Category: Wine Basics

Mailbag: How to Store Wine

Your Questions Answered by Vino Joe How to Store Wine Question Question: Is it OK to store red wine (mostly Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc) at room temperature if

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Wine Term: Unfiltered

Once in a while, you may see a label announce that the wine is “unfiltered”. This does not mean the winemaker was smoking a Camel cigarette when the wine

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Porthos Website Review

Generally speaking, the personalized service you get from a GOOD wine shop cannot be matched by an online retailer. There’s something to be said for face-to-face interaction with a

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Wine Term: Fat

No doubt you’ve heard this one, especially if you subscribe to one of the large-format wine magazines, such as Wine Spectator or Wine Enthusiast. They review a lot of

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Wine Term: Austere

Austere is a major geek term that is often used to describe a young, expensive wine that critics assume will evolve into a blockbuster. The term austere is actually

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