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Concrete in Winemaking?

Posted by Peter Koff MW on 2nd Nov 2018

Concrete has been used for many in years in winemaking, for fermentation, blending and aging. I remember when I first became interested in wine in South Africa, standing in a winery where punch dow … read more

Blind Tasting, not just a parlor game!

Posted by Peter Koff MW on 24th Oct 2018

Blind tasting wine is fun, a great deal of fun! But is it only a geeky parlor game?Blind tasting is a sensory and intellectual exercise, in which tasters attempt to identify everything about a wine … read more

Does wine dry out?

Posted by Jay Lee and edited by Peter Koff MW on 22nd Oct 2018

When salespeople at a wine shop recommend a bottle of wine, they always say; ‘This wine is fruity.’ So, you may already be immune to hearing about a wine’s fruitiness. However, sometimes they recomm … read more

It takes a long time to make great wine!

Posted by Peter Koff MW on 19th Oct 2018

There is no absolute definition of great wine. We like to believe we know it when we taste it and certainly, very experienced tasters will have a very good level of consensus as to the greatness of … read more

The darker a wine is, the better it is?

Posted by Jay Lee on 12th Oct 2018

Want to taste a dark wine with soft and gentle body?Click on the bottle below.Selected by Peter Koff MW.Want to receive complimentary educational posts via email?Please subscribe below.Copyright © … read more