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“A person, expanding his knowledge and sensory perceptions, can get infinite pleasure from wine.” Ernest Hemingway Most people are unable to correctly evaluate wine without prior knowledge. As in any other case a minimum of skills is needed for tasting. Schools and special trainings that teach how to handle wine are very popular in the…

Wine color is as important organoleptic indicator as fragrance and taste. Constantly hosting the tastings of my wines, I am convinced that not only the contents of the glasses affect our feelings, but all the elements of the atmosphere in which we drink wine are essential. Therefore, I prefer transparent decanters made of good glass,…

Wine has always been considered as a drink that enhance the strengths and improves vitality. In the 20th century scientists determined the approximate composition of natural red wine. So a glass of wine contains: 80% biologically pure water; from 8.5 to 15% alcohol obtained after fermentation of grape sugar; organic acids: citric, oxalic, lactic, malic,…

The eternal alliance of interested parties, and the eternal conflict of interests characterizes the community of those who sells and produces wine. Merchants make sure that the price and perception of wine always lie within the range of wide customer tastes. Winemakers are also interested in sales growth, but their professional desire to break out…

Once upon a time the wine expert Oz Clarke has been asked what wine he considers the best in the world. “The wine that gives you the most pleasure,” the master has replied. This aphoristic answer deserves to be an epigraph for the numerous tasting competitions on our planet. Despite the fact that it is…