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Make Your Wine Experience Stress Free With the Help of a Wine Opener
Posted onYou may have previously attempted to open up your favorite bottle of wine and experienced difficulty using a normal bottle opener. After all the pushing, pressing, twisting and rumbling, your friends tell you that there is an opener specifically made for wines. Then, you have bought one and tried it yourself only to discover that all the experiences you had can be prevented if only you own the right tool. Certainly, wine openers can save you from all the challenges that go with opening up wine bottles with a minimal effort. The usual types are the durable lever and the squeeze hand grip models. If you use any of these two, you would just need a little hand pressure to open up wine bottles which are always safe and secured.
The best type would depend solely on the user’s decision. It is basically your choice to find the best opener that can work perfectly for you and can be found from its extensive selections. You may opt to consider buying a lever-style opener that has its own stand. It firmly holds the bottle as secure as possible and comes with a side-arm balance to make sure that the weight is divided evenly to prevent drip and leaks. All you have to do is to place the opener on top of the bottle, push the lever down and you now have your favorite wine bottle opened up for everyone to enjoy.
There is another style of wine openers that is a bit lighter and placed on top of the bottle. With just a single push of the lever, you can already enjoy your opened bottle of wine. It is usual to see sets that already comes with a separate stand and corkscrew. One more type that works well is by punching a hole through the cork. Then, the bottle cork is precisely removed without being broken. The only down side is that there are bits of cork that are left inside the wine bottle when the cork gets pulled up.
Wine drinkers should be aware that the best bottle opener is essential to the total satisfaction and enjoyment of drinking wine when you serve it at home or in a different place. Here are some details to consider before you shop for the perfect wine bottle opener:
1.) Simple and easy to clean
2.) Durability of the materials used
3.) Functional duration prior actual replacement (Life Span)
It is important to use up your bottle opener for a specific period of time to test how reliable and durable it can stand. The lesser expensive bottle openers would sometimes fall short during the most inconvenient times. The ease and simplicity of use are just part of the many benefits using a wine opener. Moreover, it prevents the cork bits from breaking apart and be left inside the bottle. You may have experienced the tacky feeling that comes after pulling out cork bits from wine that has been poured into elegant wine glasses.
Definitely, finding the best wine opener that works well for you is fun and interesting most especially if you take pride in being a certified home tools fanatic. You do not have to be a wine lover for you to consider purchasing a wine opener for your home. It is recommended that you own at least one for your home to ensure convenience when the need arises. With a right wine opener at hand, a different level of grandeur is being displayed during the actual experience of opening a wine bottle in front of your family and friends. In fact, your guests may think it seems easy and trouble-free, only to find out that it is actually effortless.
True blooded wine aficionados will simply prioritize to own a functional bottle opener for their wine parties. It is now time to make that wine opener be part of your newest collection of wine tools.
An exquisite cooking experience in provincial France
Posted onTastes of Burgundy is an experience set to delight the senses of cooking enthusiasts with a penchant for French cuisine and a drop of Pinot Noir or Chardonnay. Commencing in May 2011,Tastes of Burgundy will be running cooking schools in the iconic gourmet region of eastern France, La Bourgogne (Burgundy).
Each Tastes of Burgundy experience will be individually led by the crème de la crème of the industry; Frenchman Manu Feildel from the one hat L’Etoile in Sydney and television co-host of My Kitchen Rules; Christine Manfield of the famed two hat, Universal in Darlinghurst, Sydney and Annie Smithers from her eponymous bistro in the regional Victorian town of Kyneton.
Each of the renowned foodies have signed up to teach two one-week schools in May, June and July 2011. Each week will include three “cooking days”, involving market visits (Dijon, Beaune and Chalon or Autun), menu design and afternoon cooking classes, culminating in an exquisite dinner each evening.
