Do you wonder what you call a wine glass or which one you should pick for which wine choice. If you do, then you might be interested in this information on 'drink-ware.'
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For the Wine and Spirits enthusiast, there are a variety of Wine tasting Classes that are taught both locally and on the internet. We found these classes to be at all levels and all varieties. There are several classes for people new to wine.
Filed under Cooking, Getting Started With Wine, Wine Classes, Wine History, Wine Storage, Wine Tasting by on May 18th, 2009. Comment.
If you are experiencing headaches from red wine, you will be interested to know that it may be the histamine in the wine instead of an allergy to red wine. Red wine has a higher concentration of histamines than white wine does. Red wine contains 20- to 200-fold more histamine than white wine. Histamine-induced headache is a vascular headache, and nitric oxide probably plays a role in its causation. If you know this is an issue for you, then you can reduce the headache impact on you by taking an anti-histamine before you drink the red wine.
Filed under Cooking, Getting Started With Wine, Wine & Food Pairings, Wine Gifts, Wine Storage by on Jul 18th, 2008. 2 Comments.
It's holiday time and you can bet that wine events will run the gamut this season. Many people feel intimidated by the idea of not knowing what to do at a wine tasting event and so they decide to avoid the event instead of risk going to something unfamiliar. Don't miss out on the festivities this year simply because you don't know what to do at a gathering for wine sampling. Besides a great opportunity to learn you'll be missing all the fun if you do! We were afraid at first too, but got hold of these simple tips and there was no turning back after that!
Read more on Going To A Wine Tasting-Things You'll Want To Know…
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After mentioning the fact that I have a slight allergy to the sulfites in red wine and that it has affected our wine choices and our participation as wine enthusiasts to a certain degree. This post is an attempt to help people understand what sulfites are and how they may be able to either substitute or seek out alternatives to their wine drinking so that they are not discouraged. I simply decided that a slight allergy would not hold me back from learning about something that was both intriguing and interesting.
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If you were not brought up in a family that drinks wine then you may have began drinking wine as an adult – Just as we did. For us, it was a decision we made because it helped us mingle in social situations, we enjoyed it with our meals and we learned that there were some potential health benefits (you are on your own with this one – I have a slight allergy to sulfites so our research was a bit more involved in this area and included conversations with doctors. You may want to do the same as we are not doctors-nor do we claim to be!).
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