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Marsala wine finishing sauce makes the perfect finishing touch for a wide variety of different Italian meals. Prepare Marsala wine finishing sauce with help from a chef instructor that holds regular cooking classes in this free video clip.
Balsamic and red wine vinegars are great tools to use to marinate vegetables the Italian way. Learn about Italian marinated vegetables with balsamic and red wine vinegars with help from a celebrity chef and award winning author in this free video clip.
Sauteed mushroom caps in red wine have a really wonderful taste that you'll just need to taste to believe. Make sauteed mushroom caps in red wine with help from the owner of an urban mushroom farm in this free video clip.
Marinating mushrooms with red wine is a really great way to unlock a rich new flavor from your favorite treats. Marinate mushrooms with red wine with help from the owner of an urban mushroom farm in this free video clip.
Marsala comes from Sicily and is blended of indigenous grapes. Find out how to properly reduce Marsala wine with help from the owner of Celebrations Wine Club in this free video clip.
Shiraz is just one example of a rich, full bodied red wine. Get tips on how to properly make Shiraz rose wine with help from the owner of Celebrations Wine Club in this free video clip.
Grilled lamb really isn't complete until you cook it with a nice white wine. Make grilled lamb with white wine with help from a passionate culinary expert in this free video clip.
Making sangria with Petite Sirah requires a drastic respect to the ingredients. Make sangria with Petite Sirah with help from a professional sommelier, beverage director, and wine educator in this free video clip.
Sangria can be made quite effectively from cabernet sauvignon, so long as you mix your ingredients in a very particular way. Make sangria from cabernet savignon with help from a professional sommelier, beverage director, and wine educator in this free video clip.
Making sangria with Pinot Noir requires a very appropriate technique when it comes to the mixing process. Make sangria with Pinot Noir with help from a professional sommelier, beverage director, and wine educator in this free video clip.
Sangria Blanca is a delicious, refreshing drink to have at a picnic, barbeque or other similar event. Make Sangria Blanca with help from a personal chef in this free video clip.
A duck confit is a very special meal that requires a very special wine pairing. Learn about wine pairing with a pinot noir for a duck confit with help from a professional sommelier, beverage director, and wine educator in this free video clip.
When pairing wine with food, you want two types that are truly complimentary of one another. Find out about a wine and port pairing for braised brisket with help from a professional sommelier, beverage director, and wine educator in this free video clip.
Peach sangria made with peach nectar is a great, refreshing way to put a new spin on an old classic. Make peach sangria with peach nectar with help from a published cookbook author in this free video clip.
Making white sangria with melons requires the use of your favorite wine and a few other ingredients. Make white sangria with melons with help from a published cookbook author in this free video clip.
Making a sangria with grapes results in a drink that is both light and completely refreshing. Make sangria with grapes with help from a published cookbook author in this free video clip.
If your sangria doesn't quite have the "kick" that you like, you could always make it stronger. Make a strong sangria with help from a published cookbook author in this free video clip.
Making a sangria spritzer is a lot easier to do right at home than you might be assuming. Make a sangria spritzer with help from a published cookbook author in this free video clip.
Making sangria with Merlot requires you to keep a few very key things in mind. Make sangria with Merlot with help from a published cookbook author in this free video clip.
The only way to make sangria better than it already is would be to make it with chardonnay. Make sangria with chardonnay with help from a published cookbook author in this free video clip.
Making a virgin sangria is something you can do quickly and easily right in the comfort of your own kitchen. Make a virgin sangria with help from the author of a cookbook in this free video clip.
When pairing a wine with your meal you need to consider a few key things. Pair Chardonnay and desserts with help from a chef and culinary instructor in this free video clip.
A small wine refrigerator is ideal for keeping a few bottles of wine chilled and ready to drink. If you want to use a simple small refrigerator as a wine chiller, you'll have to store your refrigerated wine bottles standing upright if the little fridge has no wine shelf. This crowds the refrigerator and makes reading the wine labels difficult. Build a wine table to fit inside the small refrigerator to allow the bottles to lie down. Storing wine horizontally extends the life of the wine by keeping the cork in contact with the liquid.
If you're making your own wine it is not uncommon to find a certain degree of cloudiness. Get rid of cloudiness in homemade wine with help from a past president of the Napa Valley Vintners Association in this free video clip.
