Expert wine tips
Are they rules for pairing wine and food? Is there a way to test a wine’s acidity? With these tips, you will be thinking like a professional sommelier in no time. Learn how to smell wine, to taste it, to recognize tannins and flavours, to use the right glasses, to buy the right bottle without spending a fortune.
Aleatico di Gradoli, a sweet surprise
Aleatico di Gradoli is a sweet red-wine of the Lazio wine region of central western Italy. Introduced in 1972, this DOC title was among the earlier Lazio DOCs, of which there are now more than 25. T Conforming to the naming pattern of so many Italian DOC titles,...
Asprinio and pizza, the perfect match
The perfect mach for pizza Margherita, that was invented in Naples in honour of italian queen Margherita, cant be but a local wine of Campania. And as ths pizza has a lot of mozzarella cheese (better if done with fiordilatte) it has to be a white wine. Campania many...
How to start your wine collection
If you are interested in collecting wine,do not try to collect high value wines if you are struggling to pay your rent.The cost of collecting does not stop at the initial purchase. You need to invest in proper storage, insurance, documentation, security. Hopefully...
How to look at wine, how to smell it, how to buy it
How to look at wine The first step in tasting a wine happens before you actually taste the wine. When the wine is first poured into your glass — before swirling it, smelling it, or sipping it — just look at it. The reason you look at the wine is to get a sense of its...