Tag Archives: Wines

What’s In A Wine Glass — Besides Wine?

Posted on May 26, 2014 by

I’ve consumed wine in just about every sort of vessel, from paper cups, plastic wine glasses mason jars and all sort of fancy wine goblets. I’m even old enough to remember when a wine glass was small and only came in one shape. … Continue reading →

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What’s All the Junk in My Wine?

Posted on May 24, 2014 by

First off, other than looking bad, none of it will ruin the wine or make you sick. In fact in some winemaking processes (old world) tartrate crystals can be a sign of a quality wine.  That’s okay, but it still makes my … Continue reading →

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Corks or Screw Caps — A Timeless Debate

Posted on April 28, 2014 by

Screw Caps or Corks; one question I will never ask a group of wine drinker after a couple bottles of wine.  Everybody has an opinion and nobody will ever admit that they are wrong. I’ve been following a discussion on … Continue reading →

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A Tribute to Naked Wines.Com — An Inspiration

Posted on April 25, 2014 by

A while back the State of Montana decided to come out of the dark ages and allow the direct importation of wine by its residents.  It opened up a whole new world of wine to many adventurous wine commoners like … Continue reading →

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