Wine and Spirits

California Wine and Spirits


Whisk It All Out! – An Overall Guide to Whiskey
Whisk It All Out! – An Overall Guide to Whiskey

Unless you’re one of the few nice people around who hasn’t even savored a of liquor in their whole lives, chances are that you’re at least marginally familiar of the drink whiskey.


Khieng Chho - May 26, 2006

Wine - Red or White - How to Make 130 Litres
Wine - Red or White - How to Make 130 Litres
wine making at home

Wine is great, made for centuries all over the world; from the days of the ancient Greeks up to the modern day; versions we now can buy in cardboard boxes to very shapely bottles, produced to sell what is inside.


Michael Russell - May 11, 2006

Raise Your Beer Mug to the World or How to Say Cheers! In Zulu
Raise Your Beer Mug to the World or How to Say Cheers! In Zulu

The Moguls did it. So did the Vikings. “A mouth of a perfectly happy man is filled with beer. After coining that phrase, you don’t think this anonymous Egyptian from 2200 BC kept it to himself.


By Heather Moffat - Apr 05, 2006

Syrah and... the Sex Appeal?
Syrah and... the Sex Appeal?

It is a well established standard practice to apply all sorts of descriptors wine that go well beyond simply describing the taste, aroma, and texture. Indeed it has become somewhat of a tradition to characterize wines with such adjectives as bold, timid,


David M Roberts - Mar 06, 2006

What is True Ice Wine?
What is True Ice Wine?
Frozen grapes on the vine.

One would expect ice wine to have a long history in winemaking, but it does not. In fact, ice wine has only been around for about 200 years. The prevailing theory of its “birth” centers on a German winemaker who was surprised by an early frost.


Stephan Schindler - Feb 15, 2006

How to Properly Store Your Leftover Wine
How to Properly Store Your Leftover Wine

The moment you pull that cork, wine comes in contact with air. And once that happens, the oxidation process begins.


Ed Gandia - Jan 20, 2006

Beer, Wine, and Your Bones
Beer, Wine, and Your Bones

This is great news for beer lovers.


Michele Webb - Jan 03, 2006

What Wine Goes With Turkey?
What Wine Goes With Turkey?

"Which wine goes with turkey" is a question that comes up often during the holiday season.


Scott Campanella - Dec 21, 2005

The Major Flavor Components in Wine
The Major Flavor Components in Wine

There are only a few flavors your tongue is actually capable of tasting in wine, yet the overall impression of a wine in your mouth is much more complex than the four simple flavors of salty, sweet, bitter, and sour.


Michael Briggs - Nov 23, 2005

A Taste of Australian Wine: Shiraz
A Taste of Australian Wine: Shiraz

This is Australia’s highest profile wine style, and arguably its best red wine.


Gavin Trott - Oct 28, 2005

Welcome to Madera Wine Country
Welcome to Madera Wine Country
A Wine Trail Weekend event at Quady Winery

Come get to know the family wineries that have have put Madera Wine Country on the map.


Dan Carter - Oct 12, 2005

A 'Sideways' Look at Merlot & Pinot

"If anyone orders Merlot, I'm leaving. I am not drinking any f-g Merlot." This was by far the most memorable line in the whole movie for me, stated by wine snob Miles.
Sandi Marques - Sep 28, 2005

Westbrook Wine Farms
Westbrook Wine Farms
Westbrook Wine Farms

Westbrook Wine Farm in O’Neal’s, California is a vineyard and winery in the Sierra Foothills of eastern Madera County near the southern entrance of Yosemite National Park and Bass Lake. Located on only forty acres at 1800 feet, Westbrook is a mountain vin


Vera Jones - Aug 31, 2005
 

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