9 Great Resources For Wine Fanatics

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1) Wine Spectator - This is a great source of wine knowledge for anyone that wants to learn more about wine. The website offers a lot more than learning resources, so check them out soon!

2) Snooth - If you're looking for information about any type of wine you can imagine, then this is the site for you. Not only do they offer reviews, they also help you find any wine you could possibly want to try.

3) Good Wine Under $20 - In case you couldn't tell by the title of the blog, this website lists good wines that cost less than $20. Great for anyone looking to try new wines without spending a large amount of money.

4) Consumer Reports | Wine Buying Guide - Consumer Reports has provided an all-inclusive wine buying guide for anyone to use. It addresses types of wine, varietal information, food compliments, and much more.

5) World Market Wine Section - If you're looking for an easy way to buy wines from all over the world, visit the World Market wine section. They provide a large assortment of wines you can buy right from your laptop.

6) Wine.net - Wine.net has provided another valuable list of resources worth checking out. Their list includes their most helpful articles for beginning wine connoisseurs.

7) Vinepair - This website not only provides helpful information to learn more about wine, it also provides entertainment that is wine-related. Check out their fun quizzes, apps, and videos now.

8) Wine Business - A great tool for anyone interested in buying wine-grapes or wine in bulk. You can also sell on here, which makes it valuable to vineyards or brewing sites.

9) Wine Searcher - Easily one of the most valuable resources in this list, Wine Searcher provides a simple platform to search for any type of wine you can imagine. They also have other wine-related information worth checking out.

5 Fun Facts About Wine | Brix 33 Fine Wines & Bistro

Wine has a very rich history and has played an important role in the development of culture, trade, and religion. Entire civilizations created gods for wine and it was used to define culture for many. We wanted to share with you a list of our favorite historical facts about wine!

1) The world's oldest bottle of wine was found in Germany in a Roman grave. It dates back to 325 A.D. and it's contents were still preserved inside the bottle. The Romans preserved this bottle by "floating" olive oil on top of the wine.

2) The Neolithic period is credited with being the first time in history that wine was purposefully made. In the Eastern region near Egypt, communities were permanent. This allows the people to have a stable food source and they experimented with food processing. Wine, Beer, and Bread are three things they produced. Read this article to learn more.

3) In 1863 there were grape vines that are native to America planted in the English Botanical Gardens. The vines contained root louse that killed nearly all of the grapevines in Europe! The American plants had developed an immunity to the louse, which is why they survived.

4) United States per-capita consumption of wine is much less than most other countries in the West, but it is on track to become the number one consumer of wine by 2020.

5) Wine has many benefits. It preserves grapes, produces alcohol, provides carbs, prevents sickness, and prevents tooth decay.

The Wine-Making Process | Wine Tasting Events Brix 33

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At Brix 33, we proudly serve countless fine wines as well as great food. Many people have asked us about the wine making process, and while we don’t make our own wine, we thought we’d share this info around.

It all begins at the vineyard where grapes are grown. Once a crop is ready to be harvested, the grapes are taken to be prepared for the fermentation process. One interesting thing about the picking process is that picking the grape at a certain time of day will affect its sugar balance. Grapes picked at night are considered to be at their most stable sugar level.

As the grapes are being prepared, there are different steps performed based on the type of wine being made. Red wine utilizes the skin of the grape, where white wine does not. This means that the skin isn’t separated from the wine until after the fermentation process is complete. Hence the color of red wine. If the skin was not included in the fermentation, then it would be white wine.

White wine is crushed before the fermentation process. During the crushing process, it is also pressed to separate the juice from the rest of the grape. This juice is then used to make white wine. When the juice is sitting, the sediment will settle at the bottom of the container and will be siphoned out so the fermentation process can begin.

At this point, yeast is added to the mixture in order for there to fermentation. This is because the yeast will react with the sugar in the juice and form ethanol (alcohol). We could go in to a discussion about different types of yeast, but we’ll save that for another article.

For red wine a problem occurs when the skin/pulp from the wine begins to float to the top of the container. When it is no longer submerged in juice it is vulnerable to drying out and breeding bacteria. The solution to this is to pump the wine a few times a day so that the floating material gets brought back down.

Making wine can be tedious, time consuming, and aggravating because it takes so long. If you don’t have the time it takes to make wine you can always come visit us in New Port Richey FL at Brix 33. Our Hump-Day Special happens every week so come see us next Wednesday!