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The variety of wines available can be mind boggling. This article can help you when it comes to the wine and make a good choice.Trust yourself when it comes to trying wine. For example, if a friend loves a certain wine but you don't like it so much, don't spend any money on it. You will just end up wasting funds on a wine you are unlikely to enjoy.Don't be afraid of labels containing sulfite warnings. All wines are going to contain some sulfites, but only American distributors have to include a warning on the label. Sulfites have the ability to trigger allergies in some, but if you have never noticed a reaction, you need not worry.Try to keep a lot of wine in your arsenal. This is important because you shouldn't have just one type of wine readily available.Listen to what wine experts say, but do not allow them to dictate what you do. A good expert always knows they don't know everything.You should always serve white wines quite cold. Drinking such wine warm will rob them of its flavors. Put champagne inside a refrigerator to serve it chilled.Have some fun when you are trying different countries and types of wine. Try to analyze each wine that you enjoy to find out all the different flavors.A dessert wine is perfect for drinking after dinner drink. Some examples of great dessert wines include French Champagne, Italian Moscato, or even California Port. Your party guests will love your selection of wine and have a great time while they relax with it.White wines should be consumed within the first two years of being bottled. The exception to this is Chardonnay.The explanation behind this is for the reason that oak doesn't generally get used when making a white wine. This is usually not the case for wines that are darker in color.
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Use the right stemware when you serve your wines.The year that the grapes were harvested is the vintage refers to. They would then be fermented and aged in barrels until the wine is actually bottled. The actual wine itself likely didn't make it to shelves until 2011 or even 2012!Do not allow the opinion of others to dictate your wine palate. If it tastes pleasant to you, it must be a good wine.This is the rule to go by. You must learn to trust your own palate when selecting wine. The bright side of a friend not liking one of your wine choices...more wine for you.Wine is a great for cooking with as well as drinking alone. Adding some red wine to steaks can enhance their flavors. White wine can come in handy when you're cooking up some seafood dishes such as fish or fish. Adding some wine while food is cooking can really enhance the taste of the food you are preparing.There are a lot of wines available, so it may take a while to figure out what you like. However, if you implement the advice mentioned in the article above, you will be well on your way towards becoming a wine connoisseur. Just remember to have fun and drink responsibly.
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Friday, September 6, 2013
Monday, July 1, 2013
Low Calorie Beers
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| dragonfly happoshu |
Happoshu is a type of beer in Japan that denotes
low-malt, 67% to be exact according to Japanese law. Happoshu is
a Japanese word that means sparkling spirit in English, but without the
association to sparkling wine. Rather lower malt beer has great flavor is a
matter of personal opinion, but if you were to judge it by its color, head,
texture, and aroma, then one could argue that full malt beers win over low malt
beers because of the broader range of tasting profiles in full malt beers.
People drink Happoshu in
Japan because it's cheap and has just enough alcohol to get you drunk, while
still maintaining a fairly decent flavor.
Asahi's "Off," is another top very low-calorie
beer in Japan. It pour a gold color. Nose is weak. It really doesn't have much
taste for me, but after taking one sip I was slightly disappointed. However, some
of my colleagues claim that the beer is light tasting and refreshingly clean on
the palate. Easy to drink and enjoy without getting too drunk, so not too bad
of a choice, I think. Still quite popular with Japanese.
Third sector beers take happoshu and blend it
with spirits derived from barley or wheat. Some have low-calories, others have
zero glucose content, while others contain less additives and purines. Alcohol
content in these drinks ranges from 4% to 8%.
Kirin Tanrei Green Label by
Kirin pours a pale yellow colour, no head. Smells malty. Not a bad beer,
nothing special, though. It has a great flavor depending on who's drinking it.
Typically, Westerners may not identify with the same flavor profiles as
Japanese drinkers on this particular beer. This is still considered a popular
low-calorie beer in Tokyo.
Aqua Blue (Asahi) pours a pale straw color. It
has a decent white head and is full strength with low-calories. This beer is
popular with binge drinkers who want something light for dinner while still
enjoying a fairly decent alcohol percentage.
Kirin ZERO (Kirin) pours a pale yellow. The foam
head dissipates rather quickly. Faint aroma of pale malt. Tastes like watered
down beer, faint hints of wood. Not much going on, but not bad. Again, finding
a great tasting low-calorie beer is a matter of personal tastes and
preferences. When you replace malt with spirits or other additives, you get
less beer characteristics.
