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Learn how to taste tannin in wine by developing your palate. I added black tea to red wine and compared it to a control wine which was a Syrah from Sicily. This experiment focuses on the wine characteristic of tannin. Materials for the experiment: Dry red wine 1 bag of black tea Steep the tea

Our harvest report is in: One word can describe this year’s crush: compact. About 85% of the 2014 vintage fruit was harvested over a span of just 21 days (September 2-23). Harvest 2014 may end on the day that crush would usually start in a typical year. 2013 was an early harvest, and this vintage

Natural Wine is a term widely used but rarely defined. In Part 2 of our series, Frank Cornelissen, growing and venting on Mount Etna in Sicily offers his definition of the term and insists that it goes beyond simply not using sulfites in the cellar. He addresses the problem in Italy where many wine shops

2019 Sensi Delcampo Chianti DOCG, Tuscany, Italy On this episode, Carolyn Evans-Hammond shares a Chianti, made in the classic style by a family that has been tending vines in that region since 1890—so they know a thing or two about making truly-Tuscan wines. Ask your retailer about this wine today. Carolyn Evans-Hammond is a seasoned

Have you ever wanted to know the right way to taste wine? Shadow and Jason are here to remedy that thirst for knowledge by introducing you to the basics of true wine tasting. Wether you want to impress friends and family, or just want to learn something new, this video will quench that desire!

An alcoholic beverage that has been made since 3000 BC, passed on from our ancestors to us, has undergone a lot of transformation, hard work and never ending love from the people yet there’s so much more to explore about wines. The ones who don’t know, I’m also a sommelier who loves understanding wines ????

Meet our wine consultant, Kelvin McCabe. Check out his top tasting tips.

Learn how to infuse oil with Jordan Winery Executive Chef Todd Knoll’s Infused Olive Oil Recipe. These tips and techniques for homemade citrus oil and Asian oil are perfect for vinaigrette dressing or drizzling over fish to finish a main course. Infused oils also make for great gift ideas, dinner party table decorations or place

German Pfalz Riesling, Italan Friuli Venezia Juila Malvasia, Australian Eden Valley Riesling, Geogian Qvevri(Amphora) Mitsvane, and Greek Santori Assyrtiko. Which ones will win the medals in our light weight white wine Olympics the final? -Wineking’s instagram: jay.wineking Peter Koff’s curated wine selection is in the following link: https://www.greatwine2u.com/ Life is too short for bad wines.

In this video we talk about taste and the after taste with wine. WINE TASTING EVENTS WITH CONCEPT FINE WINES The following events are designed to be light-hearted, fun and enjoyable, with the right balance between this and learning about wine, whisky etc. Perfect whatever the occasion : whether you want to get a group

Erich Bradley of Sojourn Cellars grapples with Sonoma’s intense weather and unforgiving terrain to find the best Pinot Noir on Earth.

What is Touriga Nacional? Touriga Nacional is an important red grape for the Portuguese wine industry. Originally from the Doa region it is also grown widely in the Duoro. Sara Dionisio of Casa de Mouraz describes the grape’s qualities both on the vine and in the bottle. Sara talked to Ask a Winemaker at Red

Welcome to Carolyn’s Tasting Room, an event series here at AccessLuxuryTV where you can taste exciting wines with wine critic Carolyn Evans-Hammond. Join in, and discover for yourself that you don’t need to spend a lot to get a great tasting wine. You just need to know which bottle to buy!   Tonight, we bring

Head to https://top100.winespectator.com/ for more on our Top 100 of 2018!

Jordan Winery’s baker Cristina Valencia shares some new twists on classic pumpkin desserts. Cristina teaches you how to create pumpkin pie mousse and mini pumpkin rolls for fall meals–including plating suggestions for dinner parties. For recipes, please visit http://blog.jordanwinery.com/2011/11/pumpkin-desserts-reinvented-and-other-sweet-recipes-for-the-holidays/.

What is Zinfandel? Winemaker Fred Scherrer, whose family first planted Zin in the Alexander Valley in the late 1890’s talks about the red and blue fruits that this grape can have, as well as the sort of foods that he likes to eat with Zinfandel. See all of our Wine Education 101 on grapes varieties

I speak to the founders of the new home wine tasting company Emerging Vines and find out the basics of wine tasting. For more information on Emerging Vines, check out their website: www.emergingvines.co.uk or read our latest blog post: http://www.thedevonfoodie.com/wine-tasting-basics/

Randy Lewis of Lewis Cellars brings the 2016 Top 10 tastings to an emotional close at the 2017 Wine Experience with a tribute to his late wife and partner, Debbie, and a discussion with Wine Spectator’s James Laube on the keys to Cabernet success.

2020 Calmel & Joseph Villa Blanche Chardonnay, Roussillon, France On this episode, Carolyn Evans-Hammond shares a Chardonnay from a respected negociant in the Languedoc-Roussillon region in the south of France. It evokes the Mediterranean lifestyle with its relaxed pace and easy elegance. Ask your retailer about this wine today. Carolyn Evans-Hammond is a seasoned wine

At the cult Napa Cabernet producer, winemaker Cory Empting shares how vineyard conditions improve from planting new rows of grapevines.