By Ron Senn
I have enjoyed a good glass of table wine many times with my meals. Wine tasting parties have always been a favorite pastime, especially when combined with cheese. No, I am not from Wisconsin so I do not rate a “cheese head hat”. Recently, after a pleasant dinner party with good friends, I [...]

 By Patrick J Harper
It comes as a surprise to many amateur wine lovers that critics aren’t necessarily born with an innate ability to discern the quality or virtue of a wine. In fact, with appropriate application, time and practice anyone can become proficient at wine tasting. Let’s be honest…there are certainly worse things we could [...]

Making wine is a real art form that can change how you see the world and the people in it. You and your creativity will be contained in every bottle of wine you produce. Making wine from home is a fun hobby, not to mention delicious wines can be produced for just pennies on the dollar. Most people believe wine making is complex, but it’s not as hard as you may think. Wine making dates back centuries and people all over the world still engage in it today. Wine making can be summed up in six steps:

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.

The most important part of wine tasting is the shape of the wine glasses. Wine glasses create the balance of flavor needed to fully appreciate the tasting experience. A wine glass was made with the shape they have for very specific reasons.

Paso Robles wine tasting with Vihuela at the Atascadero Wine Festival

Every year Sonoma Valley has a barrel tasting festival, “Savor Sonoma.” People from all over the world come to share in the experience. Twenty different wineries participate in the festival. The agenda: compare the barreled wine to the bottled wine, consume mouth-watering aperitifs, create new friendships and book a plane ticket for next year’s event.

www.FreeWinemakingBook.com Homemade wine is just as good as storebought or wine served at a restaurant and here is proof! We Went to “Up the Creek” in Vail, located right on Gore Creek (one of the best restaurants at the mountain), and substituted a bottle of homemade wine for the…

A wine tasting tour is one of the best ways to learn more about wine.

Today, many individuals hosts wine tasting parties to celebrate the wonderful beverage that is wine. More people are throwing parties like these to introduce others who haven’t experienced the flavors of good wines. Yet, what if you don’t know how to taste wine? Surely you wouldn’t want to be the laughing stock at the party just because you don’t know how to taste wine properly. So, here are some basics on how to taste wine.