Saturday, May 11, 2013
What are the Different Types of Wine
Pick Your Grape
I will admit that I'm rather picky. I will only eat
certain kinds of food,
rarely ingesting dishes entitled with words I can't pronounce or made up of
animals I think are cute. And, I will only date certain types of men, limiting
myself to those who are good looking, charming, successful, or, at the very
least, breathing. But, my pickiness doesn't stop there. Transcending many
categories, I tend to be picky when it comes to everything from what kind of
clothes I wear to what kind of soap I use. However, oddly enough, when it comes
to wine, my pickiness subsides: I've never met a type of wine I didn't like
or wouldn't drink.
Despite my
willingness to form a loving relationship with any type of wine that seeps into
my life, you may not be as much as a booze flooze as myself: some of you may
prefer certain types over others. Because of this, it's important to understand
the different types of wine that exist: the more aware you are of all the
varieties, the more likely you will find a wine you really like.
However, I can't discuss all the types of wine - listing
each vintage and flavor and mentioning every grape under the sun. Doing so
would take forever and by the time I finished, I, myself, would start to
ferment. But, I can provide an overview to help you, the loyal drinker, find
something to quench your thirst, a type of wine you'll want to invite over to
fill your glass at dinner.
Apéritif:
Known as appetizer wines, these are the chicken fingers and mozzarella sticks
of the wine world. They are flavored wines typically meant to stimulate the
appetite before eating a large meal. They can include sherry, and Madeira.
Barley Wine: Though
in possession of the word "wine," Barley Wine isn't really wine,
masquerading as such because of a high alcohol content that reaches up to 12
percent by volume. Made from grain instead of fruit, Barley Wine is simply
strong beer, like an ale that regularly works out. While it originated in
England, Barley Wine is available world wide. However, when sold in the US,
Barley Wines are required to be sold with the label, "barely wine-style
ales," thus avoiding confusion for the wine-seeking consumer.
Cooking Wines: Wine of extremely poor
quality is usually labeled "Cooking Wine," as if being poured into a
pan is one step up from being poured down the drain. Typically containing a
large amount of salt, Cooking Wine isn't made to be consumed by itself.
Instead, it is meant to be used as a way to enhance a dish, bringing out
certain flavors and seasonings.
Country Wine: It may seem like Country
Wines are wines in possession of a laidback lifestyle and a southern drawl.
But, in actuality, they are simply wines that are made from a fruit other than
a grape and supplemented with sugar and honey. However, because the word
"wine" legally insinuates a drink made from grapes, Country Wines are
often fruit-specific in their definitions. They include types such as
"plum wine" and "apple wine."
Wines are wines that range between medium sweet to extremely sweet on the spectrum of sugar. They typically include wines such as Port Wine, Tokay, and Sweet Sherry. Aside from baked goods and fruity creations, dessert wines also go very well with many types of cheese.
Red Wine and White Wine: It may seem like
Red Wine and White Wine are always in competition with each other, with bottles
of each snapping in unison as the other approaches. But, the truth is that Red
Wine and White Wine are so different in flavor, and go best with such different
dishes, that the two don't need to compete. While Red Wines are typically good
at enhancing meals made of red meat or tomato sauce, White Wines are typically
good at enhancing meals made of white meat or white sauces. They are also
different in taste because Red Wines are made with grape skins during the
fermentation process, causing them to carry "tannin," a sensation you
get that makes your tongue feel as though liquid is evaporating off of it.
White Wines, however, are made without grape skin and never carry
"tannin."
Friday, March 15, 2013
Ox net in Brunello
Ingredients:
6 medallions of ox
net of 180 G each one 480 G of boiled spinaches
2 dl of sauce to the
red wine
60 G of butter
Sauce with the redwine:
1 kg of ox bone
150 G of carrots
celery and onion
60 G of shallot
4 sheets of bay-tree
300 G of butter
2.5 red wine L
Brunello di Montalcino 2 ripe tomatos
150 G of sugar
Method:
To prepare sauce,
start by making roast the ox bones in the oven with 200 degrees, during
approximately one hour, after to have cut them of small pieces. Then, put the
bones, private fat, in a steel pot, with carrots(etoiles michelin paris),
celery, the onion, the tomatos, the bay-tree and 2 liters of wine. Bring to a
boil, then let boil with small fire and ridges to reduce of 3/4, by eliminating
from time to time the fat and the impurities from surface.
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