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Don't let the summer heat spoil your wine!

Don't let the summer heat spoil your wine!

The hot summer temps can wreak havoc on wine left in your parked car. Just 30 minutes in 80 degree heat (less time in hotter temperatures) is enough to cook and spoil wine. Avoid this problem by planning your wine shopping as your last stop when running errands, or keep a cooler with ice in your car to keep your wine from spoiling!

Drinking Wine is Good for Your Health!

Drinking Wine is Good for Your Health!

Studies indicate that the antioxidant Resveratrol found in wine, especially red wine, has been shown to keep arteries healthy, prevent heart disease, boost your immune system, lower bad cholesterol, and aid in cancer prevention.

Resveratrol is one of the most studied antioxidants in red wine. Resveratrol is found in the seeds and skins of grapes. Red wine is found to have the highest concentration because red wine is fermented on the skins and seeds. But don't despair you white wine lovers, Resveratrol is also found in white wine, just not at the same concentration levels as red due to the fact that the skins and seeds are removed early in the white winemaking process.

But, everything in moderation. Studies recommend 1 glass of wine a day for women and up to 2 for men.

So, enjoy a glass of wine tonight knowing you are doing a little something to protect your heart and keep your body healthy!

Good News White Wine Drinkers!

Good News White Wine Drinkers!

There has been a lot of press recently about the health benefits of drinking red wine. Well, now there's good news for white wine drinkers too! Recent studies indicate that white wine is just as healthy as red wine. Studies shows that white wine has similar cardioprotective effects as red wine, helping prevent heart attacks and other major health problems associated with the heart, kidneys, and blood vessels. White wine contains two stong antioxidants - tyrosol and hydroxytyrosol (also found in olive oil) - that make it good for the heart.

Researchers have also found that drinking white wine activates the gene Sirtuin (SIRT 1) which helps slow the aging process. White wine has also been shown to help prevent and regulate diabetes, and ongoing research looks promising that white wine may boost the immune system, increase blood flow in patients with kidney problems, and act as an antiviral agent.

Studies also indicate that moderate consumption of wine (both red and white) can lower a woman's risk of developing ovarian cancer, increase cognitive function in the elderly, and help prevent the growth of streptococci, the bacteria responsible for tooth decay and sore throats.

So, drink up wine lovers! Here's to your health!

* "The Case for White Wine" by Sarah Toland, Natural Solutions Magazine, June 2010.

How much Wine do you need?

How much Wine do you need?

	Lunch/Brunch	Cocktail Party	Dinner Party	Buffet
Hors d'oeuvres	1 glass per person	3-4 glasses per person	2 glasses per person	1 bottle per person
Entrée	2 glasses per person		3 glasses per person
Dessert	1 glass per person		1 glass per person

Preserve your Wine

Preserve your Wine

Didn't drink an entire bottle of wine in one sitting? Don't have it go to waste...preserve it...Private Preserve it!

Private Preserve is what we use at Water 2 Wine to keep all our open bottles tasting fresh. Oxygen is the worst thing for wine, causing oxidation to occur within a day of a wine being opened. More effective than those contraptions that "suck" the air out of the bottle, Private Preserve combines three inert gases acting like a security blanket to keep the oxygen off your wine and it tasting like you just opened the bottle. Stop by for a demonstration!

Serving temperatures For Wine

Serving temperatures For Wine

Serving wine at the correct temperature is critical to enhancing the flavors and your enjoyment of the wine. But what is the correct temperature?

Most red wines are best served at cool room temperature: 62-65 degrees. Light, fruity red wines, like Beaujolais, are better served slightly chilled at about 58-60 degrees. For white wines, serve higher quality whites at about 58-62 degrees. Simpler, inexpensive white wines should be served between 50-55 degrees.

A good rule of thumb to follow is to put your red wine in the refrigerator 10-15 minutes before drinking, and take your white wines out of the refrigerator 10-15 minutes before drinking.

Tips for Wine & Chocolate Pairings

Tips for Wine & Chocolate Pairings

Remember to slow down and savor the two together. And here's the really good news: although chocolate may be considered a "treat," scientific studies show that moderate consumption of chocolate offers health benefits - just like recent studies involving red wine.

Full-bodied wines like Meritage, Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah are excellent with dark chocolate desserts
Merlot has hints of chocolate flavor in its blend making it a good choice
Bittersweet chocolate, generally an acquired taste, is balanced by a Cabernet Sauvignon
A lighter red, such as a Pinot Noir, complements white chocolate or a creme brulee

Wine & Cheese Tips

Wine & Cheese Tips

Like wine, cheese offers a complexity of flavors and textures that mellow or sharpen through aging and ripening. Pairing wines with cheese can be tricky as some cheese's pungency can overwhelm the more delicate nuances of a wine.

White wines, as a rule, are easier to pair with cheese
The stronger the cheese, the bolder the wine
Cheese should be served at room temperature to release the best flavor
Rieslings and Chardonnays match well with many different cheeses
Bold Cabernets hold their own against aged cheddars and Camemberts

Wine And Food Pairing Tips

Wine And Food Pairing Tips

Rule #1 – Drink What You Like

Rule #2 – Refer to Rule #1

What to consider when pairing wine and food

What kind of wine do you like?
Texture of food (heavy or light)
Preparation (grilled, sautéed, baked, etc.)
Sauce (cream, tomato, wine, etc.)

