take some in my mouth and roll it around over my tongue with great slurping...
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Pruning The Backyard Grapevine
Proper pruning of your backyard grapevines is essential to maintain vine size, shape, and yield of the grapes. If you dont prune your vines, they will become unruly, tangled messes. Fruit ripeness will...
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What Puts The Sparkle In Sparkling Wine
We all associate sparkling wine and champagne with joyous celebrations. However, recently, many people have recognized that sparkling wine can provide a bargain accompaniment even for an everyday meal.Making...
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How Wine Is Made
The first stage in the wine making process is to crush the grapes. In days gone by the grapes would be loaded into a large vat and the wine maker(s) would gently tread on them to break the grapes skins...
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Making Wine Like A Pro
Wine making is an easy, cost-efficient way to stock up on your favorite vintages. Although the wine-making process is fairly simple, its important to follow the steps carefully to ensure you dont miss...
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