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Do You Spit When Wine Tasting? Here's How
Seasoned sippers know it's essential to expectorate when tasting a whole bunch of wine. If you swirl your glass, take a sniff, sip, swish, and then spit, you're still going to get a sense of the wine. You taste the wine. It's a wine tasting, after all, not an all-you-can-drink liquid buffet. But there's a little more to the fine art of spitting than leaning over the dump bucket found on each tasting station table and spit-tooey-ing.Serious Grape: Fish and Seafood Wine Pairings
Forget the old saying that white wine always pairs with fish and seafood. According to a recent article in Food Arts magazine, only one rule applies: it's all about the preparation of the fish.St. Patrick's Day Wines: What to Drink with Corned Beef, Cabbage, Stews, Fish, and Chips
Skip the green beer this St. Patrick's Day. We asked three wine professionals to recommend wines to pair with traditional Irish dishes. They range from Oregon Pinots to French Syrahs and even Champagne.In Vino Virtuous: Drinking Wines That Support Charities
Wine lovers have more options than ever for supporting charitable causes simply by doing what comes naturally: purchasing wine. Learn more about three ways to drink wine while supporting a good cause through Vintners Charitable Cooperative (VCC), VinoFina, and Charity Wines.Q&A With Wine Writer Alice Feiring
We caught up with wine writer Alice Feiring, a James Beard Award-winning wine writer and author of the memoir, The Battle for Wine and Love or How I Saved the World From Parkerization.Sherry: Wine's Best-Kept Secret?
[Photograph:sashafatcat on Flickr] "Sherry is a bargain," says Linda Lawry, director of the International Wine Center in New York. "It's one of the benefits of being ludicrously unfashionable." I recently attended a class on sherry called, "Wine's Best Kept Secret," led by Lawry, an official sherry educator certified by the Consejo Regulador in Jerez, Spain. Before this lecture I really never gave sherry a second thought. It was the preferred tipple of the effete brothers on Frasier. And I've had a bottle of "cooking sherry" in my cabinet for years, guaranteed to ruin any dish I add it to. But I think I've been converted. In between honeyed sips of amber liquid, Lawry explained at length about the history...Vancouver 2010 Olympics: Top 10 Sips and Bites
In the run up to the 2010 Winter Olympics, Vancouver food blogger Melody Fury (Gourmet Fury) is dropping by to guide travelers to the city's hidden gems in a series of Top 10 Local Recommendations. These locations are easily accessible from Downtown (within walking distance or by public transit). The recommendations boast of the unique, international delights that this beautiful sea-to-sky city offers. —The Mgmt. Boneta [Photograph: Melody Fury] Drinkeries housing premium liqueurs, a thoughtful wine list, and an extensive beer selection is a priority for many travelers and locals catching the Olympic festivities. After all, it's way more fun to mingle with the world than to feel cooped up in the hotel lounge. The tricky part is finding a...Affordable Sparkling Wine for Valentine's Day
Sparkling wine has long been considered an aphrodisiac. According to food historian Francine Segan, physicians in the age of Hippocrates prescribed a little bubbly "instead of the modern little blue pill." In the 1700s, Casanova seduced hundreds of lovers with the help of sparkling wine and fresh fruit. At the very least, sparkling wine is the perfect accompaniment to another famous libido-booster; the crisp, honeyed flavor of sparkling wine "matches beautifully with the oyster's salty sweetness," says Segan.Weekend Giveaway: California Wine Club Membership
[Image: California Wine Club] Of-the-month clubs (for chocolate, cheese, or whatever other delicious food can fit in a box) are always fun. And the same goes for wine, especially when it comes from the grapevines of California. This weekend we are giving one lucky reader the chance to win a three-month membership to the California Wine Club's Premier Club ($140 value). Each shipment includes two bottles a month from various wineries—and they're not just from the predictable Napa and Sonoma. These are from lesser-known wineries in pockets of California like Monterey, Santa Cruz, Santa Barbara and the Sierra Foothills. Both wine novices and nerds can get excited for this one. To enter to win, just tell us your favorite...Hot Topics: Technique of the Week | The Food Lab
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8 Delicious Chocolate Cakes and Pies for Valentine's Day
Some might say that chocolate on Valentine's Day is about as unoriginal as you can get. We all remember the first heart-shaped box of overly sweet chocolate bonbons from grade school Valentines. But chocolate gift-giving needn't be a cliché. This year, let's bake our sweethearts chocolate cakes and pies instead! Here are 8 delicious recipes perfect for celebrating your love (of chocolate.)
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