When Building Your Glassware Collection, Consider Your Favorite Type Of Wine
If you're a budding wine aficionado, don't forget about the wine glasses. Consider your favorite variety when selecting your next stemware purchase.
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At What Temperature Does Beer Freeze?
Though it doesn't happen easily, beer can sometimes freeze. Here's the temperature at which that occurs and what to do if your brew gets a bit too frosty.
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Avoid A Common Wine Mistake By Considering Its Storage Environment
Though there is much variation in the world of wine, an expert notes that the common mistake of ignoring a bottle's storage environment can affect many bottles.
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How Decanter Shape Can Dramatically Affect Your Wine Drinking Experience
Decanting is one step that can greatly enhance your wine, but further considering the shape of that decanter can dramatically affect your wine experience.
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What Is A Growler Of Beer And How Many Bottles Can It Hold?
A growler of beer may sound a bit mysterious, but the truth is that it simply holds a lot of brew. Here's how much beer a growler can actually hold.
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What Type Of Wine Is The Sweetest?
If rather astringent dry wines are definitely not your thing, then it may be time to search out one of these sweetest tasting wines for your next glass.
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How Is Mead Different From Wine?
Though it's sometimes referred to as honey wine, there are key differences between mead and wine that's made from grapes. Here's what you should know.
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What Separates A Sour From A Gose Beer?
A gose beer isn't just any kind of sour. Here's what makes this German-style beverage a unique twist on the sour beer formula, from history to ingredients.
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The Beer Drinking Song To Follow When Celebrating Oktoberfest
Go to any Oktoberfest celebration today, and you'll likely hear strains of "Ein Prosit" everywhere. Here's the history behind this popular beer drinking song.
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The Discontinued Budweiser Beer You Probably Forgot Existed
With the rise of dry beer in the 1990s, Budweiser tried to get in on the trend. You've probably forgotten all about its discontinued attempt at dry beer.
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What Is The History Of XXXX Beer And What Makes It Unique?
Find out the fascinating history and local pride behind Australia's beloved XXXX beer, from its origins in Castlemaine to its iconic marketing campaigns.
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How Many Grapes Does It Take To Make A Bottle Of Wine?
It's a question that has plagued folks for ages, but unlike angels on the head of a pin, this can be answered. So how many grapes are really in a wine bottle?
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Ever Wonder Why Trader Joe's Wine Is So Cheap?
Trader Joe's wine is tasty yet affordable -- how do they do it? Well, it comes down to their supplier and the ways they cut costs while maintaining quality.
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The Importers To Look For When Buying Wine, According To An Expert
Gabriel Corbett of Jônt lets us in on his wine-sourcing hack -- sticking to trusted importers. See which longstanding houses he recognizes as best of the best.
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What Does It Mean To Order A Domestic Beer?
Coors Light, Miller High Life, and Bud Light are all domestic American beers. These suds are brewed and intended for distribution within the United States.
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Expert Tips On Chilling Red Wine
Gabriel Corbett, sommelier at Washington D.C.'s Jônt gives us expert tips for chilling red wines, first busting the myth that it's verboten to do so.
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You Shouldn't Hyper-Decant Your Wine, Says One Expert
According to expert sommelier Gabriel Corbett of Jônt, hyper-decanting doesn't hold a candle to traditional methods. See what kitchen tech-heads are missing.
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Why Is Trader Joe's Beer So Cheap?
Trader Joe's takes its beer pretty darn seriously. See how the selection, but more importantly, price of its brews keep folks busting down the doors.
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The Best Way To Store An Open Bottle Of Red Wine
We tapped sommelier Gabriel Corbett of JÔNT to answer our burning questions about the best ways to keep your opened bottles of red. See what he told us.
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Porter Vs Stout: What Makes These 2 Beers Different?
Porters and stouts, which used to fall into the category of the former, are a pair of European beer styles that differ today in brewing ingredients and ABV.
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What Exactly Is A Beer Shandy, And What Goes Into Making One?
Beer shandies have been around for years across the pond, but Americans have gotten wind of them and are liking what they taste. See what goes into one.
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What Makes A Shandy Beer Different From A Radler?
Shandies and radlers are both refreshing drinks that mix beer with pop or juice. But besides their countries of origin, what's the difference between the two?
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Is A Malt Beverage The Same As Beer?
While beer is a malted beverage, the term won't get applied to it much, as its a growing and somewhat emerging category all its own. We separate out the two.
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What Gives Beer That Bitter Taste?
While not all dig on beer's bitter taste, fans of it sense the nuance as keenly as a sommelier. We dig into the factors that go into the flavor category.
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Pour A Beer Perfectly Every Time With One Easy Hack
Sick of the wait that comes with letting your head foam settle? Try out this inverted glass pour trick and your beer won't have time to lose its chill.
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The Utensil Trick For Opening Wine Without A Corkscrew
Whether you forgot to pack a corkscrew for a picnic or just can't seem to find the darn thing, it helps to have some emergency opening methods up your sleeve.
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What Makes Farmhouse-Style Beers So Unique?
Farmhouse beers aren't some fad, but a time-tested brew steeped in European tradition. See what makes the category different and each variety unique.
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