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Don't Just Throw You Wine Rack On The Counter!
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Don't Just Throw You Wine Rack On The Counter!
A counter top wine rack is a perfect solution for wine enthusiasts (or wine enthusiasts at heart) looking for a short term storage solution for smalle...
Click Here to Read More About Wine ...
Featured International Wine Items
The FTD Natural Wonders Bouquet - Standard
This garden bouquet displays the bright colors of nature. Arrangement includes orange lilies, purple iris, and dainty white daisies, with pink mini carnations and yellow solidago. All are designed in a whitewash handled basket. Approx. 13H x 13W C2-3434S
Price: 37.99 USD
News about International Wine
Wine with a small carbon footprint (San Jose Mercury News)
Tue, 26 Aug 2008 15:25:02 PDT
One of the aims of the Slow Food movement is to promote food that's locally grown. Why not apply that to wine? I love a lot of imported wines, but when I think about their carbon footprint, it sometimes gives me pause. More wine industry news and multimedia
Simonsig honours old family friend with Mr Borio's Shiraz 2004 (South African Wine News)
Tue, 26 Aug 2008 15:03:02 PDT
Simonsig Estate, renowned for its distinctive red wines, has named its full-bodied Shiraz, Mr. Borio's, in honour of a remarkable friend of the Malan family.
Midwestern Wine Boom
Tue, 26 Aug 2008 08:21:55 PDT
Midwestern Wine Boom By Ratha Tep, Associate Editor Related Categories: Bars, News, Wine I just spent a few days at home in Minnesota, where I was surprised to find the excellent Grateful Palate Airwines 2005 Boarding Pass Shiraz on the list at Beaujo's Wine Bar & Bistro in sleepy Edina, a suburb of the Twin Cities. The bottle's ingenious label, brainchild of wine importer and F&W contributing editor Dan Philips and designer Chuck House, mimics an airline boarding pass. Fittingly, while on
There are problems, and then there are PROBLEMS
Tue, 26 Aug 2008 05:45:03 PDT
August 26, 2008 Uncategorized | Tags: Obama2008 | Oh, sure. One of my doctors is hosting a conference this weekend on immunology and inflammation and because of the Labor Day date absolutely no press will be showing up. I have my six month review at the end of the day today and these reviews are notorious for kicking one’s butt. I still haven’t managed to get to the laundromat since returning from my mom’s 60th birthday celebration and so the laundry, it is overflowing, taking over the bedro
Red wine and steak
Mon, 25 Aug 2008 10:00:54 PDT
For the reward given – cooking steak is probably one of the best things you can do to entertain guests. It’s so easy and there’s really no better accompaniment for steak than red wine. I like to buy a whole Angus fillet and cook it first before cutting it into fillet steaks, this way you can keep the juices and really preserve a lot of the flavour. It also presents a perfect opportunity to do what any male wine millennial, or any male for that matter - likes most… marinade. Like making hot-sau
Wine 101: Intro to Wine, August 23rd
Mon, 25 Aug 2008 07:36:19 PDT
First Flight 1. Pewsey Vale 2006 Riesling, Eden Valley (AS) Second Flight 1. Discovery 2006 Sauvignon Blanc, Marlborough (NZ) 2. Cousino-Macul 2006 Chardonnay, Maipo Valley (CH) Third Flight 1. Maysara 2005 Pinot Noir, McMinnville (OR) 2. Di Majo Norante 2006 Sangiovese, Molise (IT) Fourth Flight 1. Las Rocas 2006 Garnacha, Catalyud (SP) 2. Marquis Philips 2006 Shiraz, South Eastern Australia (AS) Fifth Flight 1. Falesco 2005 Merlot, Umbria (IT) 2. Jardin 2005 Cabernet Sauvignon, S
Learn to Pair Wine With Asian Dishes
Mon, 25 Aug 2008 05:09:17 PDT
Riesling? Gewurztraminer? Australian Shiraz? When to serve each of those wines with what Asian dishes? You’ll learn exactly what wines go with what flavor profiles in Indian, Chinese, Vietnamese and other Asian fare in the 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Oct. 11 class, “Master Food and Wine Pairing” at Le Colonial restaurant in San Francisco. Yours truly ...]
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Don't Just Throw You Wine Rack On The Counter!
A counter top wine rack is a perfect solution for wine enthusiasts (or wine enthusiasts at heart) looking for a short term storage solution for smaller quantities of wine. Not only are they stylish, but they are also available in so many varieties of styles, materials and capacities that there is a counter top wine rack to fit the personal tastes of almost anyone. What most people don?t understand, however is that using a counter top wine rack is not as simple as placing it on a counter and filling it with bottles of wine. If your wine is going to be consumed quickly this might be ok, but if you are looking to store a bottle of wine for even more than a couple of weeks there are a few things which should be kept in mind to help keep your wine tasting it?s best when you pop the cork.
- Temperature: A wine rack should never be placed where it is going to be in close contact with extreme heat, whether it is a counter top wine rack, floor standing or wall mounted. Never place a wine rack near a heater, stove, oven or other appliance that generates heat. Wine that becomes too hot can ?cook? and degrades the wine. On the contrary, some wines should never be store in extreme cold either. For example, a wine rack storing red wine should never be stored near cold drafts.
