Wine Connoisseurs are Turning to DIY Wine Storage Racks
November 30th, 2008 Subscribe To Our Feed
More and more people think that building wine storage racks on their own is the best option and prefer this method to spending a lot of money on purchasing one from a wine store. In fact, there are certainly some good reasons why you too should also consider this option. The fact is that building wine storage racks is fun to do and it is also easy to complete the project without much fuss or bother. Once you are finished you will find that you can store many wine bottles in just the way that you want to store them.
There are many wine storage racks and wine coolers available to purchase. They range from the very simple one-bottle holder to the massive and impressive room-filling coolers which keep each bottle in optimum conditions until you decide to take them out.
One of the most popular types of wine storage device is the countertop wine rack. These hold anywhere from three to 15 or so bottles and take up very little room while providing an impressive display for your visitors. They come in many different styles and colors, so finding one that matches your décor should be no problem.
But what if you can’t find a wine rack that you like? What if you don’t like any of the ready-made wine storage systems you find? What if you just have that adventurous spirit that makes you say “I could do better”?
For the adventurous wine drinker, there is nothing like DIY wine storage to get the creative juices flowing. DIY wine storage can take almost any form that you can dream up. You can make it big or small, elaborate or minimalist – it’s all up to you, your abilities, and the space you have to work with.
One great low-cost DIY wine storage idea is to use old mailing tubes for holding bottles. You can leave one end open and attach the other end to a stable board or other backing material. Make sure that the tubes are at the correct angle to keep the corks wet in the bottles – then just slide your bottles in and enjoy your handiwork.
However, if you have a slim budget, then you may want to use softwoods such as fir or pine for building wine storage racks and pine especially, is rather cheap though the grain is tight as well as straight and it also has enough strength to safely hold your wine bottles.
There are plenty of other DIY wine storage projects out there – a simple internet search will turn up tons of ideas that you can use and expand on. This is a great way to personalize your wine experience and make sure that every bottle reminds you of the hard work you have put into your very own DIY wine storage space.
Information on wine racks can be found here Wine Rack Construction
Where To Find Wine Accessories
November 12th, 2008 Subscribe To Our Feed
Are you looking for wine accessories, or for a gift for a wine lover? This week I’ve researched some websites where you might be able to pick up an unusual wine accessory … from modern to antique.
Wine accessory websites reviewed this week:
- Good Grape: A Wine Blog Manifesto - Home Wine News Articles Shop for Wine Accessories About Links Downloads Contact. Good Grape Wine Company. Left side of the header …. International Wine Accessories · Sacre Bleu Wine. Enter your email address for a monthly summary of …
- Top 10 Wine Accessories, News - Wineware’s Top 10 Online Best Selling Products for October 2008 With Christmas fast approaching, business is starting to build up after the usually quieter.
- WineBall » Blog Archive » When It Pours, It Reigns - June 19th, 2008 Posted in RoJaus Wine Decanter. Written by Bill Ditenhafer. Posted with permission from Nashville Lifestyles. A local engineer improves the traditional wine decanter. It’s amazing how long we put up with things that …
- Goodwins » Blog Archive » An antique sterling silver wine goblet - An antique sterling silver wine goblet Sheffield 1903 Approximately 18.75cm tall. £ 325. 1. Posted in Flasks, Tots and Goblets |. This item has been tagged with the following: none You can use these tags to search for similar items …
- Personalized Wine Bottle Labels | wine gift baskets | wine gift … - Other wine accessories is a great idea. All these items are ordered at the same place and can all be personalized with your company logo or other what ever image or text you might chose. Wall mounted wine rack or hanging wine racks will …
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Unique Personalized Wine Bottles
November 7th, 2008 Subscribe To Our Feed
Personalized wine bottles are great for your homemade wine, business clients, for restaurants, wineries or just as a special gift to a friend. Just imagine a wine bottle with a custom label that is uniquely yours, created by you. Your personally produced wine collection could be displayed bearing your own custom label.
These personalized wine bottles make great gifts for weddings, anniversaries, or other momentous event. They’re are easy to find and order from one of the many e-commerce sites that can be found online. Many of them make it simple for you to create and design your own personal label, pay for them and have them shipped directly to you.
Wine hobbyists who produce their own wine need these personalized wine bottles to promote their line of vintages at wine shops and wineries. These attention getting labels are just what you need to get the word out about your product.
If you are planning to market your wine, personalized wine bottles are just the ticket for attracting customers. An attractive label with your logo and name on it are great advertisements.
Some online retailers that create personalized wine bottles also have access to several wine vintners and can send you a case of whatever wines you like, from a Merlot to Cabernet. These premium wines, with your own personalized wine bottles, can be order by the bottle or by the case. Make an impression on your friends or colleagues with this one of a kind gift.
Order your personalized labels online and you can save hundreds of dollars and save time. These custom bottles of wine make you look like professional. Leave a lasting mark with a digital label maker of your own. These machines have their own software with step by step instructions for making the professional looking labels.
Make a memorable impression on your guests at the next important event with personalized wine bottles as centerpieces at each of the tables. Your most effecient employee could be rewarded with a bottle of wine that says “Well Done Mary.” What a great way to say thank you!
