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This week we cover articles on how to host wine tastings, the nature of Millennial wine culture and a new gadget which promises to make your bottles last a lifetime.
1. Bill Zacharkiw on wine: Blind tasting you can try
Jillian Page So, President Obama said the U.S. doesn't have a strategy yet for taking on ISIS in Syria, and... Aug 29…www.montrealgazette.com
Bill Zacharkiw gives a step-by-step guide on how to host a wine tasting
How much wine do you need? Should you cover up the bottles? What kinds of wines are recommended? Zacharkiw answers these questions and many more in this comprehensive wine tasting guide.
Read at bit.ly/VGX8d7
2. Consumption of wine starts at home for Millennials: report
Millennial wine drinkers are most likely to have come from a culture of wine drinking in the home, according to a new…news.yahoo.com
For those born after 1980, wine usually made an appearance at the diner table. How will these well traveled, college educated, and fickle Millennials affect the modern wine world? Many are more open-minded and willing to try new things like unconventional wine regions. Winemakers around the world will have to keep up!
Read at yhoo.it/1qulpva
3. Meet The Magical Wine Gadget That Wants To Change The World
Wine gadgets - stuff like aerators, fridge-sized preservation systems, and wildly elaborate bottle openers - are…www.buzzfeed.com
Another new wine gadget is on the market; is it worth all the hype?
A new way of drinking your wine is just around the corner; the Corvin loftily promises you can have a glass of your 15-year-old Cab Sauv, and then put it back in the cellar.
Read at bzfd.it/1pOzdVa
4. Don’t let wine trends turn you into a wine snob
I cannot count the number of times I've heard someone say, "I don't do New World chardonnay" or even "ABC" (anything…www.theguardian.com
It doesn’t matter if a particular type of wine is “in” or “out”, if you enjoy it you should drink it!
Like in the fashion industry, trends in the wine industry emerge, disappear, and re-emerge. Christian Holthausen advises you skip following the trends altogether as that limits what you drink, and just drink what tastes good to you.
Read at bit.ly/1rF1vnS
5. Wine picks of the week
Mission Hill Shiraz Reserve 2011, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, Canada Price: $23 | Score: 87/100www.vancouversun.com
The Vancouver Sun’s Anthony Gismondi shares his picks for this week
Get the low down on Le Vieux Pin’s 2011 Equinoxe Syrah, Mission Hill’s 2011 Shiraz Reserve, and Meyer Family’s 2012 Gewürztraminer.
Read at bit.ly/Z0VfKg
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