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VinAssure wine preservation system
Wine lovers should be delighted to know there is a wine preseveration system available that promises to preserve precious left over wine. No more wasted wine. Preserve up to 700 bottles per cylinder. Sounds great!
The VinAssure system is designed for restaurants, wine bars and wine lovers. It combines industrial grade Argon gas, an inert gas that when pumped into your favorite bottle prevents the oxidation of wine. With the VinAssure Wine Preservation system, opened bottles of wine now have the ability to retain their alluring bouquets and mouth filling palates by preventing wine oxidation for days.
Restaurant owners, wineries, tasting rooms More >
Mollydooker Blue Eyed Boy 2009
Mollydooker fans, the 2009 Blue-Eyed boy Shiraz has arrived and this Shiraz is another winner from the husband and wife team from Australia. The Blue-eyed Boy has enough WOW, just like its little brother, The Boxer, with plenty of spice and hints of vanilla. While The 2009 Boxer is big and brawny, Blue-eye-Boy is somewhat more refined and not as jammy. But make no mistake; this is another big Shiraz that coats your palate from beginning to end with smooth, velvet tannins.
The alcohol content on this Shiraz is 16. % so again this is a big wine, loaded with upfront fruit. More >
Portuguese wines and the wonders of the Douro Valley
It’s definitely worth a tasting of Portuguese red wines. As previously mentioned Portuguese wines are relatively undiscovered by Americans. In particular the Douro Valle,y long known for producing great port also produces fine wines.This past Memorial Day I spent with friends and had the pleasure of tasting a wonderful Portuguese wine; Prats & Symington Chryseia 2003, perfectly paired up to an expertly prepared flank steak on the BBQ. P&S produces great wines in the Bordeaux style.
Tasting notes-Chryseia 2003: Wow, this wine was quite a surprise. Quite a little wine, or should one say quite More >
Review of Hope Family Wines
Think Paso Robles and think diversity. Most of us know Napa and Sonoma County for producing great wines,but located along California’s Central Coast is nestled Paso Robles with a climate perfect for growing great wines. The long growing season coupled with warm days and cool events is perfect for growing grape varietals such as Syrah to Zinfandel to Viognier.
Cork’d celebrated Paso Robles diversity in NYC by showcasing the wines of Hope Family where none other than Austin Hope, winemaker of Hope family wines explained winemaking and Paso Robles diversity to participants. Hope Family Wines is family owned and operated and More >
