Dec
18
2009
When trying to pair Lasagna with wine, you need to stick with a red wine.
With lasagna and pasta, the wine is typically matched up with the sauce. With any kind of red sauces and meat sauces, which lasagna is paired with, you should stick to a hearty red.
Also, any Italian wine will work with lasagna. You [...]
Dec
16
2009
When pairing a wine with fish, you have a lot of options…The type of fish determines which wine you should choose.
Here are some popular fish and wine pairings:
Salmon (grilled): Chardonnay and Pinot Noir
Salmon (poached): Bordeaux and Pinot Noir
Cod: Sauvignon Blanc
Bass: Pinot Blanc and Riesling
Trout: Riesling and Sauvignon Blanc
Tuna: Pinot Noir and Chardonnay
Also, sparkling wine goes [...]
Dec
16
2009
Many wine clubs have introductory offers which are priced very competitively and often include a free gift. The best wine intro offer on the market currently is the Zagat wine offer.
To start off, if you sign up for the intro offer you get these very cool 4 FREE Wine Glasses from Glassmaker Luigi Bormioli (pictured below)!!
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Dec
13
2009
With pizza being one of the most popular foods in the United States, you are going to want to know what wine goes with pizza.
With tomato sauce being quite heavy, it is best to match it with a heavy red wine.
Some of the most popular wines to pair with pizza are:
* Cabernet Sauvignon
* Cabernet Franc
* [...]
Dec
13
2009
When looking to pick a wine to go with steak, you have a few options. The type of wine is dependant on how you cook the steak, although there are a few common steak wines.
If you are simply serving a plain piece of steak, the most common wine would be either a Cabernet or a Bordeaux [...]
Dec
12
2009
When choosing a wine for pork, most people stick with a red wine although pork is technically a “white” meat. If you are looking for the best wine you can pair with pork, you can’t go wrong with a rich burgundy.
Aside from burgundy, you have many options depending on the type of pork. If you [...]
Dec
11
2009
Sangria is a tasty drink and is surprising easy to make. You’ll need to gather a few ingredients including your favorite bottle of red wine. Some of your options are Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Rioja reds, or Zinfandel.
Aside from the bottle of wine, you will need the following:
1 Lemon cut into wedges
1 Orange cut into wedges [...]
Dec
11
2009
Wine does not contain fat! But it does contain calories which may cause you to put on some weight. Will 2 glasses a night make you fat??
Probably not…but if you do not get much exercise and have typically been the type of person who puts on weight easily, you might gain weight.
If you get some [...]
Dec
09
2009
There are many different kinds of grapes that create the various types of wine. Here is a list of some of the more popular wine grapes and the wines they create.
Merlot Grapes:
The grapes used to make Merlot wine typically have flavors of honey, cherry, and often mint. These grapes are grown in France, Australia, Italy, [...]
Dec
09
2009
Wine expires quickly if opened, although there are ways to prevent it from expiring for a little while. The serious wine drinkers claim that wine expires after a day and a bottle should be finished the same day that it is opened. But for most of us, we don’t want to drink an entire bottle in one [...]