Oak imparts vanilla, toast, caramel and coffee. A grape in the glass is worth two on the vine. How do you hold a wine glass? There is a right and a wrong way. Swine and wine pair well. Chenin blanc is a white wine grape grown in the Loire Valley of France. Burgundy is the definition of a strong red.

White is good with fish. Decantering opens the wine through aeration, allowing the wine to display its full range. An inimitable flavor is found in barrels. The Bordeaux wine region accounts for more than sixty percent of the cabernet sauvignon grown in France. Cork it!

The cabernet grape variety thrives in a variety of vineyard soil types. Sauvignon blanc is light, grassy, and herbaceous. In order to increase the alcohol content of their wines, some vintners began adding sugar to the grape must in a process called chaptalization. Rotten sémillon grapes are the secret to Sauternes. Research shows that white wines keep lung tissues healthy. The Romans cooked grape juice in lead pots to sweeten their wine… and to poison their wine. All grape juice is white, only the skins of purple grapes contain the dark pigment.

At sea, brutes have raided wine barrels. Bouquet refers to wine’s aroma. Sangiovese – go ahead, pronounce it.

Starts strong on the tongue with explosions of plum, floral, fruits. You should know your grapes, forget about vodka.