Episode 10 – Choosing the Right Glass for Your Wine

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Wine can be enjoyed from a coffee mug if necessary, but somehow that look would leave a bit to be desired at your dinner party. The shape of wine glasses does actually enhance the aroma and taste of wine, thus increasing your whole wine drinking experience. Therefore it is important to know which kind . . . → Read More: Episode 10 – Choosing the Right Glass for Your Wine

Episode 9 – How Wine is Made

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Wine is formed when grapes are crushed and the juice ferments. It ferments due to the naturally occurring yeast on the skins of the grapes. Of course there is a great deal more involved in the making of a good wine. It starts really with the planting of the vineyard – or even before . . . → Read More: Episode 9 – How Wine is Made

Episode 8 – Why People Sniff Wine

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What does that first swirl and sniff mean? Is it just a ritual or is there a reason for it? According to wine experts there’s an important reason. The sense of smell is one of the strongest senses we have. It is not only directly connected to the brain, but to the memory as . . . → Read More: Episode 8 – Why People Sniff Wine

Episode 7 – What is an Ice Wine?

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Basically an Ice wine is one that has been made from frozen grapes. The grapes must be frozen on the vine though, not after they are picked. This means that workers must go out in temperatures of at least –10 C to –13 C to pick the grapes – certainly a cold occupation. It . . . → Read More: Episode 7 – What is an Ice Wine?

Episode 6 – What to Look For When You Taste Wines

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There are many things to look for when you ‘taste’ wines, but first what is the best way to do this? You don’t just drink a glass of wine like you do a glass of water. When you go to a wine tasting, it is to sample many different wines, so that you can . . . → Read More: Episode 6 – What to Look For When You Taste Wines