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