Friday 31 July 2015

Fall in love with your wine at first sight!

What a wine can do to you is something that can only be known when you taste wine and experience its magic!
This is for all the wine lovers out there who have an extra sweet tooth and the one who are all set to try their first magical sip of wine. The bong between the quality of Wine and the taste of wine has been much talked about. However, experiencing this mystical act of tasting wine can be a memorable one for you if you wish to make it grand. Wine tasting can be majestic if you taste it the right way and follow certain important tips to add  more value to your first time experience of tasting wine.
Here are a few tips that you can follow to enhance your participation in the lovely affair between you and the Wine:
  • Pour wine slowly into wine glass. This will eliminate the residue ensuring what goes inside you is pure to taste.
  • Swirl glass to release fragrance. You would not want to miss the feeling of smelling the fragrance of wine and enjoy it.
  • Inhale the fragrance of the wine by bringing the wine glass close to your nose. Feel the aroma of wine in your glass.
  • Do you smell something special and different? Try identifying the ingredients with the fragrance you just inhaled.
  • Take that first magical sip of wine in mouth and let it settle on the tongue.
  • Now, breathe in some air over wine  and then swallow.

Hope you follow these tips and live the first experience of tasting wine to the fullest.

However, wine tasting is not an easy task as it sounds. It is an are where the confusion reigns supreme. It demands mystique and a dedicated will in order to follow the tradition of wine tasting which has been much associated with having an amazing experience in wine tasting. So if you have it, you do it! Do it to experience magic, do it to enjoy the taste , do it to feel the essence and do it to live the moment! 

Wednesday 15 July 2015

The difference between Champagne and Sparkling wine

Ever wondered why Sparkling wine sparkles and tastes fizzy? Well! That is because of the presence of a significant level of carbon dioxide in the sparkling wine.
Imagine the cork of a bottle is opened and the shrill bubble noise can be heard of the liquid as it is poured into a glass and handed over to you! Did you imagine it to be a glass of champagne in your hand? Many of us often get confused between a sparkling wine and champagne.  However, what stands  is common to both is that we all like them. There is something special about the bubbles, elegant glasses and that pale golden color that makes us feel festive and raise a toast for every happy moment of life. But this is where we stop exploring. Today, we are going to discuss the differences between champagne and sparkling wine.

The most popular of the sparkling wine options that are not Champagne as we mostly call them, include Cava, Prosecco and Cremant. What most of us would know that one of the differences between the two is the price! But that is not the only difference between these wines. Today, we are going to set the difference clear and here is something that you should know about Champagnes.

Champagne can only be grown in the Champagne region of France. It is made with Chardonnay, pinot noir and Pinot Meunier grapes.It is made in the traditional method Champenoise wherein the wine’s secondary fermentation is carried out in the same bottle it will be served from.

Prosecco hails from the Veneto region of Northeastern part of Italy that is produced primarily from the Prosecco or the Glera grape. Its secondary fermentation is done in a stainless steel tank which is a process known as the Charmat method.

Cava comes from Spain and is predominantly produced in Catalonia region using the traditional method Champenoise like champagne.


Cremant is the French sparkling wine produced in the Alsace, Bordeaux and a few other regions in a method similar to that of a champagne but is made with a wide variety of grapes.