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2008 - Beginner Wine

A Featured Beginner Wine Article

A Classic Twosome ---- Wine & Cheese


Living the Good Life
By Jim & Della Bogaty
Owners Veramar Vineyard
www.veramar.com

A Classic Twosome ---- Wine & Cheese

Any simple gathering can become a gourmet-tasting event with the classic twosome, the combination of wine and cheese.

Wine and cheese seem like natural marriages, after all, weren't wine and cheese parties a staple of the 1970s? However, generally speaking, cheese is one of the trickiest foods for which to choose a wine partner. Cheese is frequently strong and pungently flavored, it is often very salty and it can have a gluey, mouth-coating texture. Some cheeses even manage to combine all these taste bud challenging features. The whole subject is made more complicated by the fact that wines and cheeses vary as much from producer to producer and according to maturity. If you find an affinity, the wine and cheese can amplify each other's qualities, but sometimes, they can clash. Generally, it will be the cheese that overwhelms the wine.

Please begin the wine and cheese pairing journey remembering that pairing foods with wines is very much like discovering a mate. Just as the right combination of ingredients complements and highlights each other to create a loving relationship, pairing the right wine with a cheese creates a combination that celebrates and enhances the experience of both the wine and the cheese, just like a good marriage.

However, lets not take all of this to seriously. Remember- when setting up a wine and cheese pairing, the only thing you have to know is--- If it tastes good - do it and have fun!

Here is a simple roadmap for matching various cheese types with the wines that best suit them. Sample some of the marriages made in heaven and discover pairings that suit your own personal taste. Start with some basics and then rebel into the unfamiliar. You never know which couple will end up being your choice classic dynamic duo.

Even though it comes down to personal taste, certain guidelines have been proven favorable by a majority of enthusiasts. Here are some of those basic truths just like mama told you:
White wines match best with soft cheeses and stronger flavors.
Red wines match best with hard cheeses and milder flavors.
Fruity, sweet white and dessert wines work best with a wider range of cheeses.
More pungent the cheese you choose, the sweeter the wine should be.

When offering several cheese choices in a wine and cheese pairing spread, white wines fair better than reds. Thats because several cheeses, particularly soft and creamy ones, leave a layer of fat on the palate that interferes with the flavor in reds, rendering them monotonous and bland. For a safer bet when serving several wines, choose Parmigiano or Romano cheeses. They go with most wines.


Finding the perfect wine and cheese pairing may take a little time and a lot of tasting, but with the abundance of Virginia Wineries that is all the more chance to find a your Classic Twosome. HAVE FUN and enjoy the good life! Cheers for Veramar Vineyard!



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04/24/08 - Home Wine

Today's Home Wine Article

Wine Tasting in Tuscany



There are many areas all over the world that offer wine tasting tours. But if you want to experience the best of the best there is no better place than Tuscany. Tuscany is famous for its many available offerings, as well as its production methods. When you go on a wine tasting tour in Tuscany you will have the benefit of taking advantage of a unique experience.


During a wine tasting tour in Tuscany you will get to experience many different activities. Not only will you have the ability to taste many different kinds of wine, but you will also get to learn a bit more about the winemaking process in Tuscany. On top of all that you can also visit the cellars in which the wine is stored.


Depending on the time of the year that you are visiting Tuscany you may even be able to walk the many vineyards. If this is something that you are interested in, make sure that you book your tour during the right time of the season. A quality tour guide should be able to give you all of the details that you need regarding what time of the year is best for touring the vineyards.


One thing to remember about a wine tasting tour in Tuscany is that you will be drinking quite a bit. There is nothing wrong with this; in fact, it is what you are supposed to do. Just make sure that you have proper transportation set up so that you can safely make it back home. The majority of wine tasting tours in Tuscany offer guides who can transport you around in a car or minibus.


Tuscany is well known all over the world for their wine, as well as their production process. Every year thousands of people flock to this region in order to taste the wine, learn about the production process, walk the vineyards, and tour the cellars. If you have never experienced wine tasting in Tuscany you are missing out. A half day tour is all that you need in order to see why Tuscany is tops when it comes to wine.

About the Author


Arianna & Friends is a tourist incoming project that offers both
accommodation in country houses in Tuscany, and tourist services such as
wine and food tours, cooking classes, cultural tours, arts classes, outdoor
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Thursday April 24, 2008 - Wine Coolers

Another Great Wine Coolers Article

A New Decorating Style- Decorating With Wine Pictures


Wine tasting and wine connoisseurship is very popular today. Consequently the idea of using wine themes in decorating has caught on as well. This kind of decorating idea is usually used in the kitchen or dining room. People who use this theme enjoy collecting items that complement this whole decorating idea. Luckily for them. there is a wide selection of such items available to decorate with. There are "portraits" of wine bottles. sculptures of grapes and vines. or wall paper and borders with a grape and grape vine pattern. There is an entire line of framed pictures of wine bottles. showing all of the various types of wines. The variety of items with this theme is amazing. And they are usually pictured in magazines. so you can see how they are used in a room. The wine pictures show scenes that include wine. as well as just single bottles of wine. If you find a picture that is especially interesting or pretty. you can use it as a central focus for the room.

Many times an entire room's design is based on one piece of art; art featuring wine is no exception. The colors usually found in these pictures are rich and varied. Use some or all of them in the room to really make the picture stand out. The deep russet of the wine itself on the furniture. the tan of the labels on the walls. and the background colors in accent pieces such as pillows or candles. It is really a lot of fun to decorate with a lovely wine picture as the starting point. Which room it is in doesn't matter. Any of the lovely pictures available would work in many rooms. You can get so many different ideas and accents and bring them all together in one room.

If you want to be truly creative. you can create your own wine picture and have it framed. Perhaps the bottle you drank to celebrate a special event. Your creation will make you proud. and bring back fond memories.


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