Wine and the art of wine making has been part of human culture for eons. Indeed, archaeological evidence suggests that the earliest wine production came from sites in Georgia and Iran, dating from 6000 to 5000 BC. Evidence of the earliest European wine production has been uncovered at archaeological sites in Macedonia, dated to 6,500 years ago. Traces of wine dating from the second and first millennium BC have also been found in China. The history...
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Friday, March 16, 2012
Minerality in Wine
I Tried 3 Rocks So That You Don’t Have To.
Today I understand minerality in wine by going directly to the source. What does chalk, river stone and slate actually taste like? Learn the definition of minerality in wine and see if wine sommeliers and wine experts are full of... chalk.
That Rock Looks Delicious from Madeline Puckette on Vimeo.
Slate Minerality in Wine
Slate...
- Wednesday, July 27, 2011
How to Host Your Own Wine Tasting
I find myself slightly envious of those who live downtown, surrounded by an endless supply of restaurants, patios, and other potential dining opportunities. Need a glass of wine? Just text a friend and hook-up in, say 20 minutes at the bistro around the corner. On occasion though, even these folks ask themselves: What would it take to host a wine tasting in my own home?
I’ll...
- Sunday, February 27, 2011
The Oenophile's Guide to Grape Sex
Wine grapes have been sex-starved for centuries to satisfy our palates.
So keep that stem to yourself, Mr. Merlot. Only viticulturists get to touch the likes of luscious Ruby Cabernet. Otherwise, a wine’s flavour can be dramatically altered when plant nookie occurs naturally in fields from Bordeaux to the Niagara region.
That abstinence has been great for the discriminating...
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