Serving Wine: What is the best way to serve different types of wines?

Drinking wine is not just about opening a bottle and pouring a glass. Especially if you serve wine for a party of special dinner it is recommended to follow some bacis rules. Give it a try an you will find that your wine tastes and smells better this way. The most important thing is that you take your time preparing the wine to be served. Your guests will surely appreciate the extra efforts you've made.

If you want to learn more about wine, you will see that you need to understand the terms that are commonly used. Have you ever heard of Anthocyanin, Negociant or Vigneron? Decanting is also one of those words. Lot of people talk about it, but not many people know why and how to do it. Below is a guide on How to decant a bottle of wine, the right way. Sign up for our Free course HERE and you will receive the exclusive booklet "The alphabet of Wine Terms" which gives you a complete overview of words and terms used in the "wine world".

Wine has become more and more popular the last few years. Everybody from upperclass to working class seems to be drinking wine. But your first glass of wine can be a disappointing experience. Not tasting as you thought it would and the terrible after taste! Can you learn to drink and appreciate wine? Yes you can and below you can find a brief guide for starting wine drinkers to help them enjoy and appreciating wine.

Serving the right wine with a dinner can be problematic for a lot of people. It really isn't that hard! Always follow your own taste and not the so called etiquette. If you think that a certain white wine will taste fantastic with that steak, just give it a try. When you're not sure what wine to serve, read below for some recommendations and keep in mind that they are suggestions only!

We all know the "basic" red, white and pink wines. Most of us know that champagne is also a wine, but people often don't realize that sherry and port are also wines. The difference? Not only the taste but certainly the alcohol percentage. Regular wines contain around 10% alcohol, sherry and port more like 30%. In between those types is another sort of wine, the so called dessert wine. Usually around 17% and with much sweeter taste than red or white wine.

When connoisseurs, sommeliers and wine tasters tell you to let your Domaine de Mavette Cotes du Rhone breathe, they don't mean for it to inhale and not exhale. Wine can be damaged by oxidation. If you want to keep that half bottle of wine, you need a vacuum pump. The pump draws the air out of an open bottle of wine like liquid through a straw. You taste full-bodied, flavorful Cabernet or light, fruity Chardonnay, but you don't taste air. You can select a small and compact Wine Vacuum Pump to store easily in your kitchen or wet bar.