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How much wine is appropriate to pour in a glass? How can you avoid drips? What does it mean to “prime” a glass? These questions and more are answered in this 2-minute tutorial! Introductory offer: Subscribe to Wine Spectator for just $12! https://winesp.ec/2JTLzy1 Explore Wine Spectator’s free newsletters: https://winesp.ec/3mJ3XIl
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German Winemaker Dr Ernst Loosen provides a quick guide to understanding German wine labels by understanding the logic behind the names of places, grapes and ripeness levels. See all of our videos with Dr. Ernst Loosen: Subscribe to Ask a Winemaker for hundreds more wine videos: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=askawinemaker Have a question for a winemaker? Post it
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Have some leftover wine from your last dinner party? It would be a shame to let it go to waste—and you don’t have to! Learn the best ways to store leftover wine and the most important preservation factors to keep in mind in this quick tutorial. Explore Wine Spectator’s free newsletters: https://winesp.ec/34F23lD Introductory offer: Subscribe
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Stumped on how to wrap a bottle of wine you’re gifting for the holidays? We’ve got you covered with 3 creative ways to give your gift a personal touch. Introductory offer: Subscribe to Wine Spectator for just $12! https://winesp.ec/2JTLzy1 Explore Wine Spectator’s free newsletters: https://winesp.ec/3oFZmbu
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In this wine education video, Jordan Winery Viticulturist Brent Young explains why specific hillside vineyard blocks of Cabernet Sauvignon have been changed to Petit Verdot and Malbec through field grafting grapevines. Watch the different methods of grapevine grafting and how field grafting of grapevines at Jordan Winery uses vine cuttings to change grape varieties without
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Wikipedia defines Degrees Brix (symbol °Bx) as: the sugar content of an aqueous solution. One degree Brix is 1 gram of sucrose in 100 grams of solution and represents the strength of the solution as percentage by weight (% w/w). If the solution contains dissolved solids other than pure sucrose, then the °Bx only approximates
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Jancis Robinson, editor of the Oxford Companion to Wine, takes us step by step through how a professional tastes a wine and writes their tasting notes. Using a classic red burgundy, she demonstrates what to look for – covering the colour, clarity, aroma and taste of the wine. http://ukcatalogue.oup.com/product/9780198705383.do Jancis Robinson OBE and Master of
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What even is decanting? Why do we do it? How does it work? Which wines should be decanted, and for how long? Why haven’t you clicked the play button yet?! Introductory offer: Subscribe to Wine Spectator for just $12! https://winesp.ec/2JTLzy1 Explore Wine Spectator’s free newsletters: https://winesp.ec/3mDO9Xi
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Here’s my DIY greenery garland table runner with step-by-step instructions for making this elegant garland table runner and its colorful, mini flower bouquets. Whether you’re hosting a wedding reception, a romantic dinner party or holiday meals like Thanksgiving and Christmas, your guests will love this natural and simple centerpiece! ____ Visit https://winecountrytable.com/entertain/tablescapes/how-to-make-eucalyptus-greenery-garland-table-runner for full instructions.
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Winemaker Fred Scherrer of the Scherrer Winery discusses the terroir of the Russian River Valley and Sonoma Coast Appelations in California, and talks about how the two can taste different. This question came from Steven Rigisich of Pinot Days. Sound and video quality has increased dramatically at Ask a Winemaker, but we love these old
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