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Wine Etiquette Basics

7/6/2016

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  • Ladies first! The proper way to serve wine is to start with your grandmother, and end with the youngest woman at the table.  It that's not a convenient way to serve and you have a large group, simply stick to the ladies first rule, then the men. 
  • Ask your seat neighbors if they’d like another glass before replenishing your own glass. Don’t worry about your across-the-table neighbors unless they perk up. If this happens, get up from your seat and pour them more.
  • Just like with food, if there is a last pour of wine that you really want, ask. Do something like this: “Would anyone like to share this last pour with me?” More than likely, other guests with social manners will insist you enjoy it all. 
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Wine... 101

10/20/2015

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We find a lot of customers are "shy" about asking questions. Hey, you have to start somewhere, and we welcome all questions about wine in our store! If we didn't like to talk about it we wouldn't have an entire store full of it! Here is something to get you started. Consider it "wine 101" -- Now you just need to come in and taste it!
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Wine Flu Prevention

6/26/2015

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Wine Flu Vaccination?
The Sulfate Question...

So many of our patrons have expressed concerns and confusion when it comes to this subject.

Sulate is a term used to describe sulfur dioxide and other sulfur derivatives.  Sulfates are found in all wines as they are a natural product of fermentation.  Sulfur dioxide when added to wine prevents oxidation and encourages quickened fermentation.

So all wines contain sulfates however sulfates are not added to all wines .  Large volume
production houses most often add sulfates in order to bring vast quantities of wine to market as fast as possible.

At New World Wine Shop we pride ourselves on procuring our wines primarily from small artisan producers therefore practically eliminating the use of additional sulfates.

While we haven't produced a vaccination for the "wine flu" just yet, the quality of wines at New World Wine Shop can certainly help with the severity of the symptoms! 

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Elegant & Refreshing Bellini

6/15/2015

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It's Bellini weather, baby! While the popularity of Bellini's seems much more prominent these days as the signature drink at weddings or even a special treat at art openings, did you know it was created by Guiseppe Ciprani, founder of Harrys Bar in Venice Italy... in 1947!? 

He named the drink the Bellini because its unique pink color reminded him of the toga of a saint in a painting by 15th century Venetian artist Giovanni Bellini.  

The drink started as a seasonal specialty at Harrys Bar a favorite haunt of Ernest Hemmingway, Sinclair Lewis and Orson Wells.

Consisting of Prosecco, an Italian sparkling wine pureed white peaches and just the right addition of raspberry to give the drink a subtle pink glow.

Drop in the shop for a taste our of timeless Bellini imported directly from Venice Italy! 

Ciao, Bella! 




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What's In Your Glass? 

5/20/2015

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So what's in your glass?

I don't mean the wine this time. I'm talking about the actual glass!

There is a family that singularly changed the wine glass experience. The Riedel (rhymes with needle) family have been glass makers for 11 generations. The company was officially founded in 1756 when the first Riedel glass factory was opened in Austria by Johann Christoph Riedel.  Their business was mostly comprised of making windowpanes  and extravagant chandeliers. 


The first thin-blown long stemmed wineglasses were invented by Claus Josef Riedel in the 1960s designed to enhance specific characteristics of wine.

I'm not  sure whether or not the pinot noir glass really enhances pinot noir any more than the cabernet glass, we do however believe that a good wine glass makes a difference in your wine experience.

Besides I'm just too old to drink out of cheap wine glasses!

Riedel is available in our shop or by special order and soon online. Check events schedule  for test tastings with Riedel glassware. In the meantime what's in your cabinet?

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Cheap or not, here is a guide for the many shapes and sizes of wine glasses and the coordinating wine family.
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    Two Lake Geneva locals with a two glass minimum... simply put, we're the Wine Guys!

     

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