Wednesday, December 20, 2006

How lady select a bottle of wine.

Interesting to read that a lady select her wine by the look of the label on the wine bottle. It was mentioned that women buy half the wine in most country and select a bottle of wine by the look of the label. A nice label will attract the attention of women and catches the eye of women who will buy these wine. So knowing this, some wine come with unique name and attractive label design specially to attract the women buyer.

However for men, they usually go beyond the label and ask for help if they need to know more before buying the bottle of wine.

Whatever way we select a bottle of wine, we have succeeded if we are able to select a bottle of wine that we will want more of it.

Thursday, December 14, 2006

Wine is getting more popular and wine prices are coming down

Wine is getting more popular in Singapore. More and more people are starting to appreciate wine. With more wine retailer in the market, consumers are able to get better bargain. In fact, wine prices have been coming down and there are some wholesaler even sell their wine at bargain price to the consumers directly. Easy access to a wide range of wine at very reasonable price has also boost wine popularity.

As you can see, even chain store like NTUC is having a wine collection corner to serve its customers. Definitely there are also the other upmarket wine retailer around. The latest wholesalers Magnum Spirits and Wine has opened a 1,300 sq ft store The Wine Gallery by Magnum at its Chang Charn Road warehouse. It offers over 700 varieties of wine there.

Tuesday, December 12, 2006

Get a Cork Jet Pump as a Christmas Gift

Hi friends, Christmas is coming and you may be wondering what gift to get this Christmas for your beloved husband, wife, father, mother..etc. Why not get them this Cork Jet Pump wine opener.

I believe most of us appreciate wine regularly, if not, at least once a while. So, this Cork Jet Pump will come in handy and will be a useful tool for all wine lover. This tool has made opening a bottle of wine as easy as anyone can do. You do not need to use your bull strength to pull out the cork. You may wonder how this works. It is simple, it uses a small gas cartridge that releases gas through the needle and the pressure pushes the cork out. No twisting or tugging, just insert the needle, push the button, and watch the cork pop out instantly without any effort. It cost about US$25 to US$30.

This should be available in most wine shop or you may do a search via the internet and purchase it online.

Wednesday, December 06, 2006

Keep A Wine Bottle Stopper

An important item to have always be with you is a wine bottle stopper. Although it is commonly known that once a bottle is opened, you are unable to place the cork back into the mouth of the bottle and yet, sometime when we need to keep an unfinished bottle of wine back into the refrigerator, we realised that we do not have a wine bottle stopper on hand.

This is very critical as the quality of the wine will be greatly affected if it is not stored properly. The wine stopper is important to prevent more oxygen from entering the bottle and cause further oxidation.

It is not necessary to get an expensive one. A simple wine bottle stopper usually cost a few dollars. However, there are many different designs and colourful stoppers in the market for your collection. You may just go to the shopping mall to get them. Alternatively, you can also get a wide range via the internet online shops.

Monday, December 04, 2006

Wine for new drinkers

I recommend this wine for Christmas party as this is a easy to drink fruity wine and it has an immature but enjoyable flavor not too different from unfermented grape juice. So even the newest wine drinker will have no problem finishing a glass or two.

Each new year, Beaujolais is officially released on the 3rd Thursday of November and no time earlier, which has been mandated by French Law [1]. It is ready to be drunk six weeks after the harvest and is not suitable to be kept and should be consumed few months after production.

This should be served chilled, at approximately 13°C .

Beaujolais nouveau is produced by carbonic maceration followed by Pasteurization, a process which bypasses malolactic fermentation. This is a wine of the Gamay variety produced in the Beaujolais (AOC) region of France.

Friday, December 01, 2006

Sherry Wine

It is Friday, after a tired week, I decided to open a bottle of Sherry Wine. I love sweet wine, therefore Sherry Wine is one of my favourites. I opened a bottle of Harveys Bristol Cream Sherry, it is deep in colour, A deep breath into the wine, it smell of caramel. I like the smell...hmmm.. Harveys Bristol Cream is unique compared to the standard Cream Sherries. As I sip the wine and swirl the wine in my mouth and let it sit for a second before swallowing, it taste a bit rasins and roasted nuts, full in body and with a subtly spicy finish.

This wine is best enjoyed after dinner and serve together with some orange slices. I like it chilled to about 15 degree celsius before serving as I like it sweet. For those who like it less sweet can have it served with ice.

In United States, this is the most popular imported Sherry Wine and it is also the world best selling Sherry. Harveys has produced wine from the Jerez region of Spain since 1796.