Chardonnay Wine – Wine-Spirits
Chardonnay Wine
Chardonnay is the world's most popular white wine grape. Chardonnay wine's homeland is the Burgundy region of France, where it produces sublime, complex Chardonnay table wines (in Champagne and elsewhere it provides the base for many of the world's best sparkling wines), but it also flourishes in California, Australia, New Zealand, Chile, Argentina and South Africa.Chardonnay is one of the few grapes in the world that does not require blending. It is a highly complex, aromatic grape, complete and balanced enough in flavor to stand beautifully on its own. The artistry of the winemaker's fermentation and aging process brings forth an intriguing variety of delicate aromas and flavors in Chardonnay wines.Chardonnay made as a pure white wine conjures up visions of green apple, lemon or citrus, all pointing to fruity flavor and acidity. Wines made from extremely ripe grapes bear the distinctly softer Chardonnay flavors of figs, pineapples, ripe apples, melons and honey.Chardonnay is a good-yielding variety that buds early in the season and also ripens relatively early, with its thin skin making it susceptible to rot from early rains. Chardonnay ripens easily and produces medium-to-full-bodied Chardonnay wines with rich apple, citrus, and tropical fruit aromas and flavors. When Chardonnay wines are made with care, they are bold, rich and complex and taste of ripe figs and peach, honey and butter, hazelnuts and spice. The best are medium-bodied, medium dry and high in acidity. Chardonnays, more than any other white wine, love to be aged in oak.Chardonnay Wine Tip:Chardonnay wine is not an especially versatile food wine and is best paired with simply prepared seafood and poultry dishes.Wine Ratings - Wine ratings, wine and winery related information for the enjoyment of fine wines.
If You Plan On Drinking, Do These Critical Things Before You Leave The House – Wine-Spirits
If You Plan On Drinking, Do These Critical Things Before You Leave The House
Buy a BreathalyzerA Breathalyzer is a portable hand-held device in which you
blow, that measures your blood alcohol level. Many good
breathalyzers can be purchased on-line. Buy a good one. In
general, they are priced based on their accuracy - the more
expensive the unit, the more accurate the reading. For
about $100 you can find a quality unit that is approved by
the Department of Transportation. Do your research, buy
one, and put it in your car.This is a critical first step in your protection against
getting a DUI. It could be the difference between going to
jail and going home to sleep in your own bed.Think about it: A $100 investment to avoid $10,000 in
expenses and all of the time and hassles related to a DUI?
Talk about a great return on an investment. Stop reading
right now, go to the Internet, and purchase your
Breathalyzer. It is that important.After you receive it, make sure you put it in your car. It
does no good at home in a drawer. As a matter of fact, you
should buy one for every car you own and keep it in there.Search Your Vehicle for any Incriminating ItemsRemember those empty beer cans that you threw in the back
of your truck during your last fishing trip? How about that
flask that you keep in your glove box, or in your golf bag
in the trunk? Any remnants of marijuana in your ashtray?
Any concealed firearms or knives? Now is a good time to go
to your vehicle and get rid of any items that could be
incriminating if you are stopped. When a cop pulls you
over, he is trying to build a case against you. One of the
ways he builds such as case is by simply looking inside your
car for any evidence that you've been drinking. Don't help
him build his case against you.What do you think your chances are of avoiding arrest if a
cop walks up to your vehicle and sees several empty beer
cans in the back of your truck; then sees a flask fall out
of the glove box when you try and retrieve your
registration; and shines his flashlight on what appears to
be remnants of a marijuana cigarette in your ashtray? If
you haven't guessed already, the answer is that you are
probably going to jail just as soon as he can get his
handcuffs on you.Go clean out your vehicle now. Once again, don't keep
reading. Go to you car and do it now. You'll thank me
later.Make Sure All Of Your Headlights, Taillights, And Signals
WorkStudies show that DUIs often result from a traffic stop for
another reason. In other words, cops will often stop
someone for a broken taillight or turn signal, then smell
alcohol on the driver and end up arresting him for a DUI.
Why give cops that advantage? Take the time before you go
out and double-check your brake lights, turn signals,
taillights, even your license plate light, and anything else
that may attract unwanted attention. This entire process
may take a couple of minutes maximum. But the payoff? - not
getting a DUI - priceless!Put A Tape Recorder In Your CarBuy a small hand-held tape recorder and keep it in your car.
Should you ever get stopped after drinking, this could be a
very valuable piece of evidence. This is your record of the
events that occurred. Sure, cops often record sound and
video during their stops. However, it is not unheard of for
those records to turn up edited at those precise moments
that favor the citizen.In addition, if you have a record of a cop making a mistake,
your case could be thrown out. For example, imagine if a
cop was caught on tape violating law or procedure. Your
case would likely be dismissed or charges dropped. How
valuable then does that make your tape recorder? That's
right - priceless!Warning: be sure and check the laws in your state regarding
recording another person with or without their knowledge.
In general, you can record anyone, as long as they know they
are being recorded. You don't have to announce it to them.
Simply put the recorder in plain view and turn it on. Go
buy a recorder now, for each of your cars.Make Sure You Have Driver's Rights Cards in All CarsIn my book, I provide a listing of your rights that you will
use, should you ever be stopped for a DUI investigation.
It's critical that you have these in all of your cars.
You can put them with your registration and proof of
insurance documents. When you are stopped, and an
investigation begins, hand the cop this card.Use A Designated DriverA clich
Using Cooking Wine – Wine-Spirits
Using Cooking Wine
Cooking wine is sort of a holdover from prohibition. People who grew up thinking Alcohol is Evil didn't want to have any in their homes. But they wanted those delicious flavors in cooking. Cooking wine seemed to be a reasonable compromise.In essence, cooking wine is really bad wine that then has lots of salt added to it. This makes it pretty much undrinkable by anyone looking to 'get drunk'. However, being a combination of bad wine and lots of salt, it also is pretty much nasty for adding into food too! If you wouldn't want to put something in your mouth in the first place, do you really want to put it into a dish that you heat - meaning its (bad) flavors are now really concentrated down?Using cooking wine is, simply put, a way to harm a perfectly good recipe. There's really no reason at all to use cooking wine instead of regular wine. If you're worried about youngsters getting into your wine, put it into a high cabinet. Or put it into a locked cabinet! There are probably MANY other much nastier substances in your house that should be locked up if you're worried about this sort of thing. But deliberately cooking with a nasty substance can literally ruin your recipes. You rarely save any money by buying cooking wine, either.If you have a recipe that calls for wine or cooking wine, use a real wine from your local wine shop. All of the wines used in cooking should be found there quite easily. If your recipe calls for cooking wine and you go with normal wine, be sure to taste your recipe after adding the wine to see if you should also add in some salt, too. Some common types of cooking wine are:SherrySherry is a fortified (brandy-added) wine from the south of Spain. Because it's fortified, you can keep a bottle around for months after you open it, as long as you keep it sealed and cool. It usually has a rich, sweet flavor.MarsalaMarsala comes from Sicily, which is the island at the toe of Italy's boot. It's a wine fortified with brandy and comes in red and white varieties, tho the red is the most popular type. It's a rich, sweet flavor and is used very much in Italian cooking, especially Chicken Marsala .All Free Recipes