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August 30, 2008 - Wine Valley

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Wine Storage Ideas


There are many ways wine can be stored in a house. You can buy wine racks, have them custom-made to suit your needs, or you can even build a wine cellar for storing wine. Adopting one of these options depends on the amount of wine you have that needs to be stored. If you have a large, sizable collection of wine bottles from all over the world, you might consider building a wine cellar. If, however, you enjoy just a few bottles at a time then simple wine racks will serve the purpose.

The important thing to remember in the context of wine storage is the constant temperature and humidity level to maintain. At high temperatures, wine starts to lose its color, taste and in extreme cases even turn to vinegar. Humidity level is to be maintained to prevent corks from drying out. If corks do dry out it causes the wine to lose its taste prematurely. However, in a cool and dark place, wine tends to last for many years to come.

If you have a basement in your house, you can convert it into a wine cellar. Wine cellars occupy the length of an entire room and can even be used for dining purpose when you have guests around. Wine racks can be built and placed all over the place where wine bottles will be safe and out-of-reach.

Elegant, metallic wine racks can also be hung in the kitchen or dining room. There are many stylish, designer racks available to choose from. They look beautiful when you have many different varieties of wine to show off to your guests. Many racks allow you to assemble them according to your needs. If you need 4, 5 or 6 shelves for your wine bottles, you can always add or subtract one or two shelves to accommodate the number of bottles that keep coming and going.

Have a wonderful wine storage of your own and organize your wine collection to show it off!

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Wine Storage Ideas


There are many ways wine can be stored in a house. You can buy wine racks, have them custom-made to suit your needs, or you can even build a wine cell...


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08/06/08 - Wine Magazines

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Selecting the Right Ingredients for Home-Made Wine


Tips for choosing the best home-made wine ingredients:

Fruits must be ripe, but not over-ripe. A few shriveled grapes or black currants are unlikely to harm a brew. In the case of larger fruits such as plums, the doubtful ones should be taken out.

The choice of roots (beetroot, parsnips, etc.) for wine-making purposes should not be dismissed so readily. The best, (or even the only) roots suitable for wine-making are those that are old and shriveled. Parsnips that have been stored throughout the winter or left in the soil are at their best for our purpose in March, as are old potatoes purchased in June when the new ones are coming in. They are ideal if they are well shriveled and/or sprouting. (Be sure to break off the roots before using them.)

These old roots contain less starch than the fresher ones, and we do not want starch in wines because it slows down the clearing process. Besides this, when old roots are used, they flavor the wine less, and it is not in the least bit earthy.

It is a mistake to believe that using additional ingredients, (such as less water, or more sugar/yeast), than is indicated in the recipes, will produce a more potent wine. The strength of wine is decided by the volume of alcohol in which the yeast can live and continue to do its work, and not on the quantity of any ingredients. Too much sugar makes the wine far too sweet. More yeast makes no difference at all, simply because it cannot make more alcohol than it can live in. Age makes very little difference to the alcohol content of wines. Too many ingredients will produce a liquid of too high a specific gravity and a liquid containing too many solids per part of water, (in other words a liquid which is too thick) and this will take a very long time to clear.

Because of this, you should never use more ingredients than the recipe indicates.

About Straining:

Fine muslin is best for straining mixtures produced when making root wines. Tie one piece on the tub - allowing sufficient sag - and place a second piece over this.

This top piece containing the solids can be lifted off without letting them fall into the brew. Jelly bags or similar things made of suitable material are needed for fruit juices, as will be seen in the recipes.

About Sugar & Yeast:

You should always use white sugar, and make certain that all the sugar is dissolved before adding anything (like wheat or raisins) to the brew. If all the sugar is not dissolved, the yeast might not ferment properly & some of the sugar could settle in the form of syrup and be left in the lees when they are thrown away. As a result of this, the wine could turn out quite sharp. With a lot of other ingredients in the brew, it is quite impossible to tell whether all the sugar is dissolved or not.

Baker's yeast is all we need during this stage. This can be purchased at your local bakery. Yeast is added at the rate of one ounce per 1, 2 or 3 gallons.

Do not add the yeast too early...as a temperature well below boiling point will destroy the yeast organism and fermentation will not take place.





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Short Review on Wine Magazines

Selecting the Right Ingredients for Home-Made Wine


Tips for choosing the best home-made wine ingredients:
Fruits must be ripe, but not over-ripe. A few shriveled grapes or black currants are unlikely ...


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This bouquet features a bunch of pink spray roses - a sweet flower that has 2 to 3 mini rose blooms per stem. These petite blossoms are softly arranged in a glass vase with pink snapdragons, heather, alstroemeria and waxflower. A great way to send your best wishes any day. C16-6028S


Price: 51.99 USD



News about Wine Magazines

Man Forced to Destroy Over $800 Worth of Wine at Airport

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Wed, 02 Jan 2008 14:33:57 PST
www.MyVideWish.com - In the 80's import of American and Australian know-how laid the ground for production of high quality wines in Bulgaria. Until 1990 the wine industry in Bulgaria was state-owned and was operated by Vinprom and exported by its subsidiary Vinimpex.

Australian Wine Looses its Personality - What Personality??

Tue, 01 Jan 2008 18:22:20 PST
A recent article in the Grapegrowers & Vignerons Magazine, Year of change for Aus in the UK by Shay Bayly last month pointed out what is fast becoming an oozing sore for the reputation of the Australian Wine Industry abroad. Tesco’s in the UK it seems have asked the producers of Australian wine to retain the personality it once had.

Australian cricket team just one win away from test record

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The Australian Test Cricket team is just one win away from equalling the greatest wining streak in Test Match Cricket. Ricky Ponting's team will match Steve Waugh's Australian team's winning record of 15 test wins in a row if they beat India in the upcoming Test, giving Ponting's team the opportunity to take the highly regarded cricketing record.

What were the best wines of 2007?

Wed, 26 Dec 2007 19:24:46 PST
A few off the wall Australian wines that stood out in 2007. Did you try something interesting, unique or just plain beautiful during 2007? Share your thoughts.


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