Enjoying Wines

Archive for July, 2009

Ice wine is a sweet dessert wine with a medium to full body.It has been referred to  as  a Summer time nectar. Those who have been lucky enough to taste ice wine say that it has tropical overtones and bouquet. It also tends to have a somewhat lower alcohol content than other table wines. The sweetness of the ice wine is balanced by higher acidic levels which keep it from being overwelmingly sweet. These wines are decadent and used for a very exceptional occasion.

Many people use ice wine  as a dessert, they go so far as to drizzle it over raspberries and pound cake and then add a smidgen of  whipped cream.  I have been told  that  some people  drizzle it over their choice fruit  such as cantalope. Be prepared though,  some people say Ice wine is so sweet that they only have a  petite glass of it as an after dinner dessert, it is just too sweet to mix it with chocolate, It depends on how much remaining sugar the wine has. In researching this, I have found the residual sugar content to be anywhere from 3 to 12%. 12% being almost unbearably sweet. Ice wine can be  quite syrupy as the water has frozen in the grapes and the juice pressed from the grapes is very concentrated in both flavor and sugar, It very much depends on the origin of the ice-wine.Ice wine from Germany can be very acidic, Canadian ice wine can be very rich.By law, in some countries, the requirement is a hard freeze for a wine to be named Ice Wine. In Germany -7C (19F) and in Canada that is -8C (17F).

Ice wine is also known to be used in cooking, it is an ingredient used in desserts or even in a recipe for making French toast.

Vidal Ice wine:-This shimmery golden yellow wine has a compelling aroma of lemon marmalade, caramelized oranges, peaches, pineapple and a touch of honey. The taste of this incredible Vidal ice wine carries a powerful flavor of honey, lemon, star fruit, quince and brown sugar and end with a crisp mouth feel. The highest quality Vidal Blanc Icewine makes an excellent combination with high fat or spicy foods.

 Ice wine is created in small quantities only  and  only the best of quality, so it is understandable that it would be  quite expensive. Ice wine can range anywhere from 50 dollars on up to around 100 dollars a pop.Getting the real thing in Germany costs roughly $80

The folklore of Ice wine suggests that its initial production in 18th century Germany was accidental. A German vineyard owner away from his vineyard on business at harvest time came home to a frozen vineyard. He harvested and processed the grapes anyway and what was  called Winter Wine back then, became the exclusive  ice wine today.       What a wonderful accident.

When it comes to Acrylic wine glasses, you can do so many  things with it. Not only it is a great addtion to all wine lovers collections,  but also it can add a nice touch to special events or parties. You can use  acryclic wine glasses for arts as well as crafts.

You  can purchase Acrylic Wine Glasses as a gift at many  retailers. You can also order a wide verity of different Acrylic Wine Glasses  on the internet.

Many people love gifts come from  the heart, so be sure to spend sometimes assesing what their particular tastes  if you’re going to give this acrylic wine glasses as a gift to someone.

Acrylic wine glasses has many different sizes, shapes  as well colors. They are not only good for anniversaries, but also for  weddings, and birthday parties.

You can purchase these wine glassess with many kinds of party theme.  You will find these glasses to suit your need, from an elegant wedding to a  relaxed Hawaiian party.

Don’t forget to consider who many wine glasses you  will need. Make sure the supplier can give you as many as you need if you’re  going to need a lot of them. In other words, you must plan ahead before the  event start.

Like reidel wine glasses, acrylic wine glasses are also great for  arts and crafts. If you want to give this acrylic wine glasses as a gift, you  may want to paint these glasses. These acrylic wine glasses can be painted with  acrylic paints.

Perhaps you need to ask a local craft store for ideas when you want to set  the paint. These glasses look beautiful with polka dots, flowers, even  monograms! The nice  part about painting personalized wine glasses is that your imagination is your limit.

You can easily detect a genuine wine expert by the way he handles the wine in terms of smelling and tasting it and not merely just drinking the wine.  Anybody can drink wine but it takes a lot of experience to taste wine.

So how should you taste wine?  Wines should be tasted by swishing the wine in your mouth, allowing your taste buds to perceive the flavor and taste of the wine.  While the act of tasting makes uses of your tongue, a person’s sense of smell actually does most of the detection.  Both a person’s sense of taste and sense of smell should be used when tasting wines.

Wines are of course produced from grape juices that have been fermented through the addition of yeast as well as certain kind of Vintners. Furthermore, wines are categorized as red and white as well as rose and champagnes though the last two categories are not really deemed to be true wines.

As a host you also must be aware about how to taste the wine so that you can guide the guests at your wine tasting party about the proper way of sipping and tasting their wines. You may even want to instruct your guests about the need to swirl their wines in their glasses and to then sniff the aroma when the wine and air make contact. In addition, you have to let the guests at your party know about how to smell the bouquet as well as aroma of their wines. The better the smell the better will be the taste.

The actual wine tasting involves swirling the wine before taking a small sip. The first sip of course gives you a sense of what the wine is all about. After this initial sip some more wine is imbibed so as to coat the entire mouth with the wine which should help give you get a sense of the flavors. To establish the wine’s taste as well as aroma it is necessary that you also suck in some air while the wine is in your mouth.

Wine experts also swirl the wine to observe how it moves in the glass.  A wine that swirls nicely wine may mean it has a higher sweetness and alcohol content. While the taste of wine is generally subjective as it depends on a persons taste and preferences, wine connoisseurs follow specific guidelines in wine tasting.  Being able to taste and smell wine the right way can certainly to the pleasure of drinking them.