An increasing number of wine bottles are allowed on to the market without this addition, once useful for protecting against cork weevils but now largely cosmetic, except for bottles kept in a wine ...

Once it is firmly stoppered in a bottle, wine should be protected from its greatest enemy, the oxygen in the air. If, however, the cork dries out and eventually shrinks so that it no longer acts as an ...

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The Producer Reputation is important when choosing a good wine. Some producers are just so darn reliable that you really ...

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With some of these bottles, how the wine within them “tastes” (and aged wine represents its own acquired taste to begin with) may be beside the point. But without fail, when the auction hammer fell on ...

Acidity helps when drinking wine with food. Agraffe: Small wire netting (also known as filling clip, wire basket, shipping clip, French muselet) surrounding the bottle’s lip. It prevents the ...

In this article, we’re discussing the laptops available in stores with mini LED displays. There’s a good chance you’re already familiar with mini LED panels from televisions, where they’ve been ...

If you’re looking for a way to liven up a bland bottle of wine then a wine aerator could do the trick. By exposing your wine to oxygen, aerators help to open up the flavours, release the full ...