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Article #246: Wine Cocktails

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Maybe you've noticed screwcaps on more of Cocktails where the ingredients don't mix
the higher priced wines lately. The trend with each other are created by floating
is continuing to grow and so is the or by using a demitasse spoon. A simple
debate of whether a screwcap or cork is trick is frosting a glass. This is done
better for wine. The industry has by immersing the glass in water and
basically "agreed to disagree" as to placing it in the freezer for a while.
whether wine bottled with a screwcap or a Join Wine Tasting Party.
cork tastes better, ages better and has People mix wines not only to come up with
less of a tendency to spoil. different flavors but also to lessen the
Wines may come in different varieties but percentage of alcohol in the drink by
they come from grapes and the kind of adding other ingredients. This was
grapes they are made of as well as the actually the main purpose that cocktails
areas where they are grown, are were invented years ago, due to the
responsible for the variety and of name prohibitions on alcohol.
of the wine. Despite the sophistication of the wine
Generally, wine is known as either red or mixes being prepared by bartenders, it is
white. However, there are different kinds easy to mix wines. All it takes are the
of red and white wines from all over the basic red or white wines, simple
world and people shouldn't limit ingredients like fruit and lots of
themselves to a certain variety. There creativity. However, you have to go
are ways of making a certain wine variety through trial and error before you can
thanks to the art of mixing wines. come up with a perfect wine mix.
Mixed wines are more popularly known as To come up with a simple punch, try
cocktails. A cocktail is a drink made by mixing a pinch of lemon, a cup each of
mixing various beverages like fruit orange and pineapple juice, a bottle of
juices, soda, wine or cream and served red wine, Those who don't want too much
iced or chilled of the heavy stuff combine these
The art of mixing wines and other ingredients, put them in a punch bowl and
ingredients is easy but there are terms then decorate it with slices of orange or
that an aspiring wine mixer or flavor lemon. Don't forget the ice as it will
creator, should be familiar with. To make the punch a cool treat to everyone.
start with, wines are mixed with the use Corks hold tradition and romance for a
of a cocktail shaker. In mixing, the ice bottle of wine. It's hard to imagine
should first be placed in the shaker, dining at a fine eating establishment and
followed by the liquid to avoid weakening ordering a bottle of wine without
the intensity or spirit of the liquid. expecting the waiter pull out his
Stirring sticks are placed in cocktail corkscrew. Watching him carefully cut the
glasses to maintain the clarity of the foil, masterfully twist the screw into
drink. There are mixes that need some the cork, and giving it a pull with a
shaking or stirring, depending on their final, ever so slight, pop, is part of
base. Those who prefer Martini-based what we pay for when we order a bottle of
drinks should make sure they stir their wine. It's shear romance; it's a moment
drink and not shake them. Mixes that we hold in our memory of a nice dining
contain hard to mix ingredients like experience.
creams should always be mixed by shaking.






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