Friday, February 8, 2008

A Guide for Beginners


So, if any of you are beginners like me, you should check out this blog all about the "basics" of wine. It reviews how to store, serve and pour wine.

http://www.howtoservewine.info/

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Shelly-

Since Prof. Sen talks about your wine blogs in the class, I had to visit! I have enjoyed your blog! I am totally a beginner of wine but I enjoy wine a lot. I was in Italy last term and I can't forget about "hot wine" that I had there.. I am thinking about making it sometime. From what I heard of, it is best to use Merlot. Where can I get good "merlot"? Any suggession? -Tomoi

Shelly Ivey said...

Actually, white wine grapes grow best in the Willamette Valley. Red wine grapes grow best in warmer, dryer areas; however, Levelle, Chateau Lorane and Silvan Ridge import grapes from to produce a Merlot.

I've tried the Silvan Ridge Merlot - it's pretty good. Not my favorite Merlot, but for a local wine, it's good.