Archive for the ‘Vinopedia’ Category

How To Visit Piedmont’s Barolo Wineries In Italy: Amazing Wines And Hospitality

How To Visit Piedmont’s Barolo Wineries In Italy: Amazing Wines And Hospitality by Margaret Cowan
There you are standing in awe in a vineyard on a hillside in Piedmont’s Barolo wine country in northwest Italy. Series of gentle green hills, covered in vineyards, hazelnut trees, forests and fields, some topped with little towns and medieval castles, [...]

The Glossary of Wine Terms

Author: Muna wa Wanjiru
Acetic: This is what happens when the wine is exposed to air. It develops a vinegary taste or smell.
Acidity: All wines contain some level of acid. The acid level needs to be in a proper balance with the other components and fruits in the wine so that you should be able to [...]

Judging Wine Made Easy

Author: Michael Hutchins
O.K., O.K., so you want to “hold your own” vs your wine snob friends when it comes to evaluating wine. Trust me, evaluating wine is not the “rocket science” that some of your connoisseur buddies would lead you to believe. However, learning some basic terminology and understanding wine characteristics will help you in [...]

Buying Chilean Wine

Author: Louise Truswell
If up and coming winemakers, a fantastic range of wines and great value are your thing, look no further - Chilean wine is for you.
Great Value Wines
Following in the footsteps of the Australians who made their mark on the sub £5 market, Chilean wine production has shot through the roof in recent years. [...]

A Guide to Rioja

Author: Fiona Muller
Rioja is a wine that comes from a specific region in Spain. Probably best known for the red wines that are produced in the region there are also white riojas and rase or rosado riojas too. It is in fact a region tht has something to suit every palate. In this article I [...]

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Using the Internet to Find Fantastic Online Wine Deals

Author: Malcolm Smith
Let’s face it you can get anything and everything on-line now, from beans to Bentleys, Yorkies to Yachts. The power of the internet has enabled more and more companies to sell their wares to a wider audience, enabling consumers to hunt for the best bargains in the comfort of their own home [...]

Malbec: National Identity

Author: Alejandro Iglesias
Like all quality wine-making countries, Argentina proudly shows its emblem cepage: the Malbec, a French varietal that arrived at our lands towards the end of the XIX century to adopt them as its terroir.
It was the Argentine enologists´ commitment, trust and inspiration that over more than a century have allowed us to enjoy [...]