Taste the mellow spicy flavor of Korean red chili paste that is called gochujang with your next Asian meal. According to Mark Bittman of "The New York Times," condiments like gochujang give Korean cuisine its recognizable salty, spicy kick. Gochujang is a red chili paste that is made with fermented soybean paste and is a staple ingredient in any Korean kitchen. There are different types of gochujang, but they are essentially slight variations. Other ingredients, such as glutinous rice powder, are added to the basic recipe during the production process.
Relaxing with a glass of wine may be one of life's greatest pleasures, but red wine also produces some persistent clothing stains. A splash of wine in the wrong place can spell doom to one of your favorite garments. Wine stains are best treated immediately, before the stain sets. However, if you've had the misfortune of washing your favorite jeans before noticing the stain, all is not lost.
Split red wine spoils the stunning natural aesthetics of wood flooring in homes. Red wine contains a mixture of acids, tannins and alcohol that permeates and discolors wood. The longer red wine spends on wooden floor boards, the more insoluble the acids, tannins and alcohol become. Like all spills on wood floors, red wine requires rapid removal lest it permanently set in wood fibers and discolor floors. Immediately eradicate red wine from a wood floor to restore and preserve your investment.
We know which wines pair well with fish, meat and poultry, but which go with cookies? Thankfully, Jordan Salcito joins Heather Bertinetti to help us know if we should pick a Reisling or a sweeter option.
Pairing wine with food is something of an art from the outsider's perspective. Although there are good general-purpose rules that the average person can use, matching wines to food requires a solid knowledge of both food and wine, as well as the ability to mentally combine flavors and envision whether they'll work together, and how well. This is especially so with desserts containing chocolate and nuts, such as a walnut and chocolate-chip pie.
When you're having a fun gathering with friends and family, wine might get spilled or splattered just about anywhere. Maybe you're checking a roast in the oven, for example, and you accidentally knock over your glass on the counter. Although you might think you have to repaint the cabinets to get rid of the stain, you might be able to clean it off, especially if it's a fresh stain.
There's no more relaxing way to spend an evening than to curl up in a warm bed with a book or a movie and glass of red wine. It's a risky business though: As you get more comfortable and sleepy, your grip loosens and that glass can slip right out of your hand. But this doesn't have to be the tragic end to your bedspread: If you act quickly, you can save it from a nasty stain.
A bottle of red wine may be the perfect complement to a romantic evening, but one spilled glass of red wine on your couch will ruin the mood quickly. Microfiber couches are stain resistant, but if the red wine isn't removed promptly, it can leave a stain. Even if you are not able to soak up the wine in time, most of the stain will disappear when you clean the fabric thoroughly with soap and water.
Synthetic leather couches are durable and stain-resistant, but even they can succumb to stains from red wine, particularly if the couch is a light color. Act quickly to avoid a permanent stain on your couch. Fortunately, faux leather sofas are water-resistant and not easily damaged by cleaners. You can easily remove most stains from the fabric without leaving any evidence of the spill. Faux leather does vary slightly from one company to another, however, so contact your couch manufacturer if in doubt about the best way to proceed.
Stains from colored liquids such as red wine are among the most difficult to remove from fabric and upholstery. If you are able to treat the stain soon after it occurs, you will have a much greater chance of success. While you can spend a great deal of money on expensive commercial cleaners and stain removers, all you really need in order to remove red wine stains are a few common household products.
Nearly all Moringa trees have edible vegetation and fruit, making these trees important to the survival of indigenous people in African countries such as Ethiopia, Madagascar and Kenya. Some Moringa trees are also native to Asia. Moringas grow in semi-arid climates and are able to sustain long droughts. Not only do these trees grow in the wild, but Moringas are also easy to manage in cultivated environments.
Muscadine grapes are native to the southeastern United States and are uniquely adapted to the warm, humid conditions of the south where European grapes do not flourish. The vine is not suitable for locations where freezing temperatures are frequent and will be severely damaged when temperatures of 0 degrees Fahrenheit occur. The grapes need long, hot summers to produce fruit that is large and juicy. Summer cuttings are the most common method of propagation.
Judge wine with your senses, specifically with sight, smell and taste. Experts weigh many factors when judging these three items. Subtleties that the casual wine drinker wouldn't recognize are evident to wine experts. If you're interested in judging wines, or learning more about the wines you drink, there are several things you should learn.
