The Best Italian Wine The following 5 types of wine are the only that qualify for Italy’s highest D.O.C.G. (Denominazione di Origine Controllata e Garantita) status. If you are in Naples, Italy experience the Pompeii Vesuvius day trip from Naples+Italian light lunch or wine. The following listed in the table below are best thought of …
Best Spanish Wine Regions Spain is known for its diverse and high-quality wine production, with several regions standing out for their exceptional wines. If you are in Barcelona, Spain experience the Spanish Wine & Tapas tour in a local Neighborhood in Barcelona. Here are some of the best Spanish wine regions: Rioja: Located in northern …
Wine School: Programme Scholarship As the increasing popularity of wine swells with more and more interest, demand has also naturally grown for proper instruction and education into the fine art of wine production and its cultivation. Whether simply to educate yourself or perhaps further your qualifications in the food and beverage industry, the schools listed …
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Become a Sommelier: World of Wine In the silver service world of luxury restaurants and ultra fine dining, you will often find a sommelier as essential addition to the staff. Usually function alongside the maitre’d, his primary role is to act as an expert on wine and assist guests with wine selections, to decant the bottle …
Port wine cellars: Porto, Portugal Most of the major port-wine producers, or shippers as they call them, are located in Oporto just across the river on the south bank of the Rio Duoro in a district called Vila Nova de Gaia. While most ports are dark red, many people don’t realize they also come in a …
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Best Sherry Tasting in Andalusia First of all, Jerez is the name of the town where most sherry is made. For whatever reason the English refer to it as sherry and not Jerez. The best places to sip a copita, or a small stemmed glass, of Sherry are at the many bodegas located throughout the town …
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Difference between cognac and armagnac and brandy The principle difference between the above three not so much their style but rather the regions in which the fortified wine are originally made. All three are made from distilling wine (usually white) and placing the pale spirit in oak barrels for several years to age. Cognac more …
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Whisky Distilleries: Scottish Whisky The big difference between single malt and blended whisky lies in their ingredients and their methods of production. The word whisky itself takes its origins from the Gaelic phrase “Uisge Beatha” which translates to “water of life”. Malt whiskys are made exclusively from using malted barley which has been distilled inside a …
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Absinthe Effects: Drink Absinthe In the old days it really did, but usually you’d be vomiting before you actually saw anything visual. Nowadays, most absinthe-related or absinthe-styled concoctions are wormwood-free and have star anise or licorice added to it instead. Modern absinthe cantain up to 75% alcohol, or in other words, can be up to 150 …
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Things to do in Amsterdam: Coffeeshop in Amsterdam, Netherlands Ironically, telling the difference between a café and a coffeeshop isn’t always as easy as it looks. More often than not it’s the waft of smoke billowing from the front door that gives it away. Interestingly enough however, you will rarely see alcohol offered side-by-side at …
