Archive for 'Wine'

Menu’s thermometer for your wine bottles

Serving wine at the correct temperature can make a big impact on taste and enjoyment. This thermometer by Menu makes it easy to know when your wine is ready to enjoy. DiWineTaste has a detailed investigation into the impact of temperature on wine tasting. Temperature greatly influence the perception of flavors as well. Just like [...]

Alessi corkscrew

Once upon a time, Alessandro Mendini designed a little corkscrew in the shape of a lovely maiden. Anna G was her name and she brought Mendini much joy and fame. But Anna and Mendeni became a bit lonely. So along came Sandro M. Sandro is a happy, dapper little man with a corkscrew where it [...]

Your wine wants a fridge of its own

What do you do with a collection of good wine? Do you simply place it in a cabinet and hope for the best? Expensive wine is worth protecting with a specialized wine fridge. Food and Wine magazine has a primer on what to look for in wine refrigerators: A basic wine refrigerator is fine for [...]