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Great article: Wine vs. Beer

WineGuy — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 12:49:28 +0000

I saw this great article on the breakdown of wine versus beer from a health perspective and thought it could benefit a few people during idle conversation instead of getting in to a conversation about Politics, Religion or maybe those awkward job interviews!

You can read the full article here

But the essence of the article helps breakdown and compare the ingredients, the process, and the health benefits – which to me is funny, because in general who is drinking wine or beer to be healthy???

I liked the article, it’s a decent resource for those looking for a quick read for the sole purpose of having another interesting blurb to talk about.

~ Enjoy

Saints vs. Cowboys for a bottle of vino?

WineGuy — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 13:50:18 +0000

Well, unfortunately this story doesn’t end well for the Boys, but it’s a great story about the destiny of a bottle of vino.

oh Jerry! Who Dat? read it and find out!

http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/blog/shutdown_corner/post/I-m-sorry-Jerry-Jones-but-that-wine-belongs-to?urn=nfl,225075

Winemaking ;)

WineGuy — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 20:32:47 +0000

Well it’s been a while since I’ve posted anything, and I’m very sorry. I have many things going on that have really taken my free time up. I also have a boatload of wine pics with no reviews, due to my laziness, that I still need to post. my idea for that is a slide show for the last year in wine – hopefully coming soon!

What have i been doing with all my time you ask? well, I’ve been making my own wine and man is this time consuming, albeit fun!

Plan on writing about that too, if I can get back into the swing of things! so stay tuned. Sorry!

Open wine with your shoe!

WineGuy — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 04:08:30 +0000

This is a great trick – and I’m guessing there are others as well!

http://www.curbly.com/DIY-Maven/posts/7517-how-to-open-a-wine-bottle-with-your-shoe

Tell me how you open your wine in a bind!

Red Wine and Fish?

WineGuy — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 13:45:46 +0000

This is a great article for those of us who don’t like white wine….but love fish. I’ve struggled with experimentation of red wine and fish for years and now have some basic expectations. What I’ve found is the is that dryier lighter red wines, like pinot noir’s and petite syrahs(blends) are best for my tastes, however, I came across this great article on wineloverspage.com on scientists research about this blend of red wine and fish to help out others looking for similar guidance.

Scientists sample red wine and fish

Great Wine Quotes

WineGuy — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:17:24 +0000

Wine makes daily living easier, less hurried, with fewer tensions and more tolerance..
~ Benjamin Franklin

Wine Goblets

WineGuy — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 14:28:50 +0000

where: Christmas gift
comments: For years I’ve used small glasses, which I call Ginni Glasses. Small 3 inch glasses that are small handy and manly. But Christmas introduced me to a wonderful new glass…I call the weeble wobble. Check it out. Perfect for kids…so it doesn’t tip as easily…and let’s your wine breathe…if you let it sit long enough, which as you can see I don’t. I had to restrain myself just to take the shot!

Cork Eiffel Tower?

WineGuy — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 04:15:02 +0000

So my son had a project for school where he needed to use 100 of the same objects to make something and than write something about it. This is a first grade project and we used his collection of corks to create the “Eiffel Tower”

Honestly it could have been much better, but the pieces had to stay whole and we chose to keep it simple.

More Time = Better Wine

WineGuy — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 14:06:41 +0000

So, how many times have you brought a bottle of wine home and couldn’t wait to open it?

Well, let’s not pull any punches…probably weekly if you are reading this article…. And, How many times were you…hmm… NOT pleasantly surprised by it’s lack of taste and body?

Probably a few times, if again, you are reading my blog….since I’m consistently trying to leverage the $9-$15 dollar bottle of wine.

Well, here’s some good advice…if you taste the wine and it seems a little sub par…put the cork back in it and wait until tomorrow before you drink the rest. It will give it a lot more flavor and really taste like a different wine. If you really want to drink it that day…you will need to decant it….or if you don’t have one…put it in a big bowl for a 1/2 hour! You wont’ be disappointed.

Also, found a great article on how to tell if a wine will age well. This touches on the more time premise above.

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/foodwine/2008354929_wineqanda05.html

Wine Making – #1 and #2

WineGuy — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 03:02:35 +0000

Well, I have finally decided to start making my own wine. So I started researching wine kits and I found a local store to purchase it from: http://www.robshomebrew.com/

So I picked up the kit, brought it home and unpacked it.

Do it in 65+ degree weather
Read everything first
Clean everything second
Find and Locate all packages and parts

Your probably thinking why are you telling me this … it’s in the book right? Well…yes, but you get very excited about making the wine and want to move on through it….so I’m trying to emphasis the small stuff.

As you walk through the steps, separate everything with each step and read each step all the way through. Again to reiterate, this is where making wine is tricky….it’s the preparation involved in each step…if you are not ready, your wine suffers. You become frustrated, quick and messy. This makes your wife very angry….

I have completed the first fermentation phase and waited 14 days to complete the transfer into the Carboy… for the second fermentation phase. This was a nice and easy phase, however, I once again got ahead of myself and didn’t come up with a plan, hence the reiteration of the patience.

So wait to see part #3

The most important piece of information I can share with you it would be….Patience.