If you want a place that captures the quintessential points of Andalucian culture, Seville is the city for you. An intense and passionate way of life seems like the only natural way to live here. Between bullfighting and flamenco, the two biggest Andalucian traditions, the scent of oranges fills the air as you stroll around the narrow, medieval lanes. Seville is home to the most passionate Semana Santa, the Easter [ Read More ]
Red wine is an exquisite beverage. Kings have been feasting on great wines for many years and our opportunity to taste the style of kings is not to be taken lightly. Today the world of wine is more evolved than ever. Beyond the Old World wine regions such as France’s regions there are new wild wine making regions that put an end to France’s monopole. California red wine is by [ Read More ]
Wine making is a popular activity among wine lovers. The satisfaction you get when you successfully grow your own grapes and make your own wine is unexplainable. Needless to say, most wine lovers who get started in winemaking never grow tired or bored with it. The process of wine making is a complex one, with many pitfalls awaiting the inexperienced. Whether you should buy a wine kit from the local [ Read More ]
Banrock Station has had serious drawbacks during the past 2 centuries. Situated in South Australia, roughly 200km north east from the Adelaide at the Kingston-on-Murray. The people are known to have maintained a close and beneficiary relationship with the environment thus creating a stable wine making system. However beginning with the 1800s Europeans have settled in the region. Their concepts of agriculture have led to a fierce decline in the [ Read More ]
Wine storage is something that you either do right, or don’t do at all. To be able to cellar wine effectively you must have unadorned stable conditions. If you don’t take care so that your hard earned french wine bottles sit in proper conditions you are prone to open the door to a disaster. There aren’t many houses that have a real wine cellar, however people usually go with purpose-built [ Read More ]
Today the world of wine revolves around two major types of producers. First you have the Old World which consists of France, Italy, Germany and the like. Then you have the New World with New Zealand, South Africa and California. All are among the best in the world. California is a state that has had a troubled past regarding red and white wine making. A series of vine diseases that [ Read More ]
We’re all here because we love how well food and wine compliment each other. The chemistry between them is wonderful. Of all the types of food we all live to enjoy, it’s safe to say there are not many dishes that go better with wine than plain good cheese. Actually the possibilities of pairing different cheeses (hundreds of types of great cheeses) and different wines (thousands of types of wines) [ Read More ]
Most wine aficionados start their experience trying out different foods with different wines. After a while they show some more interest and participate in a few wine tastings. Then as they gather even more experience they start to really understand the purpose of wine and go back to food and wine pairings with a new attitude. This time it’s here to stay. After all wine is meant to be drunk [ Read More ]
Wine and cooking, what a wonderful concept. While this isn’t exactly food and wine pairing, it’s still a combination of food and wine. Besides there are many dishes that are great with wine. The truth is that food and wine compliment each other so well that in almost any form possible you can get marvelous results. Before we get into the actual forms of wine cooking let’s talk a bit [ Read More ]
Taste has always been a sort of an enigma for mankind. It is scientifically the least understood sensory mechanism. Now, when you try to juggle with tastes in order to create a feeling, the term “fine art” is an understatement. The purpose here is to accentuate a feeling or to diminish it. The key question is: Who is the focus point? Is it the food or is it the wine? [ Read More ]