One Still Man asked:


I was never a drinker. I’m middle aged. However, I was a big sugar addict my whole life. But now I am finding that red wine his helping my cravings for sugar. Now the last thing I want is to trade addictions. But is there reason why red whine is helping me with the sugar cravings?

this2shallpass asked:


I am not looking for a “wine tasting”. I am looking for the equivilant of what some breweries do when you can get about six different small glasses of beer to try. I am not looking for free samples, but a variety of wines to sample. I know I have to pay for it.

deedee asked:


Hi i’m making sangria, which type of red wine is the best to make it from?

Tasting wines and drinking wines are two completely different endeavors as far as objectives are concerned. Wine tasting is deliberative in nature and involves very thoughtful evaluation of a wine’s properties such as its texture, aging, flavor, aroma and coloring among other things.

Wine drinking on the other hand is basically about consuming and appreciating the overall taste of a wine with little or no other consideration to its other subtle properties. There is no analysis as to texture, coloring, aging, etc. In the process of consuming a wine, one normally seeks to consume that which is pleasant to the taste as opposed to tasting where choice is hardly based on degree of enjoyment. So wine drinking is more about the pleasure that comes from consuming. While tasting is more about taking pleasure from evaluating the smell, appearance, taste and other components of the wine and being able to form expert opinion about each wine based on these findings or qualities.

Wine tasting can be organized around events, parties or even competitions. There are hundreds of wine tasting events held over the world each year and some of these have their own themes and quite a bit of dedicated followers. Wine drinking on the other hand is normally associated with some other notion such as a dinner or people who have just decided to get together and have a good time. So wine tasting can be seen as a very structured exercise while mere wine drinking is not necessarily about anything being organized. People just do it for the fun that wine consumption brings, whatever that fun may be.

Another pertinent comparison between the two exercises is, with wine tasting this normally involves experts in all facets of wine, while in wine drinking those involved, even if they are experts at tasting, normally do it for the pleasures of the palate. Finally, wine tasting normally involves the sampling of a number of different wines, and in fact it is rare that any of the wines are even swallowed.

Wine drinking tend to involve one or at most only a few wines as consuming different wines tend to distort the taste of the next drink, and since the exercise is primarily about enjoyment, this would defeat the overall purpose. So wine tasting and wine drinking serve different purposes. But whichever one we indulge in, the bottom line as usual with wine is that it is a wonderfully fulfilling endeavor.

By: G. W. Smikle

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Sue asked:


I am putting glass on the top and using it as a wine tasting table. I am a little concerned about bugs being attracted to the barrell.
FYI, this is a finished, carpeted basement with a wine cellar.
FYI, this is a finished, carpeted basement with a wine cellar.

WineLibraryTV asked:

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superman’scookie asked:


I remember when i was young and tasted wine, i swore to myself i would never taste it again. But now, a couple years later i see myself drinking wine a lot!

Kristi B asked:


I rescently visited my mom in Ellenbrook.We did alot of wine tasting in both the Swan Valley and Margaret River and had some good drops! I heard that there are some pretty stiff laws about shipping wine. How do I get some of my favorites shipped to me in California.

Branko asked:


I have this wine that belonged to my grandfather and I wanted to know the price. Thank you.

RoseMary C asked:


Have a bottle of wine, it’s been in the frig for about 3 months. Still good??
I want to get a couple of answers before I go trying to drink it…=-O