Champagne!
Now here’s something fun! Why champagne is better than a man? Champagne containers are never barrel shaped. Champaign improves with age. An empty champagne bottle can be made into a table lamp. Champagne is always […]
Commentary
An expression of my opinions or offering of explanations about wine.
What is the difference between aerating wine and decanting wine?
Well first, the purpose of both aerating and decanting is to exposing wine to air. This does two things: triggers oxidation and evaporation. The combination of oxidation and evaporation will reduce some compounds while enhancing others, making the wine not only smell better but taste a lot better too. […]
What is ‘nose’ when we talk wine?
I love wine! One of the fantastic things I find about drinking wine is the overall experience. Like I said previously, most of your senses are engaged; sight, smell, taste and your brain all contribute […]
Whiskey (Spirit) tasting
Our dear friend Shana celebrated her birthday with a distillery tasting at a local craft distillery in Kent/Auburn called Blackfish Distillery. It was a really fun and educational experience! If you get a chance I […]
It’s fun to learn about tasting wine!
Personally, I prefer the wine drinking to swish and spit tasting. But I do want to know what’s in my glass. Many years ago we took a wine tasting course that lasted a number of […]
Yaz’s Cheap Ass Wines and, WINE WALKS!
Yaz’s Cheap Ass Wines and, WINE WALKS! The Hilltop Wine Walk in Tacoma was truly a pleasant surprise. This was the third year of the event. We had great weather for one. And who doesn’t […]
Is Cheap Ass bad? And what about sulfites and headaches?
So I wanted to make note of Two very good pointS made on Yaz’s Cheap Ass Wines. This is a really good question. I do want to say that because the wine is cheap does […]