The concept of wine and food pairing is one that is well ingrained in many people’s minds: red wine with red meat, white wine with fish, etc. The idea is that the complexities of a specific wine will complement best…
With the recent wildfires in the Napa and Sonoma wine country, and now also those in Portugal and Spain, many are left wondering about the effects of the smoke on the wines coming from those regions. First and foremost, it’s…
by Becca • • Comments Off on What is Cork Taint? And Does the Average Wine Consumer Notice or Care?: My Latest Piece on The Alcohol Professor
Despite technological innovations in wine bottle closure systems, natural cork remains the most used closure in the business. It’s also the closure that most consumers associate with “tradition” in wine. Additionally, as you may have read recently, a newer survey…