Fruit Wine
Choosing the Perfect Wine
Do you find it hard to pick out the right wine for a special dinner or event? We have a checklist of particular things to look for in a good wine. This should help you make a great choice in your next wine purchase.
1. White Wines: A white wine is a great choice to serve with hors d’oeuvres as your guests are arriving. A white wine has a light, fresh flavor that won’t interfere with the main dish. The Chardonnays, Sauvignon Blancs, and a good Chablis are all good choices. Ask your local wine merchant what he or should would suggest. They will let you sample some upon request.
When toasting that special event in your life or the life of a loved one the whites are a perfect choice. The more common toasting wine for weddings and anniversaries is of course the more elegant choice of Champagne.
2. The Reds: Now you are ready to serve that special dish you have worked on all day and planned especially for your dearest friends you must choose just the right wine. This is when you go for the full bodied red. One of the most popular is a Merlot. Being a lighter red but still full bodied it is perfect for saute’ed chicken, grilled pork or roasted lamb.
A really nice red wine produced mostly in Oregon is the Pinot Noir. With its blend of plum, vanilla and blackberry flavors it would be a nice addition to any meal.
The peppery flavor of the Shiraz would be a great accompaniment to spicy Mexican or Italian meal. This is another wine that would also go well with a meal of beef or pork.
A Chianti is a perfect choice for a hearty lasagna or spaghetti dinner. You do not have to spend a lot to get a good Chianti. Who can resist those cute little bottles wrapped in the basket weave?
If you are serving a tender rib roast, tenderloin steak, Chateaubriand, filet mignon, or tournedos of beef, a robust Burgundy would be just the ticket.
Your main concern when serving your friends a fine meal is that they are happy and enjoying the dinner. Everyone will have their own opinions of what is a good wine. Make sure you have a couple of different white wines and a few different reds. This way they can taste and choose for themselves. You could have an impromptu wine tasting.
If wine is your hobby you may want to consider producing your own wine at home. There are several fruit wine recipes that are not complicated turn out a great wined to serve with desserts or chilled on a hot summer afternoon. Look for some recipes at a fruit wine making site online.
How to Make Your Own Fruit Wine: Part 1
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Prodyne Fruit Infusion 93-Ounce Natural Fruit Flavor Pitcher $19.99 Enjoy refreshing lemon water, raspberry iced tea and more. Crystal clear acrylic pitcher has removable fruit infusion rod that screws into the lid. Open slots in rod allow liquid and fruit to mix naturally. Refill the pitcher without replacing the fruit….. |
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Refractometer RF15 with Automatic Temperature Compensation (0-32 Brix) $24.91 The CBX032 analog refractometer provides accurate and repeatable measurements on an easy to read scale. This instrument is great for the testing the amount of sugars and dissolved solids in Fruits, Vegetables and Grasses. Also used in wine and Beer making to get just the right concentration of sugars. This refractometer also has a built-in automatic temperature Compensation system from 0 to 30 deg… |
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Mastrad A64601 Top Chips Maker and Slicer Set $18.25 Make your own delicious chips with the Topchips silicone charcoal chips maker and mandoline set. This set of chips maker and mandoline is made of highly durable microwave safe silicone that will cook the sliced potatoes into homemade chips in 3 to 5 minutes and the mandoline has a super sharp stainless steel blade. Simply slice the potatoes, space them evenly on the trays and stack them in the mic… |
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Terminal Sales Vol 1: 2005 Songbook of Songs $39.99 2005 Sub Pop Records CD#676.16 songs by Constantines, Sleater-Kinney, Low, Fruit Bats, Postal Service and more…. |
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Tim and Willy’s Fruitcake $4.64 Christmas themed CD release from infamous Arizona country music DJs Tim and Willy and friends. Track list: 1. WALKIN’ IN A WINTER WONDERLAND -Keith Urban 2. PAT HAZEL 3. BRIAN REGAN 4. WILLY HAS A DREAM 5. SHE THINKS MY BACK HAIR’S SEXY – Willy D. Loon 6. HOW DO WE TIP THIS COW – Tim & Willy 7. GIRLS NEED A GUY (ANDREA & TARA’S SONG) – Tim & Willy 8. ACE 9. CHAIN OF LOVE: THE MOVIE 10. JEFF THE JA… |
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Springstar Glass Fruit Fly Trap $10.46 SpringStar GFFT1 Glass Fruit Fly Traps The Glass Fruit Fly Trap – a gorgeous solution for pesky fruit flies in homes. Included with the trap is our natural based lure that out-performs other types of baits such as red wine vinegar. The attractive glass jar is 5 inches tall and looks great hanging by a window or sitting on a counter. Simply add lure packet to water, add a drop of dishwashing soap, … |
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Springstar Fruit Fly Lures $4.89 SpringStar S1530 BioCare Fruit Fly Lure This is our special lure that out-performs other types of attractants such as red wine vinegar. In our tests we were able to draw insects away from fresh fruit, and capture a room-full of flies in a few hours. Lure solution is effective for 10 to 14 days, contains 3 lure packets. SpringStar S1530 BioCare Fruit Fly Lure Features: The insects will be attracted… |
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Springstar S415 Kitchen Fruit Fly Trap $6.99 SpringStar S415 2 Pack BioCare Kitchen Fruit Fly Trap Retail package of two decorative, inconspicuous traps designed to discreetly capture the fruit flies that contaminate fruits & vegetables in your home. Dead flies remain out of sight inside the decorative container, which is similar in appearance to a spice jar and blends in with kitchen or dining room decor. Lure gives off a mild, pleasant, fr… |
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