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Category: Wine 101

Getting up to Speed with Wine Terms

Are you daunted by the hundreds of wine terms out there? I know I am. When people talk about the...

Why Are Histamines and Wine Sometimes a Problem?

Histamines and Wine: Why the Problem?

At my wine tasting last night, one of the tasters said that her nose started running after drinking the Cabernet....

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Choosing the Right Decanter for You

We’ve all been taught that a decanter will make your wine taste better. But how much better? And which decanter...

Perfect Wine Serving Temperature

The perfect wine serving temperature is the temperature where the wine tastes the best to you. Pretty simple. Right? Well,...

How Does Acidity Play into Wine Pairing?

We grew up learning that red wine goes with meat while white wine goes with fish. Over the years, we...

Improving Our Wine Tasting Skills – Revisited

Over the years, I’ve written a number of articles on improving our wine tasting skills, including Fine Tuning Your Wine...

Pairing Wine with Dessert

I hope you had a fantastic Halloween. I thought this holiday was as good an occasion as any to test...

How Do You Determine the Best Wine Tasting Order

You’re having friends over for a rollicking evening of wine tasting. Each person or couple is bringing their favorite bottle....

Wine Mythology – Written by Alex Reble

This week, I’m delighted to share WineShop At Home winemaker Alex Reble’s blog on wine mythology. Alex does a great...

How to Figure out When a Wine Is at its Peak

How often do you try a wine and say to yourself, I bet that will be better in a year...