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Syrah is a grape that is grown in many areas of France. The grape is also grown in many other areas such as Argentina, Chile and California. In these areas this grape is more often referred to as the Shiraz grape. The Shiraz grape is one of the most popular grapes used for wine making [...]

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Wine refrigerators come in all shapes and sizes, ranging from the small and cute to the jaw-droppingly massive. The company General Electric have achieved a neat balance in wine cooling with their GE Monogram Wine Cooler. Here’s what all the fuss is about when it comes to this unit: For a start, one of it’s [...]

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Building a home wine cellar is the perfect way to age your wine collection. Your wine cellar must be designed to age the wine in the right conditions as it matures, ensuring that the wine develops complexity and does not oxidize . Building a wine cellar at home from scratch may sound like a daunting [...]

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How you store your wine can make the difference between joyfully opening a perfectly scented, exquisite tasting wine to discovering unexpectedly that you now have a pungent vinegar. Wine lovers are very careful with not only which types of wine they buy but also how to store wine. Follow these simple tips so that your [...]

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I’m going to prove the top 7 myths about wine wrong for you today. Enjoy! Red wines do not require chilling. Most of the time, red wines are better when cooler. Red wines have a recommended serving temp of 54-66 degrees. White wines should be served at 41-48 degrees. A nice cold bottle of Concord Dessert Wine [...]

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Ever try pairing a sweet wine with a savory food, such as skirt steak and potatoes? Well that is what I did last weekend. Most wine experts would laugh at the idea of pairing a sweet wine with this meal! I used a bottle of Velvet Red wine, and it worked with the robust flavor [...]

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When it comes to cooling wines, you need the right equipment. For this reason, a purpose-built wine cooling refrigerator makes perfect sense. If you’d like an example, than look no further than the Summit swc530lbi, which can hold up to 46 bottles in its refrigeration cellar. This particular model is made in both a black [...]

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The temperature at which you keep wine is critical. Naturally, red wines tend to need to be kept at a warmer overall level than their white wine counterparts. That being said, it makes a lot of sense to use “dual zone” wine cooling refrigerators. For example, there’s the Kalorik wcl 20629. In this context, dual [...]

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