by Eric Flores | Apr 11, 2019 | Residential Wine Racks, Wine Cellar, Wine Lifestyle
Corked, heat damage and other flaws in your wine to watch out for by Gus Clemens for San Angelo Standard-Times Admit it, you experience a flutter of dread when you open a bottle of wine, especially one not familiar to you or one you’ve held for extended time....
by Eric Flores | Apr 11, 2019 | Contemporary Wine Cellar, Custom Wine Cellar, Wine Cellar, Wine Lifestyle
The Best Budget-Friendly Bottles to Start a Wine Cellar in 2019 Originally on WineEnthusiast Some wine drinkers tend to be intimidated by the concept of collecting because it’s been cast as a pursuit exclusively for the wealthy who can afford to buy bottles...
by Eric Flores | Apr 11, 2019 | Wine Lifestyle
Beginner’s guide to tasting wine by Andrew Jefford for Decanter Dear Taster, So, you’re off; you’ve begun. You’ve discovered wine’s fascination. You’re thirsty for flavours, knowledge, understanding. I remember the early days well: the intensity of those...
by Eric Flores | Apr 10, 2019 | Politics and Wine, Wine History, Wine Lifestyle
‘Let us adore and drink!’ A brief history of wine and religion by Robert Fuller for The Conversation In a letter to the Abbe Morellet in 1779, Benjamin Franklin mused that the strategic location of the elbow is proof that God desires us to drink wine. After...
by Eric Flores | Apr 10, 2019 | Wine Cellar, Wine History, Wine Industry, Wine Lifestyle, Wine Regions
The 10K Race Through the World’s Largest Wine Cellar Original from WineSpectator We’re plenty familiar with the urge to run to the wine cellar, but what about running inside of one—for miles? On Jan. 20, more than 350 wine-loving runners (or...
by Eric Flores | Apr 10, 2019 | Wine Lifestyle
How to read a wine label: The 7 essential things to look for Originally on vincarta.com As the saying goes: always read your wine label before popping the cork. Okay, so maybe we made that one up, but would you buy groceries without reading the label? Or order...
by Eric Flores | Apr 10, 2019 | Wine Lifestyle
What is Oxidation Doing to My Wine? by Tammie Teclemariam for WineEnthusiast If you’ve ever revisited an opened bottle of wine left out too long, you may notice it’s slightly brown and smells like pennies and vinegar. Such are the destructive effects of...
by Eric Flores | Apr 10, 2019 | Contemporary Wine Cellar, Custom Wine Cellar, Wine Cellar, Wine Industry, Wine Lifestyle
When to Open a Bottle: Aging Wine Without the Anxiety Originally by Eric Asimov for The New York Times Aging wine is an act of hope and optimism, laced with fear and dread. You dearly want to be rewarded by a bottle that matures from awkward, inarticulate...