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Australian Wines

By On September 15, 2011 · Leave a Comment

Australia’s wine industry has boomed in the past ten years. Employers have had to triple their staff numbers to cope with the demand for Aussie wine. Considering the lower average national population of Australia, compared to say the United States or even South Africa, 30,000 (2001) workers is pretty high.

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The Harmony between Wine and Food

By On July 22, 2011 · Leave a Comment

Wine is a social drink which should be enjoyed in the company of friends and .. food.

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Rare Varietals Cure Wine Boredom

By On July 9, 2011 · Leave a Comment

The future of the Australian wine industry will be shaped by a group of innovative grapegrowers and winemakers who are busily experimenting with new varieties in new regions.

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Ideal Wine Temperature

By On June 10, 2011 · Leave a Comment

The ideal temperature to store wines is between 55ºF and 58ºF (13ºC–15ºC).
However, any temperature between 40º–65ºF (5º–18ºC) will suffice as long as it
remains constant.
The degree and the speed of the temperature change are critical. A gradual change
of a few degrees between summer and winter won’t matter. The [...]

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Start Your Wine Cellar The Right Way

By On May 28, 2011 · Leave a Comment

One of the great joys of wine is to be able to select a bottle from your own cellar,
perhaps one that you’ve been storing for some years, draw the cork and enjoy it
with friends. You can marvel at the changes brought on by maturity and, as a bonus,
you can [...]

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An Introduction to Wine

By On May 16, 2011 · Leave a Comment

What is wine?

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Tempranillo’s Role As A New Varietal Wine In Australia

By On April 7, 2011 · Leave a Comment

Tempranillo is the premium red wine grape variety from the Rioja region in Spain. It is now challenging Sangiovese as the up and coming star of the red varietal wine scene in Australia.

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Choosing a Wine Gift Basket

By On January 19, 2011 · Leave a Comment

During the holiday season, most of us are in a frantic search for presents for loved ones and friends. Next time, instead of the usual hassle of selecting a gift which will suit him or her, try sending a wine gift basket instead. Wine gift basketsare a perfect present for both men and women and [...]

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Australia Is More Than Jacobs Creek

By On January 16, 2011 · Leave a Comment

The Jacobs Creek Brand of wines have taken the world by storm. And so they should. They are excellent Australian wines which are consistently good. They have clearly won the battle for everyday wines at their particular price range.

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Counting Carbs With Wine

By On September 28, 2010 · Leave a Comment

The recent health claims that wines have antioxidants in them that may block free radicals, prevent heart disease, cancer, and other conditions associated with aging seems to have some validity. Polyphenol, catechin, and cholesterol-reducing resveratrol are found predominately in red wines in various degrees. One suggestion as to why some of these antioxidants are present [...]

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Using Cooking Wine

By On July 6, 2010 · Leave a Comment

Cooking wine is sort of a holdover from prohibition. People who grew up thinking Alcohol is Evil didn’t want to have any in their homes. But they wanted those delicious flavors in cooking. Cooking wine seemed to be a reasonable compromise.

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Red Wine Compound May Extend Life

By On May 15, 2010 · Leave a Comment

Good news! A recent study suggested that resveratrol, a red wine compound, may extend our life.

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A Private Owners Guide to Bottling Fine Whisky

By On March 15, 2010 · Leave a Comment

The majority of private owners of whisky casks are looking for an assessment of their options. The purpose of this article is to help answer questions that private owners may have about bottling their whisky casks.

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The Mystery of Decanting

By On February 25, 2010 · Leave a Comment

Decanting is a strange word to many people. Some do not even know what it means exactly. Taking the sophistication out of it, decanting literally means pouring the wine from the bottle to a special glass container. This is done in order to expose the wine to oxygen and enrich it.

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Pairing Food and Wine is a Matter of Taste

By On February 3, 2010 · Leave a Comment

First off let me say that I am in no way a wine snob. I do not believe that there is an ultimate right and wrong way to pair wine with food. It all boils down to your personal taste and the tastes of your guests. Most people like to pair white wines with white [...]

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The Harmony Between Food and Wine

By On May 20, 2012 · Leave a Comment

Wine is a social drink which should be enjoyed in the company of friends and .. food.

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