Great Wine in Minutes!

Testing miracle wine enhancers.

The Vermouth Challenge

That dusty bottle at the back of your liquor cabinet deserves some respect.

Original Gin

Genever and gin are both flavored with juniper, but that’s where the similarities end.

Rum Run

Spirits companies, buoyed by the popularity explosion of the mojito, are rolling out the premium rums as a potential challenger to the throne currently occupied by vodka.

Tigres Rabiosos

Spicy stewed mussels.

Has anyone tried BevWizard? It’s a contraption using magnets that supposed to take the edge off of cheap wine, i.e. reducing the harshness of the tannins. Link: http://www.bevwizard.com/

We haven’t really discussed KW in awhile. I recently was told that Medoc region wines from 99 and 00 were really good. I found two kosher Medoc wines—Chateau La Tonnelle and Chateau La France with wines from those...

Whats your favorite port wines? I’m looking to expand my taste beyond Fairbanks Ruby port hah(even though I do like this one too)Help broaden my horizon.-Thanks

then again in aged red wine certain chemical levels dissipate such as tannins and become smoother and easier to take.. although I do tend to get a headache or two with very aged wines but it could be from other reasons.. Often,...

with this. The claim was it could turn 2 buck chuck into 6 buck chuck. I try to avoid lousy wine to the extent my budget can afford it. Does anyone have any actual experience with this device, called the BevWizard?

and astringent before that), but I’ve never had one older than about seven years, which was good, but I’m uncertain that it develops beyond that. By then, it was better integrated and smoother. It’s a flavour...

Hubby and I are starting to appreciate red wines more lately. We’ve always preferred whites in the past, but reds are appealing to us more and more, and that’s what I’ve been buying lately. I’ve been going...

, brightness, and an angular flavor profile much like say Loire Vallee Sauvignon Blanc or a Chablis. Where as ales tend to be fatter, smoother with more murky, shadowy flavor like say a Hermitage, Cote du Rhone or any number of...

, the wine list is amazing! They were featuring FIVE different specially put together flights of wine for the evening (one sparkling, two white, and two red), in addition to their complete listings of wines by the glass (and...

I am no expert but I know what I like. Generally I prefer wines that are 5-6 years old. They seem to have settled down and are smoother to drink and enjoy. I think it is a tannin thing. How do you tell if a wine is corked? I have...