As we finish raking up the leaves, we know that the fun (although often dreaded) holiday gifting season is right around the corner. What to buy for friends, family, and clients becomes the daunting challenge. Well, for so many adults, the answer for you could and possibly should be right here! Virtually any wine drinker will benefit from using and/or learning about 100% argon VineyardFresh Wine Preserver. Made in the USA, the gift of VineyardFresh could be for themselves or for other wine drinkers they know. After all, wine preservation and using VineyardFresh is not actually about saving wine, but about enjoying more and better bottles ... because you can save. Consider these potential people in your lives and how...
For those of you new to our News Blog, get ready to hear up on a variety of thoughts and ideas relating to wine. This month, it is hard to ignore the message of Halloween with this blog and the topic of wine “theming”. I have to credit the folks at Wine Cooler Direct and Forbes for planting the idea and some of the info related here. Enjoy and try a variety wines due to theme and not pretense, price or preference. Helps us all try new! Theming your wines can actually occur anytime of the year. It just requires a little time and planning. Wineries have started to...
Blogging should be about all things topical and I just felt a need to get this one out, because I hear it every day. You have gotten the “wine bug” in a big way and the time has come to plan a wine trip to California. Well, there is “no doubt” that Napa and Sonoma need to be on your automatic list. I would like, however, to open your mind up to additional or alternative options for some varied reasons. If you are a seasoned California Wine Country visitor, maybe it is an opportunity to discover a new region and new grape varietal characteristic to that region and/or to simply explore. We all enjoy experiencing something that we can share...
According to our wine school friends, one of the most frequent questions consumers ask is “How do you keep wine fresh?” In order to understand how to keep wine fresh, one needs to know why it goes bad in the first place. The criminal in charge of soiling your beloved bottle of wine is none other than oxygen. Over time, oxygen will cause wine to change through a process known as oxidation. Oxidation in your wine is the same oxidation that causes metal to rust or an apple to turn brown when exposed to air. Oxidation is defined as the interaction between oxygen molecules and all the different substances they may contact, from metal to living tissue. When wine oxidizes, it impacts...
Why is using 100% argon gas so favorable? We love counting the ways… here are our top four: 1. Science – Understanding how 100% argon gas actually preserves wine is simple physics and chemistry. Argon is an inert noble gas (tasteless, odorless, colorless, and harmless), and is heavy relative to air. Therefore, it’s able to create a vapor barrier that can keeps oxygen away from the wine. No mystery or magic. Having a logical understanding is important. 2. Efficacy – The primary reason for using preservation is to actually preserve the wine. Due to the points made above, 100% argon gas performs on its own. It actually works as an anti oxidizer and thus works on any liquid in a...
