Wednesday, November 1, 2006
To spit or swallow?
Often posed as the ultimate question in the context of the bedroom, this is also a hotly contested issue in the cellar. When conducting tastings wine judges and such people often swill the wine around in their mouth, then spit it out. When asked they usually explain that this is to stop them getting...
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Sunday, October 29, 2006
I'm not old -- I'm mature
Just as the polite way to tell your nan she's getting on in years is to refer to her as a 'mature' woman, wines also mature as they age. As a wine gets older the flavours get more interesting (in wine words we'd say 'complex'). So, a mature wine is one that's been hanging around for a while. There...
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Tuesday, October 24, 2006
Wine Words
Why wine experts felt the need to develop their own language to describe the stuff is beyond me. But kudos to them for making it seem clever and sophisticated to drink what it, after all, fermented grape juice. So, in respect to that I have begun to develop the ultimate cheats guide to passing...
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Sunday, October 22, 2006
Matching food to wine and wine to food...
Matching food to wine and wine to food - and both of them to your mood, the weather, the situation, the company and anything else you can think of. I should warn you now I'm no wine wanker, and I certainly don't claim to be an expert on anything. I'm a big believer in drinking what you like and...
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