Informative articles about various topics.
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When a Wine is Too Old
There’s a lot of mystique built around wine and few things are more intriguing to the winos* than the thought of tasting rare vintages long aged in musty cellars. Sadly, wines do tend to have a best-before date at some point in their development. So, what are the signs of too much aging? The whole
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Beer From Cans or Bottles – Our Subjective Review
There is debate about whether beer tastes better from cans or bottles. Research has been performed that shows that in blind testing no significant difference has been perceived, but there is also research that shows that amber beer has more metabolic changes when stored in cans than when stored in bottles. Our subjective testing (non-blind)
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How Yeast Might Be What It’s all About
The things I didn’t know about yeast: much about terroir, vintage and individual character of wine might be due to the yeast strains present during fermentation. Terroir is part of what is believed to influence the character of wine. It’s the fact that wines from different regions just taste slightly different for some reason. Several
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Psychological Benefits of Alcohol
We’re not complaining. Apart from the fairly well known possible cardio-vascular benefits of red wine, it has apparently been shown that moderate boozing can have psychological benefits.
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Blue Cheese
Blue cheese, that cheese of cheeses. Seriously, if you’re going to cheese out on something there’s few better choices than blue cheese.
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Moonshine Stills
Yep, who wouldn’t want to make their own at home? All the things you need for home-brewing can be found on the internet.
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So, beer is apparently good for you
We’re not complaining. Researchers have found that lager beer could help men’s health
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