- Sunlight: can also affect the aging process. It is important to keep wines out of direct sunlight, which is one reason many wines, especially reds, are distributed in tinted bottles. As such, white wines are usually the most susceptible to sunlight. Even though UV rays can still affect and if left long enough ruin, a bottle of wine, if your are using a counter top wine rack for short term storage of wine just keeping the bottles out of direct sunlight will be sufficient.
- Vibration: If storing wines for any length of time it is best to put it in a place where large heavy vibrations will not be occurring. For example in my kitchen I have an under counter washing machine/dryer which tends to vibrate and shake quite a bit when in the spin cycle. It would be unwise of me to put a counter top wine rack on that counter because the vibration from the washing machine would cause the wine to become shaken up and disturb the sediment.
Keeping these three simple factors in mind might initially make it a little more difficult to find the perfect place to put your counter top wine rack, but you will thank yourself for it when you open your first bottle of wine and it tastes perfect!
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International Wine and More
Don't Just Throw You Wine Rack On The Counter!
A counter top wine rack is a perfect solution for wine enthusiasts (or wine enthusiasts at heart) looking for a short term storage solution for smalle...
Click Here to Read More About Wine ...
Featured International Wine Items
The FTD Natural Wonders Bouquet - Standard
This garden bouquet displays the bright colors of nature. Arrangement includes orange lilies, purple iris, and dainty white daisies, with pink mini carnations and yellow solidago. All are designed in a whitewash handled basket. Approx. 13H x 13W C2-3434S
Price: 37.99 USD
News about International Wine
Wine with a small carbon footprint (San Jose Mercury News)
Tue, 26 Aug 2008 15:25:02 PDT
One of the aims of the Slow Food movement is to promote food that's locally grown. Why not apply that to wine? I love a lot of imported wines, but when I think about their carbon footprint, it sometimes gives me pause. More wine industry news and multimedia
Simonsig honours old family friend with Mr Borio's Shiraz 2004 (South African Wine News)
Tue, 26 Aug 2008 15:03:02 PDT
Simonsig Estate, renowned for its distinctive red wines, has named its full-bodied Shiraz, Mr. Borio's, in honour of a remarkable friend of the Malan family.
Midwestern Wine Boom
Tue, 26 Aug 2008 08:21:55 PDT
Midwestern Wine Boom By Ratha Tep, Associate Editor Related Categories: Bars, News, Wine I just spent a few days at home in Minnesota, where I was surprised to find the excellent Grateful Palate Airwines 2005 Boarding Pass Shiraz on the list at Beaujo's Wine Bar & Bistro in sleepy Edina, a suburb of the Twin Cities. The bottle's ingenious label, brainchild of wine importer and F&W contributing editor Dan Philips and designer Chuck House, mimics an airline boarding pass. Fittingly, while on
There are problems, and then there are PROBLEMS
Tue, 26 Aug 2008 05:45:03 PDT
August 26, 2008 Uncategorized | Tags: Obama2008 | Oh, sure. One of my doctors is hosting a conference this weekend on immunology and inflammation and because of the Labor Day date absolutely no press will be showing up. I have my six month review at the end of the day today and these reviews are notorious for kicking one’s butt. I still haven’t managed to get to the laundromat since returning from my mom’s 60th birthday celebration and so the laundry, it is overflowing, taking over the bedro
Red wine and steak
Mon, 25 Aug 2008 10:00:54 PDT
For the reward given – cooking steak is probably one of the best things you can do to entertain guests. It’s so easy and there’s really no better accompaniment for steak than red wine. I like to buy a whole Angus fillet and cook it first before cutting it into fillet steaks, this way you can keep the juices and really preserve a lot of the flavour. It also presents a perfect opportunity to do what any male wine millennial, or any male for that matter - likes most… marinade. Like making hot-sau
Wine 101: Intro to Wine, August 23rd
Mon, 25 Aug 2008 07:36:19 PDT
First Flight 1. Pewsey Vale 2006 Riesling, Eden Valley (AS) Second Flight 1. Discovery 2006 Sauvignon Blanc, Marlborough (NZ) 2. Cousino-Macul 2006 Chardonnay, Maipo Valley (CH) Third Flight 1. Maysara 2005 Pinot Noir, McMinnville (OR) 2. Di Majo Norante 2006 Sangiovese, Molise (IT) Fourth Flight 1. Las Rocas 2006 Garnacha, Catalyud (SP) 2. Marquis Philips 2006 Shiraz, South Eastern Australia (AS) Fifth Flight 1. Falesco 2005 Merlot, Umbria (IT) 2. Jardin 2005 Cabernet Sauvignon, S
Learn to Pair Wine With Asian Dishes
Mon, 25 Aug 2008 05:09:17 PDT
Riesling? Gewurztraminer? Australian Shiraz? When to serve each of those wines with what Asian dishes? You’ll learn exactly what wines go with what flavor profiles in Indian, Chinese, Vietnamese and other Asian fare in the 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Oct. 11 class, “Master Food and Wine Pairing” at Le Colonial restaurant in San Francisco. Yours truly ...]
Wine Importers
Summer Wine
Wines | Zinfandel Grape
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