Clive Burroughs Proprietor at Fine Wine Accessories in England provided this recent LinkedIn article post. I followed up with some comments noted below and although we may not be in agreement with some of the details, I certainly commended him for bringing wine preservation forward as a topic. From Clive: You hardly ever finish a bottle of wine in one go. Wine as you know needs to be stored in the right manner so as to ensure that its flavour and aroma stays intact. Preserving the wine however is not that easy without the right apparatus. To ensure that the essence of the drink stays intact, use of wine preservers is very important. There are a number of different wine...
Did you ever want to know what goes on behind the scenes that results, positively, in the innovative and new products we all get to enjoy? I certainly did and thanks to the connection between food and wine, I now have that opportunity to learn. It’s time to share a little bit of it. The Specialty Food Association (SFA) is based in NYC. A trade association dedicated to its members and the world of specialty foods (think olive oils, chocolates, crackers, cheese, charcuterie, and many new innovative versions in these and other categories). Every year the SFA produces two Fancy Food Shows (trade shows, not for consumers) with one in January in San Francisco and the other in the June...
Now instead of entertaining, you are being entertained. You are heading over to family and/or friends and you want to bring something. The hostess says that everything is handled, however, you know a modest, however nice hostess gift is in order. A bottle of wine is always appreciated, however, you may not have a "clue" as to what type of wine is preferred or liked. Do they enjoy reds or whites, or foreign or domestic, new world or old world. The options are endless. Why not take them a bottle of wine of your choosing and a canister of VineyardFresh and you can target the total price point in an appropriate range for the occasion. As you hopefully would have...
I have been talking this up quite a bit so you'll have to pardon me if I repeat myself, however, with the holidays comes entertaining. Whether it is for family or friends, we all want people to have the best time and best experience possible. So, as a result, you are trying to figure out the wine choices. We all have had the experience of opening a bunch of bottles and then everyone leaves. In their wake, they leave behind varying degrees of open bottles. Some half full some less than half, and maybe even some barely touched. Not that you can't plan to drink them, but not all at once. Everybody appreciates having options and now, thanks to the...
Day #1 (reason #1) : Do not fool yourself, this is ALL about you .. and should be! Should I? Shouldn't I? Should I? Shouldn't I? .. what the heck, it's the holidays, we all want to open that special bottle of wine for ourselves, but we hesitate. Why? Well we do because we if we are by ourselves and do not finish it, we may not get to fully enjoy the whole bottle and we do not want any to go to waste. This is my personal, absolutely favorite reason for having VineyardFresh around. With VineyardFresh on hand, anyone can open and drink whatever they want, whenever they want. Their option, however, one can enjoy that great bottle a second...