How Wine and Food Interact

The major components of wine (alcohol, sweetness, acid, and tannin) relate to the basic tastes of food (sweetness, sourness, acid, and tannin). Some of the components exaggerate each other and some compensate for each other.

Tannic Wines – Cabernet Sauvignon, Barolo, Barbaresco, any wine (white or red) that has become tannic from aging in new oak barrels

· Can diminish the perception of sweetness in food

· Can taste softer and less tannic when served with protein-rich, fatty foods, such as steak or cheese

· Can taste less bitter when paired with salty foods

· Can taste astringent, or mouth-drying, when paired with spicy foods

Sweet Wines – White Zinfandel, sweet Rieslings, dessert wines

· Can taste less sweet, but fruitier, when matched with salty foods

· Can make salty foods more appealing

· Can go well with sweet foods

Acidic Wines – most Italian white wines, dry Rieslings, Rioja

· Can taste less acidic when served with salty foods

· Can taste less acidic when served with slightly sweet foods

· Can make foods taste slightly saltier

· Can counterbalance oily or fatty heaviness in food

High Alcohol Wines – most wines produced from grapes grown in warm climates, fortified wines like Port and Sherry

· Can overwhelm lightly flavored or delicate dishes

· Can go well with slightly sweet foods

Complement or Contrast

Wines and foods have different flavors, textures, and aromas. Pairing wine and food can enhance a dish in a way that would have never happened if you didn’t pair them.

Complement – choose a wine that is similar in some way to the dish you are planning to serve.

Contrast – find flavors or texture in a wine that are not in a dish but that would enhance it.

Characteristics of a wine can either complement or contrast with the characteristics of a dish.

· The wine’s flavors: earthy, herbal, fruity, vegetal, etc.

· The intensity of flavor in the wine: weak flavor, moderate, or very flavorful

· The wine’s texture: crisp and firm, or soft and supple

· The weight of the wine: light-bodied, medium-bodied, or full-bodied

BASIC PAIRINGS

Barbecue: Zinfandel, Shiraz

Beef: Zinfandel, Cotes du Rhone, Cabernet Sauvignon, Pinot Noir, Syrah, Malbec

Cheeses: Merlot, Cabernet, Chardonnay

Chicken: Riesling, Pinot Noir, Merlot, Chianti, Chardonnay

Chinese: Gewurztaminer, Chardonnay, Cabernet, Merlot

Chocolate: Port, Amarone

Desserts: Port, Sherry, IceWine

Duck: Viognier, Pinot Noir, Cabernet,

Fish: Sauvignon Blanc, Gewurztraminer, Gruner Veltiner, Pinot Noir

Lamb: Rioja, Cabernet, Zinfandel, Malbec, Pinot Noir

Pasta: Pinot Grigio, Chardonnay, Chianti

Pork: Pinot Grigio, Chardonnay, Chianti, Merlot, Barbera

Shellfish: Sauvignon Blanc, Riesling, Chardonnay

Turkey: Riesling, Gewurztraminer, Pinot Noir

Vegetarian: Pinot Gris, Sauvignon Blanc, Zinfandel, Chianti

OLD FAITHFULS

Old Faithfuls are wines that will pair well with just about any dish. These wines are light- to medium-bodied and have a balance of fruit and acidity, so the dish will not be overpowered. You will enjoy the perfect balance of flavors from both the wine and food.

White Wines: Pinot Grigio, Sauvignon Blanc, Riesling

Red Wines: Chianti, Rioja, Cotes du Rhone, Pinot Noir, Merlot

Wine Tasting 101

Wine Tasting 101

WINE TASTING 101
Wine is much more complex than other beverages. If you just drink wine, gulping it down the way you do soda, you miss a lot of what you paid for. But if you taste wine, you can discover its nuances. Look like a pro when you follow these wine tasting techniques.

1. SIGHT: Look at the color of the wine against a white background (e.g., tablecloth, piece of paper). Notice how dark or pale the wine is and what color it is. Swirl the wine in the glass and notice how it runs down the inside of the glass.

2. SMELL: Swirl the wine in the glass and then immediately smell it. Don’t be shy...stick your nose as far as you can into the glass without actually touching the wine. As you swirl, the aromas in the wine vaporize, and you can smell them. What do you smell in your wine...fresh pears, clove, or maybe tobacco?

3. TASTE: Ahh, finally...what you have been waiting for! Take a medium-size sip. Hold it on your tongue, purse your lips, and draw in air across your tongue, over the wine. Now swish the wine in your mouth. Then swallow it. What flavors did you taste?

Stop by the winery for a wine tasting anytime! We look forward to seeing you.

Clovis, California
Sierra Pavilions Shopping Center
1295 Shaw Avenue, Suite 106
Clovis, California 93612
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clovis@water2wine.com
559-298-9463

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