Mar
05
2010
It’s a fact that the sugar and acid levels are 2 of the key elements of creating a good batch and so any adjustments to the process are based on those tests. As you are already aware, the sugar level of your wine is incredibly important as the yeast must feed on it to create the alcohol. The amount of sugar you use will determine the amount of alcohol that will be in the final batch but in order to run these tests you will need a hydrometer.
Feb
20
2010
The Earth Day Food & Wine Festival is a weekend celebration of award-winning, sustainably produced food and wine grown on Californias scenic Central Coast. Enjoy the feature event on Saturday, April 17 and join us for barrel tastings, cooking demonstrations, live music, and vineyard tours throughout the weekend. Organized by the Central Coast Vineyard Team, [...]
Feb
18
2010
Tour Along w/ Adam The Wine Guy to the 2009 Earth Day Food & Wine Festival in Paso Robles, California. Its Monkey Time for the great wine, delicious food, and interesting people along the way.
Feb
13
2010
Are you someone who likes to drink wine? Folks that love wine are incredibly meticulous about what the drink, how it smells and how it tastes. This is the reason wine aerators have become so popular over the past several years. In fact, one of the best-selling aerators is called the Vinturi wine aerator. So what do these things really do? The larger question is whether or not these little greatly promoted gadgets actually do anything extraordinary. On occasion, marketing is over hyped and the thing doesn’t perform. So does this one?
Jan
19
2010
Anyone who likes to buy wine is always looking for the best wine there is. When you buy anything, why settle for less than the best quality you can obtain? For this reason, many people are curious about which wines in the world are absolutely the finest. French wine is certainly one of the best wines in the world. France has led the wine industry in production for many years now too.
Dec
05
2009
Wine has always been a satisfying and enjoyable complement to a lovely meal at a restaurant. Wine tasting in a restaurant is a very rich and rewarding experience. Once you have made your wine selection, there are a number of steps involved in properly tasting the wine that will make the wine tasting experience even more pleasurable.
Dec
02
2009
People around the globe are easily touched when they receive a wine gift, which is a natural present abound Christmas time. Christmas time offers an opportunity for most people to meet and cheer each other with eating and drinking and giving each other presents during these festive days.
Nov
27
2009
We all have raised our wine glasses in a special toast and uttered the words -To Your Health. While we do not throw our wine glasses in the fireplace anymore there is a good deal to be said about the health benefits of wine, both red and white varieties.
Nov
16
2009
Drinking of wine has been long associated with health benefits that can’t be found by any other alcoholic brew. Beer causes all sorts of health problems and is quite simply bad news for your liver and your stomach. Brandy is no better, but wine, wine is the exact opposite. It will truly shield you from several of the ailments that you are predisposed to.
Oct
27
2009
The public first came to know about the significance of Resveratrol after a study on French men, who drink a good amount of red wine, and despite their rich diet, they do not suffer from the illnesses that come with age. It was found out later that Americans of the same age level are trying their best to deal with such illnesses. These studies served as the introduction on how Resveratrol can help us slow down the aging process.
Oct
19
2009
People all over the world are in love with wine. Some might call it an obsession, and rightly so. From wineries to wine of the month clubs, there are so many things to feed the obsession of so many connoisseurs. Even magazines are huge. Due to the tradition of wine goblets, there’s been a great revival of the ancient drinking device in recent years. This is one of the many things that people do when they take their wine drinking seriously.
Oct
14
2009
The terms wine glasses and wine goblets are essentially interchangeable, though the goblet is a more traditional form that was used centuries ago. Unlike today’s typical wine glasses, these were made of other materials.
Sep
22
2009
Wine goblets of all shapes, sizes, and materials have been used for hundreds of years. The oldest European wine glasses with the traditional stem and foot were enamelled and date from the 15th century. The end of the 1500s in Germany saw wine being drunk from decorated covered glasses.
Sep
18
2009
There are a plethora of varied choices that can be made using wine making. You do not need to be an pro to do wine making as there are resources offered for everybody to do their own winemaking. There are kits that are able to be utilized to make wine as well as a lot of books that offer lots of information on winemaking. Home wine making has been practiced for many years and this is how the big wine companies first got started.
Aug
26
2009
Sugar and acid levels are 2 important parts to making a great batch of wine, so adjustments to the process are based on those tests. As you are already aware, the sugar level is critical as the yeast must feed on it to make the alcohol. The amount of sugar that you start your batch with will ultimately determine the level of alcohol that will be in the final batch but in order to run these tests you’ll have to own a hydrometer.
Jun
05
2009
Dallas Wine and Food Festival Rising Stars Chefs’ Contest
Jun
03
2009
Monique Soltani gives us a taste of the Uncorked Wine Festival in San Francisco’s Ghirardelli Square
Jun
02
2009
November 13, 2007 San Diego Wine & Food Festival Premier Tasting event aboard Inspiration Hornblower, San Diego, CAlifornia, Hornblower Cruises & Events.
May
30
2009
This is the official 2008 video from the Las Olas Wine and Food Festival copyrighted by the American Lung Association. Contact Paula Ettline 954-524-4657 or pettline@lungfla.org if you’d like to be a part of the 2009 festival! Premier Beverage presents the Las Olas Wine and Food Festival benefiting the American Lung Association. The event will [...]
May
30
2009
Starship 7:00pm show October 6th, 2006 at Epcot’s Food and Wine Festival. “Heart to Heart” … Epcot Eat to the Beat Food and Wine Festival Starship