Archive for February, 2009

Ladies, how do you prevent red wine stained lips at a nice restaurant or wine tasting?

Saturday, February 28th, 2009
Constant_Traveler asked:


I always end up with weird purple lips when I drink red wine. Does anyone have any tips to prevent this?

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How much yeast and suger per a gallon do i need to make Wine?

Thursday, February 26th, 2009
Hiaburi asked:


I need the amount of yeast and sugar per gallon to make wine. Even better would be a recipe to make wine.
I am going to use wild grapes and I didn’t know there were more then one kinds of yeast.

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how do I get into the wine business in NY?

Wednesday, February 25th, 2009
Yan M asked:


Been living in NY for 2 years now & want to get myself involved in the wine business: how to sell it, how to select it, where to buy it from? Please advise how to get into the wine importing business?

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What type of wine would go well with an asian beef stir fry dinner?

Wednesday, February 25th, 2009
breadsticks123456 asked:


What would be a good (and inexpensive, around $13-$15) bottle of wine that would go well with an asian beef stir fry dinner?

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Where can I find the chapest bottle of Solaia 1997 wine?

Tuesday, February 24th, 2009
julio_de_angeli asked:


This is a Tuscany (Italy) wine and very expensive and rare. I wonder where I can find it cheaper.

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Why do wine bars charge a corkage fee for bottles of wine purchased and consumed on their premises?

Monday, February 23rd, 2009
msp76 asked:


I was recently at a popular wine bar in San Francisco and they charge a $15 corkage fee for wines bought from their shelves that are not on the actual menu. It makes no sense to me that they can charge a corkage fee for something purchased and consumed on their premises. Is this common practice? Does anyone know the logic/reasoning behind this?
Thanks

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What is the self life for a typical bottle of Red wine?

Monday, February 23rd, 2009
REEMPIRE888 asked:


I opened a bottle of red wine (cabinet) about six months ago and there were about half of bottle remaining so I corked it back into the bottle. Last night I poured some out of the same bottle and it appears that the color of the wine has changed to deep darkish red/brown colour along with lots of particals. What is that and is it safe to drink in that condition. How do I prevent that from happening in the future? Maybe the cork’s mass is not air tight enough caused the wine to degrade? Is there a self life for wine after all?

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What temperature should wine be kept at?

Monday, February 23rd, 2009
brookie5303 asked:


And is it different for different kinds of wine? I will be going to a few holiday parties this year, so I want to show up looking like I know what I’m doing :-)

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What should I put in a wine lover’s gift basket?

Saturday, February 21st, 2009
X-ray Girl asked:


I need some ideas of what to put in a gift basket for a wine lover…
Obviously I’ll put a few bottles of wine.
But what else could I put with this that they would not already own?

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Two questions: what is the purpose of red and white wine in cooking and what are good substitutes for them?

Saturday, February 21st, 2009
~*StarGazer*~ asked:


What is it that red and white wine add to the recepie? color, texture, seasoning??? well, I don’t like to use anything alcoholic when I cook, but since so many recepies call for it (esp. italian ones) what are good non-alcoholic substitutes for red and white whine that accomplishe the same thing?

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