Find additional information on outdoor wine making visit Making Port Wine
Interest Information About Absinthe
November 3rd, 2008 Subscribe To Our Feed
About the Drink Absinthe
Absinthe is a uniquely strong liquor which is generally between 45 and 75% ABV (alcohol by volume), about twice as strong as other types of alcoholic beverages such as whisky and vodka.
Otherwise known as “The Green Fairy” Absinthe was the drink associated with Bohemian Paris. It was given to French soldiers in the 1840s to treat malaria and they brought the drink home with them. Absinthe bars opened in Paris and special Abinthe hours or “L’heure verte” begin taking place daily. By the middle of the 19th century Pernod, distillers of Absinthe, were making over 30,000 liters of Absinthe every day for the French people to buy!
About the Drink Absinthe The History of Absinthe
History says that Dr Pierre Ordinaire created Absinthe in the Swiss town of Couvet in the 18th century as a tonic for his patients. The Absinthe recipe eventually got into the hands of Henri-Louis Pernod who first distilled Absinthe in Couvet and then later in Pontarlier, France under the name of Pernod Fils.
Pernod using a wine base with various herbs including common wormwood (artemisia absinthium). aniseed, fennel, lemon balm, hyssop, angelica, dittany, star anise, nutmeg and juniper.
Known drinkers of the Green Fairy were Van Gogh, Pablo Picasso, Oscar Wilde, and Ernest Hemingway.
When in France, Absinthe became more popular than wine, the prohibition movement campaigned to get Absinthe banned because:-
- Wormwood contains Thujone, thought to be very similar to THC in cannabis and thought to be psychoactive.
- Absinthe was linked with the loose morals of the artistic types and courtesans of Montmartre.
- Absinthe was thought to to cause hallucinations, and to drive people insane.
It was even claimed that an Absinthe drinker murdered his whole family – just the excuse that the prohibition movement were looking for to persuade the government to ban Absinthe. The buying, selling and consumption of Absinthe was made illegal in france in 1815 and in other countries around this time.
Studies have shown that Absinthe, including vintage Absinthe, only contains very small amounts of thujone and is perfectly safe to drink. Absinthe has been legalized in many countries since the 1990s and here has been an Absinthe revival in many countries, including the USA who have only recently allowed a few brands to go on sale.
Absinthe Essences
To enjoy Absinthe, you can either order bottles of Absinthe online or you can make your own Absinthe using essences from AbsintheKit.com. These essences are used by the Absinthe industry and are made using traditional herbs such as fennel, aniseed and wormwood. To make your own Absinthe, mix with either vodka or Everclear. Essence is available in four different types.
Preparation of Abinsthe
The proper way to prepare Absinthe is to follow this interesting ritural:-
- Pour 25- 50 ml of Absinthe into an glass.
- Absinthe’s slotted spoon can be rested on top of the glass.
- A sugar cube is placed on the spoon.
- Drip iced water over the sugar using an Absinthe fountain or pour very slowly from a carafe.
- Look for the Absinthe louche.
- Now drink your wonderful Absinthe drink.
I hope you have now learned all about Absinthe, the mysterious drink with a very interesting past and a great taste.
Port Wine - The Wine of the Douro Valley
October 27th, 2008 Subscribe To Our Feed
What Do You Know About Port Wine?
You must have heard the name of ‘Port Wine’ off and on as a special type of wine. Nevertheless, do you know what are its special qualities, the category of wine it is and why it is given that name?
Demystifying The Port Wine
The history of this wondrous wine can be traced to the Douro Valley wineries in Portugal. It is commonly served with dessert because of its sweetish qualities. Richness, density and higher sweetness compared with regular wines are the features of this super wine. Two port wine variants are most popular, even though there are numerous variants, i.e. port wine that is aged by using oxygen and the other is by reducing oxygen.
There are five grape varieties that go into the making of the port wine and these are, the Tinta Roza, Touriga Nacional, Touriga Fanacesas, Tinot Cao, and Tina Barroca all of which are grapes that grow in the Douro Valley (Portugal).
The port wine which has been matured within the barrel with very limited exposure to oxygen is known as wine that is oxidative aged wine while the wine that has not been exposed to oxygen at all is known as reductive aged wine.
Some Great Port Wines
The name port wine encompasses a vast number of different types of wines of all color and taste. You have the White Port which has a dry type flavor which is normally aged for about three years. Another port wine is aged for about seven years, this is called Colheita Port. Only one year’s harvest grapes are used to make this wine, whereas other wines are made from grapes from different harvest years.
Among the more expensive one are the Tawny Port which is aged for a very long time – anything between ten and forty years and the Vintage Port which can be aged for about 50 years in the bottle itself; the Single Quinta Port is another wine that is aged for about 50 years as well. These wines are very much sought after all over the world, and rightly so.
The Crusted Port is another type of wine that needs mention. There are always sediments in the bottle as the wine is not filtered when it is bottled.
To learn more about different wines go to Understanding About the Different Types of Wine and Red Wine Is A Wonderful Beverage
