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Does Wine Really Get Better with Age?
What is the “life-span” of wine? I have heard that wine gets better with age, but I have also heard that wine can spoil and go bad. How do I know the perfect time to drink a bottle of wine from my extremely modest wine cellar. – Michael W. What a wonderful conunundrum – and a valid…
Confessions and How I Officially Became a Wine Educator
I have a confession: I think I may have quite possibly accidentally become a class-attending, book-reading, expert-idolizing wine weirdo. Moonlighting as the “Singing Wine Lady” at Sunstone Winery in 2006. It all started in spring 2005. I was working on the editorial staff of a travel magazine in Santa Barbara, and in an attempt to…
After I Open a Bottle, How Long Will it Be Good?
One Christmas my dear, sweet grandmother placed a half a bottle of wine on the table to pair with the festivities. Well, unfortunately, we’d originally opened that bottle back at Thanksgiving. It was a nice bottle. And while it would have been lovely to savor it to the very last drop, wine is a volatile liquid – constantly morphing and…
There’s Wine for That: The Foods of Summer
A sudsy brew may be your go-to beverage for a summer cookout, but if you’re wine-venturous (like how I did that?), here are some general suggestions for pairing wine (gasp!) with your finger-lickin’ summer picnic. Salads: (with fruit) Try a dry Rosé, Sauvignon Blanc, or Riesling; (with chicken) Chardonnay or Viognier; (with flank steak) Pinot Noir, Malbec, or…
28 Reasons You Should Have a Glass of Wine Tonight
1 You had an AWESOME day. Let’s celebrate! 2 You had a crummy day. Nothing a little wine-ing won’t fix. 3 Your day was fine. But this is your last chance to make it AWESOME! 4 You made it through the day. It’s the little things, right? 5 You seriously need a moment of Zen.…
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