Wine Hacks

Wine and food, the insuperable duo. Or so you may think! Wine is always a great idea for a dinner party, but only when paired with the perfect food. A sweet wine with a dessert may be a bit much for your tastebuds, just like too much heaviness can also ruin your party. But luckily […]

If you have ever been on vacation and forgotten to bring a wine bottle opener? What is worst is that you only ever realize you don’t have an opener when you want to open a bottle of wine! But fear not, you can actually open a bottle of wine with many common household items, including

If you’ve ever been to dinner with us, you’ll know that our favorite dish to order is a ribeye steak pair with red wine. Something about how the flavors of these two combine and interact in the best way possible. But are there additional benefits to enjoying red wine with meat? Does red wine help

We don’t know about you, but one of our ultimate summertime dishes is surf and turf. There’s nothing more indulgent than enjoying grilled meat and seafood. But having two very different tasting dishes brings up a conundrum for what wine you should drink. What is the best wine to pair with surf and turf? It

Everyone has at one point in their lives dreamed of being a musketeer, riding through the night on a horse with a sword hanging at their side. Well, when one thinks of sabering a champagne bottle, that is what their mind goes to. Popping off the champagne lid with a saber is an old tradition,

Who doesn’t enjoy a bottle of wine at a dinner party? But, imagine you are opening a bottle you saved for a special evening when all of a sudden the cork crumbles. Then, you peek inside only to see chunks floating around, ruining the wine you were waiting to try. Now, the million-dollar question is,

Despite some things that are absolutely bad for our health, the key to pretty much everything is moderation. Wine is a topic that is still widely debated. Large amounts of alcohol are indeed known to be harmful, but what about the touted healthy glass of wine before bed? Are there benefits of drinking red wine

We’ve talked about how important it is to serve wine at the right temperature. It can totally change the wine’s flavor profile, and with some wines like sauvignon blanc or champagne, it is imperative that it’s cold. For other wines (like ice wine) it’s essential! But what do you do if you just bought a

Tell me if you’ve experienced this. You’re on vacation and you just bought one of your favorite bottles of wine. You get back to your rental property, and you decided why wait? Let’s enjoy some wine now. You look around the kitchen for a wine opener, but you quickly realize there aren’t any. You even

You’ve probably experienced this: You spent time at a wine shop picking out a wine for a special occasion, but when you open it and have a taste it’s sour! Now, what do you do? You don’t want everyone thinking you have bad taste in wine! Is there a way to make sour wine taste