BASIC TIPS AND SUGGESTIONS
Would you like to maximize your wine experience?
 
Drinking wine is not complicated. But a lot of people are not too sure about serving it properly. Here you will find some basics tips to assure your way to successful entertaining.
 
Temperature
 
Though often overlooked, temperature has a big effect on a taster's impressions. So make sure you follow these guidelines:  

Remember not to serve any wine at more than 66°. A wine that's served too warm will impart a stronger impression of acidity, alcohol and other shortcomings. If a wine is served too cold, the flavours will be muted and the perception of bitterness and astringency will be amplified. The better of the worst would be to serve a wine overly cool since it will eventually warm up on its own.
 
Stemware
 
The type of glass makes a significant difference on the appreciation of a wine. If you plan to serve both white and red wines, make sure to include two different glasses at each place setting or, if you don't have a full line of stemware, serve the red in the larger glass. If you plan to serve port or a sweet wine with cheese or dessert, remember to put out the appropriate glassware. Don't forget to include water goblets to allow your guests to rinse their palate between tasting. It is quite important to invest in quality stemware to enhance your experience with fine wines. Since Bordeaux Wines are featured in our first offering, we would suggest the following stemware. You can find beautiful Bordeaux wine glass made by world leaders such as Riedel, and other fine company at specialty boutique and quality mail order distributors.
 
Light before robust?
 
The first rule of thumb is to serve wine in ascending order of flavour intensity, with light before robust wines (to appreciate the delicate flavour of a subtler wine). When you combined both white and red in the same meal, whites should (almost always) be served first, except for sweet wines that must be served last, if not, the acidity of the dry wine will be amplified because your palate has become accustomed to sweetness. It is also important to serve young wines before older wines. A young wine is normally simpler in structure and should be served before older wines. You will guarantee the success of your meal by progressively increasing the quality of the wine throughout the meal.
 
Health issues
 
Many recent medical reports have claimed that drinking wines regularly in moderate quantity is very good for our health, but we believe the experience may be enhanced when selecting the best of wines within your budget. We hope you will appreciate as much as we had, tasting, the selection of this offering.