http://www.caparosowines.com/wine Wine Blog Thu, 01 May 2008 18:16:05 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en My first thought: This has to be a joke Well it is, but still quite funny :) http://www.mensup.fr/usbwine/?act=insc&mp=USBWINE&o=92&p=61 Buy wine online... http://www.caparosowines.com/wine/wine/usb-wine-dispenser/ A vintage wine is one made from grapes that were all, or primarily, grown in a single specified year, and are accordingly dated as such. Variations in a wine's character from year to year can include subtle differences in color, palate, nose, body and development. Good quality red table wines ... http://www.caparosowines.com/wine/wine/vintage-wine/ There are two fundamental types of wine based on grape color -- red (from red or black grapes) and white (from white grapes). Grapes of these different colors can have hundreds of varieties, which is why types of wine are so numerous on store shelves. Consumers are the most familiar ... http://www.caparosowines.com/wine/cabernet-sauvignon/types-of-wine-2/ There are lots of places to buy wine online, but some of them are a lot better than others for the wine lover. Just as there will always be some people who are happy to buy cheap wine from Tesco in the real world - there will always the somewhat unadventurous ... http://www.caparosowines.com/wine/wine/buy-wine-online/ Talking about wine can be like talking a whole new language It can be scary at first, but once you learnt he ropes you can start to become more comfortable You will be more at ease and gain confidence in yourself and that is when you know that you have truly ... http://www.caparosowines.com/wine/wine/talking-about-wine/ Types Of Wine A green skinned variety, which gets its name from the french word: "sauvage" meaning "wild" and "blanc" meaning "white" Climate dependant - the flavour can range from aggressively grassy to sweet and tropical. The wine is usually consumed young, as it does not improve with age. It was one of the ... http://www.caparosowines.com/wine/wine/sauvignon-blanc/ Chardonnay is a green skinned variety of grapes used to make white wine. Believed to originate from Burgundy in Eastern France - but is now grown globally. Chardonnay creates a "neutral" type of wine, with flavours commonly associated with terrior and oak. Vinified in various different styles - from "flinty" Chablis ... http://www.caparosowines.com/wine/wine/chardonnay/ The soft fleshy nature of the grape makes it ideal for blending with sterner, later ripening Cabernet Sauvignon. More "approachable" and often more affordable also. Dry, but has a distinct fruit flavour - such as black cherry, strawberry, plum or fig. The earliest recorded document of Merlot was in the notes of a ... http://www.caparosowines.com/wine/wine/merlot/ Cabernet Sauvignon is a dark coloured wine - nearly black. It is dry. It is one of the world's most widely known and recognised types of wine. It is grown in nearly every wine producing country in the world. It became internationally recognised first through Bordeux wines. It is often also blended with Merlot ... http://www.caparosowines.com/wine/cabernet-sauvignon/cabernet-sauvignon/ image copyright http://www.flickr.com/photos/kubina/ Its important to cover the basics of wine sometimes, so I thought I would make a list of the main types of wine. To boil it down very basically there is of course: Red Wine White Wine Champagne / Sparkling White Wine Rose Now for a more detailed list of the different types of ... http://www.caparosowines.com/wine/wine/types-of-wine/