Best Wine in Town

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Health professionals have recognized the nutritive and the health benefits of red wine for years even centuries. Hippocrates recommended specific wines to purge fever, disinfect wounds, as diuretics, or nutritional supplements, around 450 B.C. Many books have been written about the health benefits of red wine as early as 1410 A.D. Many studies worldwide have [...]

Get to know all about the red wines Pinot Noire and Cabernet Sauvignon; learn more about wine in this free instructional video. Expert: Mihály Fabók Bio: Mihály Fabók is Sommelier at the world famous Gundel restaurant in Budapest, Hungary. Filmmaker: Paul Volniansky Duration : 0:1:24 addthis_url = ‘http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bestwineintown.com%2Fcabernet-wine%2Fa-guide-to-red-wine-types-of-red-wine-pinot-noire-cabernet-sauvignon’; addthis_title = ‘A+Guide+to+Red+Wine+%3A+Types+of+Red+Wine%3A+Pinot+Noire+%26amp%3B+Cabernet+Sauvignon’; addthis_pub = ”; Technorati [...]

Cellarmaster Patrick Fallon discusses making oak wine barrels with a hands-on demonstration by Nadalie Cooperage. Jordan Cabernet Sauvignon is aged in different French and American oak barrels. Learn how to make a barrel by watching the craftsmen coopers, or barrel makers, in action. http://blog.jordanwinery.com/2011/04/video-demonstrating-the-old-world-art-of-making-a-wine-barrel Duration : 0:4:31 addthis_url = ‘http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bestwineintown.com%2Fcabernet-wine%2Fwinemaking-making-barrels-for-cabernet-sauvignon-wine-aging-a-cooperage-demonstration-in-action’; addthis_title = ‘Winemaking%3A+making+barrels+for+Cabernet+Sauvignon+wine+aging+%28a+cooperage+demonstration+in+action%29′; addthis_pub = [...]

Talomas and Kiraala were joint projects between Robert Mondavi of the USA and Rosemount of Australia before they scraped the project when Mondavi was sold to Constellation Brands in 2004. The remaining stocks were sold off quietly and I, liked the rest of the wine vultures in Vancouver, managed to get a case of the [...]

Estancia has been one of the bargain quality wines from California for many years. Do forgive my memory, I paid under Cad$25 for this wine about 5 or 6 years ago. The colour when observed already showing that of an aged wine that’s brownish brick garnet. Old wine nose of prune, dark soya sauce and [...]

Thanks!!!!!!!! Sangría, like fondue is one of those things that are a product of necessity that for some reason becomes iconic and gains stature. The original Sangría from Spain is made with the CHEAPEST red wine you can find, lime juice, sugar, club soda or water and some tangy, old, mushy fruit and if the [...]

I would like to add more of my husbands favorite wine lists? What should he taste next? So far his favorites are: Clos du Val Coppola (black label) Rodney Strong Kunde Gallo Michael Pozzan (cuvee 11) The best Cabernets I’ve ever had the privilege to drink were … 1964 Inglenook Cabernet Sauvignon, from the days [...]

We will probably drink it in the next week or so. Do we need to refrigerate it or can we leave it at room temp? Room temperature should be fine as long as you didn’t chill it to begin with; if so just leave it in the fridge…but it shouldn’t spoil. Box wine will keep [...]

I was just curious as I’m going to buy some for a friend of mine and I don’t know if he would really enjoy it. Is it something that you have to be a wine lover for or does everybody pretty much like it? It is a heavier, not sweet wine. Good with red meat. [...]