Posts Tagged ‘white wines’
Storing Your Red and White Wines
Everybody just loves getting you a delicious bottle of Baron Herzog, but you just can’t drink them fast enough. Your collection of red and white wines is starting to become a nuisance. You’re long overdue for some new wine racks. So where’s the best place to store all of this delicious wine? Ever have the [...]
Wine and Cheese
Considering having a little get-together with your besties? Instead of throwing a big dinner party, why not consider having a wine and cheese party? Have you ever met someone who doesn’t like wine, or better yet, cheese? Actually, I have met a very small number of non-cheese lovers and I tell you it’s just not [...]
Indulging in Wine This Winter
Just like hot cocoa is a staple of winter time, there are certain wines that are best experienced during these next few blustery months. The summer is all about light, crisp, and refreshing wines. The winter is best represented by rich, full-bodied wines –typically red wines. When shopping for online wines, make sure to add [...]
Best Wine Cocktails
Who ever said you had to drink red wines straight? Throw in some fruit juice or some vodka and you can enjoy a delicious wine cocktail. Here are some popular wine cocktails to try at your next party. Bellini – A popular choice that mixes champagne with peach puree. Pour peach puree into a glass [...]
Learning About Fortified Wines
A fortified wine has a distinct distillation process which gives the wine higher alcohol content, usually 14% or more, than your typical red wines or white wines. Additional alcohol is added during the fermentation process. Fortified wines can either be sweet or dry, depending on when the extra alcohol is added to the fermentation. If [...]
Chanuka Promotion
OnlineKisherWine.com, the site for all your Kosher wine needs, will be running a Chanuka promotion starting TODAY through the 3rd of December. This will include: Free Shipping, up to $18, for ANY order over $175 or more. Simply use the coupon code “Chanuka” when you checkout. Enter the code into the box provided and click [...]
Tannins and Red Wines
Red wines pair well with hearty winter foods. They work especially well with stews, soups, beef, venison and other non white meats. Part of this is because red wines aren’t served as cold as white wines. Another part is because red wines have more tannins. Tannins often dry the mouth and can leave a bitter [...]
Different Red Wines: Malbec
The other night my girlfriend and I had a hankering for red wines. It was getting dark early, and the day was blustery and cold. Red wines will be perfect for our souls, we thought. And so even though it was tempting to stay inside and go to sleep early, we knew what we needed [...]
Famous Red Wines: Port
Let’s learn about one of the red wines you often hear about, but probably don’t know how to distinguish from its friends: port. This sweet fortified wine is usually paired with deserts and although usually seen as red wines, can be made into white wines as well. While many countries produce these red wines, only [...]
A Quick History of Red Wines
The first evidence of grape harvesting and fermentation dates back to 6000 B.C. in Mesopotamia. Egyptian pharaohs were buried with bottles of red wines to enjoy in the afterlife. In Ancient Greece red wines became the drink of the elite. In Rome, however, red wines received major exposure. Wine bars existed and the exportation of [...]
