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Getting worked up about wine is unnecessary, experts from Colorado’s Frasca Food and Wine say, but there’s no denying that a ...
Many people can swear on their grandma’s grave that the existence of a punt, and also the size of a wine bottle’s punt, have something to do with the quality. I had a similar conversation with ...
Wine Spectator's expert Dr. Vinny investigates a bar trick: Can a 1-ounce shot of liquor fill the punt on the bottom of a wine bottle?
Lighter wine bottles have a lower carbon footprint and have no bearing on the quality of the wine.
"At least those wine bottles won't be wasted." Gardener shares clever hack using empty wine bottle: 'Have to try this' first ...
You don't want to aggressively handle a punt-less Champagne bottle, at least not unless it's made of plastic or carbon fibre. E-mail your wine and spirits questions to Beppi Crosariol.
WHEN GAZING at a wall of wine at your favorite wine shop, you might begin to wonder why bottles come in different shapes and whether this is by design. Generally speaking, there are four types of ...
The pressure inside a bottle of sparkling wine is about 90 psi—three times the pressure in your car tires. • The punt—that indentation in the base of the bottle—was there to add strength ...
In Food this week, Wine columnist Dave McIntyre wraps up his four-part series about Barboursville Vineyards' 2015 vintage, the 25th produced by renowned winemaker Luca Paschina. For those who can ...