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Category: Wine 101

The History of Wine

Today, I decided to do some research on the history of wine. There are hundreds of sites with information, and...

Wine Folly's Famous Wine Blends Infographic

The Truth About Blended Wines

I remember way back when hearing that blended wines (wines with more than one grape) were always inferior. The good...

Wine Folly's Color Chart

The Four Steps of Wine Tasting

How can you improve your wine-tasting experience? By using the four steps of wine tasting.  

Winery Waste, or Pumace

Finding a Life or Two for Winery Waste

Did you know that about 20 percent of what goes into winemaking comes out as winery waste? Grape skins, seeds...

Helping People Become Red Wine Drinkers

Last week I talked about helping non-wine drinkers become wine drinkers. Today my focus is on helping white wine drinkers...

Have You Ever Heard of Hyper Decanting?

Wine Folly hit a home run with their article on three ways to decant wine, including hyper decanting. Madeline Puckette’s...

Old Wines vs. New Wines

Several months ago, I wrote an article called “Figuring Out the Age of the Wine with a Blind Tasting” where...

Is It Bad to Mix Alcohols?

Yesterday, I was talking to a friend who told me that it’s bad to mix alcohols. I said that I...

Exploring the Book Red Wine

A few weeks ago, I was lucky enough to get a mystery package in the mail. It was a book...

Figuring Out the Age of the Wine with a Blind Tasting

Most people love blind tastings. It’s a ton of fun to explore the smells and tastes of unknown wines to...