Red hot!
With more than a thousand varieties of grapes used to make wine, it’s probably no surprise there are so many different types – at least 31 popular varietals – of red wine. Most popular types of single-varietal red wine Cabernet and Merlot are two of…
More to Wine Than Red or White
Wine basics for newbies Most wines are made with grapes, but they’re not like the ones you find in the grocery store. Wine grapes – known as vitis vinifera in Latin – are smaller, sweeter, have thick skins, and contain seeds. There are more than…
That Stone Age Liquid Called Wine
Unknown to you, you’re consuming and enjoying one of the oldest things in history. The oldest evidence of any fermented beverage is some 9,000 years old. It was found in Henan Province, China. Just three years ago, a joint Georgian-French-American team discovered evidence of wine…
Debunking Sake’s Hard Image
There are many who perceive sake to be a hard alcohol – akin to gin, vodka, tequila and the like. Fact is sake is fermented like wine or beer; it is not distilled. Why its ‘hard’ image is no thanks to the many folks who…
The Fascinating Facets of Genshu Sake
Before bottling and shipping, pure water is usually added to sake to adjust the alcohol content from the typical 20% or so, down to about 16%. But not in the case of genshu, where water has not been added to the sake. In most instances…
Types of Sake
This information is all you need to find the right sake for your palate. Even if all sake is made with the same basic process, there are so many types of sake that – to keep things simple – we will focus only on some…
The Making of Sake
Continuing from the first article in our series on sake, we look in more detail at the process of making the quintessential Japanese alcohol. he production of sake involves seven steps. The differences in the end products depends on the quality of the rice and…
Sake 101
Navigating the world of sake. What is sake? You will get two different answers to this question, depending on where you ask it. We’ll start with the rest of the world except Japan. In English, “sake” refers to the traditional alcoholic beverage from Japan that…
10 Questions About Scotch People Secretly Google
There are some things many whisky drinkers don’t know but would never dare to ask out loud. These are 10 questions about Scotch that Google gets asked a lot. Can Scotch go bad? Whisky can age only in wooden casks. It stops ageing once it’s…
Why the World Is Hooked on Japanese Whisky
While Japanese distilleries were originally based on imported knowledge and skill from Scotland, they aren’t simply making Scotch in Japan. There are many unique elements to the production of Japanese whisky, and that’s part of the reason why the distinctive drams that result have had…
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