Types of White Wine : Opening & Tasting White Wine
July 29, 2010
How to serve, open and taste White Wines; learn more about wine in this free instructional video.
Expert: Mihály Fabók
Bio: Mihály Fabók is Sommelier at the world famous Gundel restaurant in Budapest, Hungary.
Filmmaker: Paul (Leopold) Volniansky
Duration : 0:2:57
Choosing Spirits & Wines for Your Wedding
July 23, 2010
When you think about weddings, more than likely you think about touching toasts at the wedding and tasty Champagnes that are so often a part of weddings. However, you may be wondering what type of Champagne you should serve on your wedding day. After all, it is your big day and doing it up right is the way you surely want to go. You may also be wondering what wines will be a great choice for your big day as well. If you love various wines and want to include this passion in your wedding, there are a variety of wonderful ideas that will allow you to do so.
Food and Your Wine Choice
When you are trying to come up with the right wine choice, it is important that you take the food that you are serving into consideration. Knowing the proper combinations will have your guests raving for months. As you may already know, the right wine will enhance the flavors of the foods you are serving. If you want to serve various wines, considering offering a combination of red wines and White Wines. Chardonnay is a very popular choice and is one of the most popular white wines out their. Another choice is a nice Riesling. When it comes to red wine, Pinot Noir or Cabernet Sauvignon is a great hit at any wedding. Also, one very popular choice at weddings is White Zinfandel as well.
Choices for Toasting
Of course if you are having toasting at your wedding, you’ll want to either use sparkling wine or Champagne. Consider purchasing some beautiful flutes that are engraved especially for your wedding. Great wine will only make the wedding toasting time even more special for you. Usually when you are purchasing champagne for your wedding, you should plan on about 2 glasses per guest during the wedding toasts.
Wedding Favors with a Wine Theme
Many people are using wedding favors that have a wine theme today. What a great way to say thank you to friends and family. You can find wonderful small bottles of great wines to give out or you may even want to give bottle stoppers that are heart shaped for favors as well. Wine goblets make great favors and can also be used for place card holders, which makes this a great idea. So, consider using one of these great wine themed favors at your wedding as a great way to thank all the attendees.
Robert P. Williams
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Types of White Wine : Simonsig White Wine
July 19, 2010
Get to know all about South African Simonsig White Wine; learn more about wine in this free instructional video.
Expert: Mihály Fabók
Bio: Mihály Fabók is Sommelier at the world famous Gundel restaurant in Budapest, Hungary.
Filmmaker: Paul (Leopold) Volniansky
Duration : 0:0:47
Types of White Wine : Hungarian Juhfark White Wine from Somlo
July 9, 2010
Get to know about Hungarian Juhfark White Wine from Somlo; learn more about wine in this free instructional video.
Expert: Mihály Fabók
Bio: Mihály Fabók is Sommelier at the world famous Gundel restaurant in Budapest, Hungary.
Filmmaker: Paul (Leopold) Volniansky
Duration : 0:1:20
Buying Argentinean Wine
July 2, 2010
Argentinean wines offer fantastic value, with some great tasting wines at the £5-£10 mark. Combine that with some unusual grapes and you’ll soon see why Argentina is becoming a very interesting and key player in the wine world.
Expressing the Best
Argentina has an exceptionally grape-friendly climate. Crystal clear skies and sunshine, cooling breezes and melt water from the Andes allow even international varieties such as Cabernet Sauvignon and Pinot Grigio to flourish. Even Viognier, which can be really tricky to grow, is starting to do very well there. Bonarda is a little-known Italian grape which when grown on Argentine soils, becomes a fruity marvel. Malbec is a Bordeaux grape, which in native France makes rather tannic wines. It’s taken to Argentina like a duck to water, the extra sunlight and fantastic soils giving it extra depth, flavour and vigour. Like so many other grape varieties in Argentina, Malbec has found a new spiritual home. Torrontes, however, is the most distinctive of Argentinean grapes, as it is the only grape which is considered 100% Argentine. A fragrant, floral White Wine, Argentinean Torrontes is deliciously refreshing and tastes great with spicy food.
On the Up
Since the 1990’s, Argentina has increased its investment in producing and exporting its wines. The result is that the country is now reported to be the world’s fifth largest wine producer and makes a fantastic range of very drinkable Argentinean wines.
Great Value
Lets be honest, you are unlikely to come across a wine growing region in Argentina with the same status as Burgundy or Bordeaux. However, that doesn’t mean to say that you won’t come across wines of comparable quality. Argentina has really upped the anti in the last few years and is now producing some top quality wines that the Old World would be proud of. And the best bit? Because Argentinean wines often don’t have the same status attached to them as some of the more traditional wine growing regions, you’ll generally find that they will be far kinder to your pocket.
Healthy and Disease Free
Most of the vineyards in Argentina are located at high altitude and therefore receive low humidity and maximum sunlight. This means that the vines rarely face the problems of insects and disease that affects grapes in other countries. Also, because they receive high levels of antioxidants, Argentinean wines can be classed as some of the healthiest wines in the world.
Louise Truswell
http://www.articlesbase.com/wines-and-spirits-articles/buying-argentinean-wine-712916.html