Plum wines have been produced in Asia for over 1,000 years and can be a sweet accompaniment to various dishes from the region. To produce the wine, the plums are crushed on rollers to break the skin and release the juices. Then they are fermented in a sugar or yeast solution to create the wine. The most comment varieties of plum wine are Japanese, Korean, Chinese and American, which are often served chilled -- around 55 degrees Fahrenheit.
Keep the celebration going with a bit of bubbly. New York restaurateur and certified sommelier Joe Campanale shows the professional way to open a bottle of sparkling wine or champagne. Using this technique will help you keep the pressure under control and minimize messes.
Sommelier Jordan Salcito offers suggestions on how to pair champagnes with food as well as gives suggestions for her favorite sparkling wine alternatives.
Sommelier Jordan Salcito explains the differences in between different red wines, both better known and in up-and-coming wine regions. Whether trying the light Gamay Beaujolais or the fuller body Malbec Argentinean wine, Salcito offers excellent pairing sure to tantalize your tastebuds.
Although port wine hails from Portugal, it enjoys quite a popularity in Ireland and England. The Irish have taken to blending the port with their own Irish cider creating a unique and complex drink that can be enjoyed at any time of year. Although there are multiple varieties of port wine, it is most important that you choose the correct one to make a pleasing port cider.
"Good fences make good neighbors," Robert Frost once wrote in the poem "Mending Wall," and a fence built of red cedar not only is a good fence, but an attractive one. The two red cedar varieties used for fencing are Eastern, grown throughout the Eastern U.S., and Western, found primarily in the Northwestern U.S. The red-toned wood is fine grained and rot resistant for long durability without the need of replacement. Whether you desire a fence for privacy or simply for aesthetics, you cannot go wrong using red cedar.
Waiting for grapes to ripen takes patience, but by choosing ultra-early grapes you can speed things up. With ultra-early varieties, you can have ripe grapes ready for eating or wine making weeks earlier than later varieties. It's a good idea to plant ultra-early grapes in colder climates as they tend to be more resilient to cold. Requiring just 110 to 135 frost-free days, they need fewer warm days to survive than do later varieties. Thanks to their hardiness, early grapes are also ideal for the first-time grower.
While white wines should be chilled before being served, red wines are best when consumed at room temperature -- and this is true of Pinot Noir. Before sipping, however, allow the wine to breathe at room temperature so it can oxidize, which enhances the scent, taste and texture.
Dandelion wine is a variation on fruit wine that is made by combining dandelion petals with sugar, acidic juice and other ingredients. As a non-grape wine, it is a light wine choice for a meal and well suited for a summer evening. It is also a perfect way to make use of dandelions that spring up in your yard. The process of making dandelion wine requires about three weeks, including prep work, cooking time and fermentation. It is essential that you use only dandelions that haven't been sprayed with pesticides as the wine-making process will not eliminate these chemicals
Cabernet sauvignon is a full-bodied red wine best enjoyed when served between 55 to 65 degrees Fahrenheit. The wine is optimally aged for a full decade and typically not released for three to four years after harvest. Red wines are sensitive to oxidation, a chemical process that occurs due to air exposure from incorrect storage and can ruin the flavor of a cabernet sauvignon.
Red wine vinegar is actually red wine that has soured or gone bad. Despite the fact that red wine vinegar is already sour grapes, it is still subject to further break down if not properly stored after opening. As yeast consumes the sugar in wine grapes, acetic acid forms. The acetic acid gives vinegar its recognizable taste. Exposure to air for extended periods of time leaves vinegar susceptible to evaporation, resulting in loss of flavor.
By the time children are toddlers, they have established food preferences. A food rut can remain until or past the onset of adulthood. The types of food offered as a child also affect the individual palate later in life. Multiple factors influence your palate, such as your ethnicity, age, memories and environment. The average person eats from a range of 15 foods on a regular basis. A limited palate can be expanded gradually, leading to a new adventure in food.
A quality wine can inject life to an otherwise ordinary meal. Likewise, succulent food can bring out subtle flavors in a wine that you may have not noticed if you were drinking the wine by itself. The secret to combining wine with food is pairing the two in ways that complement each other. Once you learn how to combine the right wine with the right dish, your eating and drinking experience will be more pleasurable and satisfying.