Fine food and wine aficionados will delight in eight days of sumptuous local food and wine in Burgundy with their chosen chef, whilst cooking and residing at a stunning 18th century chateau just outside the village of Meursault. The chateau is set in 6-hectare parklands, complimented by traditional antique décor, a sunny outside terrace and in-ground swimming pool.
Each week will incorporate three “cooking days”, involving market visits, (Dijon, Beaune and Chalon or Autun), menu design and an afternoon cooking class in the chateau kitchen, culminating in a delectable dinner each evening.
The non-cooking days will be packed full of trips and experiences including; barrel tastings in a stunning 14th century cellar; a visit to local artisan farm – one of France’s finest produces of cherve, and the must see Hospice of Beaune.
Participants will also dine in restaurants ranging from small bistros to the stunning Abbaye de la Bussiere, a former monastery, now Relais & Chateaux accommodation and Michelin-star gastronomic restaurant and bistro. A farewell degustation dinner created by the talented hands of Chef de Cuisine, Eric Pras, and his team at the famous three-star Michelin restaurant, Lameloise in Chagny, will conclude the week savoring the Tastes Of Burgundy.
The week is all-inclusive, from first arrival and pick-up in Le Creusot, seven nights accommodation in a beautiful chateau, cooking classes, cultural visits, transport for the week, all meals, wine, spirits, champagne and the return transfer to Le Creusot for onward travel.
Participants must make their own travel arrangements to and from Le Creusot (which is serviced from Paris by the TGV high speed train).
Tastes of Burgundy is an opportunity to travel with one of three of Australia’s acclaimed chefs to a region of the world that is eponymous for its produce, food and wine. A complete culinary experience from the beginning to the end.
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The Local Wine Merchant Could Improve Your Home Dining Experience
Posted onWe’ve all been told that a good wine can enhance the flavour of a meal, yet a lot of us don’t know which type of wine goes well with which meal. Your local wine merchant can help you select different wines for different meals, but for now this is a quick and easy guide that lets you distinguish between when you need a white Chardonnay and when a red Merlot is required.
Different types of wine will have different levels of tannins; this is a compound that, in wine, usually comes from the skin or the seed of the grapes. It’s particularly potent in red wines as the skins and seeds are soaked and sometimes fermented along with the flesh of the grape in order to give the wine its colour. These tannins play a part in deciding which wines go best with which food as they can clash with other flavours in the meal.
If you remember nothing else in this article, remember this; the general rule of thumb is that white wine goes with white meats and red wines go best with red meats. Although, certain ways that food is prepared can alter the wine you should have. If you’re eating Chinese food, a slightly sweet or off-dry pink wine, but you should remember to not overdo the plum and hoi sin sauces as too much of these can kill the flavour of the wine and make it tasteless.
In the summer time, it seems that it’s almost law for everybody to have at least one barbeque; whether you just stick with the traditional burgers and sausages or go a bit more extravagant with grilled king prawns, it’s recommended that you have wines that are fruity and rich, so something like a white Zinfandel would work well, or possibly a Sauvignon Blanc if you’ll be having seafood.
Indian foods and curries require wines with more body to really allow you to pick up on all the different spices and flavours; a red Merlot will work particularly well here. Other Middle Eastern dishes such as Vietnamese should be eaten with very cold and fruity pink wines such as Gewurtztraminer. Although, the suitable wine may alter depending on how spicy your meal is.
South western food, such as Mexican dishes, should typically be eaten with a fruity wine like a Riesling or Sauvignon Blanc or possibly a slightly spicy Zinfandel. If it’s south western sea food then sparkling wines work well. Bear in mind though that eating a lot of chillies will clash with a high tannin wine so you should avoid Merlots and Cabernets.
This is not a definitive list of the type of wine you should drink with your meals, and your local wine merchant will be able to let you try the wines to see which one you would prefer to go with your meal. Remember, that while wine is a pleasant drink to have with a meal, it is also alcoholic and you should always drink responsibly.
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