With the new year arriving in a couple of days, what better than to finish off 2011 with an article discussing sparkling wine! http://i956.photobucket.com/albums/ ae43/kfwritesbooks/champagne-toast.png As many of you know, sparkling wine is created when a still wine undergoes an…
Author: Becca
Thermal Treatment of Wine Shows Retained Cardiovascular Health Benefits in Rats and Guinea Pigs: Good News for a Popular Winter Warmer
In the spirit of all things holiday and winter (well, for those of us in the Northern hemisphere anyway), today’s post highlights some brand new research involving mulled wine (a.k.a. Glühwein). http://images.gourmetrecipe.com/images/ gourmetrecipe/recipe_images/ ua-crock-pot-mulled-wine-784.jpg One of my favorite winter beverages…
Red Wine: Not Just for Consumption Anymore
The following is a guest post by blogger, Gina Williams. Interested in guest posting for The Academic Wino? Please contact me at becca@academicwino.com/ Red wine is known for being beneficial in several ways, mostly relating to health. It makes your…
Using Fungi-Treated Oak Chips to Increase the Extraction of Oak Character into Aging Wines
As a result of the relatively high cost of oak barrels, winemakers have been searching for a comparable alternative at a fraction of the cost. Oak chips, while somewhat taboo in their earlier days, are gaining favor among winemakers as…