April 28th, 2012

News April 28, 2012

Wine is the Same as Toilet Paper According to Costco’s Lead Wine Buyer.

News article taken from Eater.com  The lead wine buyer for Costco, Annette Alvarez-Peters seemed to have a little trouble discerning the difference between wine and toilet paper, on the CNBC show “The Costco Craze: Inside The Warehouse Giant,” which aired a couple of nights ago. Here’s what she had to say: Alvarez-Peters: “Is it more special than clothing, is it more special than televisions? I don’t think so.”CNBC’s Carl Quintanilla: “Certainly it’s different than toilet…

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Facts April 28, 2012

A Guide to Wine Faults – Sediment

Sediment That gritty-stuff resting at the bottom of some wine bottles shouldn’t really be viewed as a true wine fault. Let’s go back to science class for a minute: Sediment comes about when naturally occurring tannins in a wine polymerize (cling together), making them larger and therefore more visible. This is a good indication that the acids and flavors of a wine have started to change and mellow out a little more. For this reason…

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