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The wine glass is the most significant last mile agent that determines the fate of the best of wines and yet remains the unsung and often debated element in the vinous journey for no good reason at all. Why should wine only be consumed in a wine glass? Wine is sometimes perceived and criticized even

Italy’s Piedmont region prides itself on containing two of the world’s most coveted appellation though it still can’t quite get to grips with the debate of which is better. Let’s try and settle that over a good bottle of each. Is Barolo better than BarbarescoA provocative if not complicated question, it’s the perfect grenade to

Ordering wine at a restaurant is a first world matter of urgency that can make or crash a dinner date so why not take charge and burnish your social wine cred and here’s how.How to order the perfect bottle of wine at a restaurant?Dining out at five star hotels is one of urban life’s simple

Make sure you chill down your reds this brutal summer and here are compelling reasons why red wine just won’t do at room temperature.Why can’t I drink my reds at room temperature like it says in the old books?This is not just any question about wine because on the answer, might hinge the fate of

Wine and cheese is a thing that went from tradition to posh cliché so quickly that nobody including the wine enthusiast perhaps paused to wonder what the fuss was all about. So let’s have it out on this eternally popular gourmet pairing now.Is wine and cheese a thing and why so?Yeah, wine and cheese is

It’s near unforgivable to refuse a fine pour of red over the flimsy notion that it might give you a raging headache. It’s a myth and here’s why.Will red wine give me a headache?No, it won’t. Sometimes the shortest answer is the best but given how long and widely this absurd myth continues to age,

Climate change is changing the world wine map in real time and may change the way wine tastes and it isn’t good news.Can Climate Change Affect Wine?Yes and that isn’t an answer you should take with too much alarm. Global warming has impacted humanity is so many ways already and we’re finding our more every

Don’t underestimate the virtues of swirling – it’s a gift that keeps on giving wine at its very best.Why is it important to swirl and nose a wine before tasting it?You’ve definitely seen this done before. A bunch of folks sat tableside with freshly poured glasses of wine, stuffing their noses into the mould, swirling

Decanting is an exercise of vitality and sheer pleasure given the gorgeous sight of finely aged red wine flowing graciously from bottle into purposely curved crystal glass vessel so let’s explore both the purpose and joy of decanting.What is it important to decant certain styles of red wine?Wine is perennially loved and criticized for pretty