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Monday, February 23, 2009

Info about Fortified Wine

A fortified wine is a delicious wine that is made by adding additional alcohol content during the process of fermentation. The alcohol is added to the base wine and thereby making the average wine content to the 17 - 20%. Fortified wines are available in two different styles either dry or sweet styles. Some of the most common fortified wines are Port, Sherry, Marsala and Madeira. The most fortified wines are made from the blends of grape and some of the other vintages.

The most relevant factor in determination for the fortified will lie on the major focus of determining the sweetness of the wine and its life. If a sweeter wine is required then the neutral wine spirits are added within a short period of time of the fermentation. Once the alcohol is added to the base wine the yeast in process stops the conversion of sugar to alcohol and the remaining sugar content of the grapes is left as the residual sugar. In case you want to make a dry wine then it is important that you allow the full fermentation process to take on and allow it act on the residual sugar and then in turn you can add the residual spirits.

Monday, February 9, 2009

Tips for making White wine Sauce

The white wine sauce is an apt sausage to be accompanied with most of the seafood.

The ingredients which are required for the preparation of the white wine sauce are quarter cup of dry white wine, a table spoon of olive oil, two table spoons of freshly chopped parsley, four cloves along with crushed garlic, lemon juice, four spoons of butter and a pinch of nutmeg.

The directions for making the sauce is as follows melt the butter in a sauce pan on sim flame, add olive oil, garlic and continue stirring until the garlic turns into yellow color and leaves out its fragrance. Then it is important that you add lemon juice along with the exotic white wine. Increase the flame of the gas to medium, try, and reduce the liquid content of the mixture by boiling. Then add a pinch of nutmeg and finely chopped parsley to the mixture; then add salt and pepper to taste.

Monday, February 2, 2009

Tips to purchase wine glasses

There are many varieties of wine glasses available that you can select the wine glasses based on some of the particular varieties of wine. However for daily use it is essential to remember that for daily use you can have a simple set of glasses separate for white wine and red wine. The standard size for white wine is 9 ounces and on the other hand for red wine the standard size is 12 ounces.

Some of tips that can help you to select the wine glasses are as follows:
  • Select sets of glasses: Incase you are hosting parties then serving wines in glasses from the same set will have a formal look. Further if you are serving wine on casual occasions then it is alright if you are serving wine in different glasses.
  • Inspect the rims of the glasses: It is important to remember that you select the glasses which have the accurate rims, as the rims of the glasses affect the way the wine rolls in our mouth.
  • The wine glasses which are made out from crystal and hand-blown glass are preferred than the others, but they are very expensive.
  • When you are purchasing the wine glasses ensure that you purchase them with strong stems and the stems with wide bases. If the circumference of the base is too narrow then it is essential to note that the glass can topple easily.
  • Purchase the wine that is clear without any design patterns as it can distract the view of the wine.