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You Have Me All Warm Inside
Well it’s finally getting cold; the leaves on the trees have started to change their colours and have begun to tumble to the ground in droves...
Author: Ken Finnigan - Category: Food and Drinks
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Wine And Cheese Parties Are Positively Delicious!
If there is one thing we all love I think we can all agree it would be food In many cultures around the world food is a very important aspect of life with special occasions and food intertwined with each other...
Author: Ken Finnigan - Category: Food and Drinks
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Who Needs Napa Valley When You Can Have Mackinaw Valley?
Being that summer is finally here, it is time to put away our gloves, hats and long underwear and embrace the sun shining on our faces...
Author: Ken Finnigan - Category: Food and Drinks
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Sangria Summer Nights
For years now a staple to my summertime diet has been to have a glass or two of sangria while sitting out on my patio on those warm summer evenings with friends...
Author: Ken Finnigan - Category: Food and Drinks
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Red Grapes Are Not Just For Jelly!
As a continuation to, “White Grapes are as Different as Apples and Oranges,” red grapes are very much the same...
Author: Ken Finnigan - Category: Food and Drinks
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White Grapes Are As Different As Apples And Oranges
With all the bottles of wine on the market, it’s no wonder people often have no idea what they like and what they don’t like...
Author: Ken Finnigan - Category: Food and Drinks
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A Breath Of Fresh Air, Why You Should Decant
This year Christmas came early for me when my fiancée gave me my Christmas presents early As I sat opening my many attractively wrapped packages, the one that excited me and intrigued me the most was an attractive glass wine decanter...
Author: Ken Finnigan - Category: Food and Drinks
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Shopping For Your Wine Racks Is Easier When Done From Your Sofa
Everyone knows that shopping over the internet is both a blessing and a curse While there is nothing like being able to shop from the comfort of your sofa in your favourite pyjamas with a cup of steaming coffee or hot chocolate, especially at this the busiest shopping time of year...
Author: Ken Finnigan - Category: Food and Drinks
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Don't Just Throw You Wine Rack On The Counter!
A counter top wine rack is a perfect solution for wine enthusiasts (or wine enthusiasts at heart) looking for a short term storage solution for smaller quantities of wine...
Author: Ken Finnigan - Category: Food and Drinks
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Foggy Wine Glasses Are Not The End Of The World!
Perhaps one of the most troubling problems which usually occurs that takes the enjoyment out of having a glass of wine is when even though your glasses are clean, look very foggy...
Author: Ken Finnigan - Category: Food and Drinks
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Why I Love Wine Holders And Wine Caddies!
Aside from the brief mention here and there with regards to the Wine Bug or Bugus Erectus, very little mention has been made as to how versatile a wine holder or wine caddy really can be...
Author: Ken Finnigan - Category: Food and Drinks
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Frost Bite? Ice Wine Is More Than Just Frozen Grapes
One of the most rapidly growing trends in the world of wine seems to be with the rise in popularity of ice wines (or eiswein in German)...
Author: Ken Finnigan - Category: Food and Drinks
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Wine Labels Decoded
Even for the avid wine drinker, deciding on a bottle of wine can be a daunting task with so many varieties of wine on the market today...
Author: Ken Finnigan - Category: Food and Drinks
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Removing Red Wine Stains Is Not A Cause For Panic
Imagine that you are hosting a party for some of your best friends The atmosphere is bubbling with the excitement of everyone chatting and mingling with each other, when all of a sudden you hear a crashing sound and see the sight that every host prays will never happen; a glass of red wine has taken a swan dive and landed not on your tile floor where it is easy to clean up but on to your very embarrassed guest and all over your furniture...
Author: Ken Finnigan - Category: Food and Drinks
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Homebrewed Wine
When I was in college one of my old roommates used to like to brew his own beer I always enjoyed watching him concoct his creations in our tiny apartment kitchen in Tallahassee and then watch over the coming weeks the water and sludge mixture turn into something more; to turn into a delicious tasting beer...
Author: Ken Finnigan - Category: Food and Drinks
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The Brief History Of Wrought Iron
The word “wrought” as used in the term “wrought iron” is the former past tense of the verb to work As with many other irregular past tense verbs in the English language, over time “wrought” was replaced with “worked...
Author: Ken Finnigan - Category: Culture
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Wine Racks From The Little Guys
It is easy to see why many people feel that when it comes to shopping for a wine rack, there is not going to be much choice in terms of finding really unique yet functional pieces...
Author: Ken Finnigan - Category: Food and Drinks
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Making Red, Rose And Sparkling Wines
As touched upon in the preceding article, “Making White Wine, a Labour of Love” making wine is a very time consuming and difficult job...
Author: Ken Finnigan - Category: Food and Drinks
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Methode Champenoise, The Art Of Champagne
As touched upon in my article “Making Red, Rose and Sparkling” wine, there are three different ways to create the bubbles in sparkling wine or Champagne...
Author: Ken Finnigan - Category: Food and Drinks
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Wine Is Good For You!
In the 1990’s a news report, later titled the “French Paradox”, was brought to the public eye after researchers discovered that the French who live on a diet of cheese, butter, organ meats, eggs and other cholesterol laden food had a lower rate of heart attack than in America...
Author: Ken Finnigan - Category: Food and Drinks
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Semillon Grapes, The Unsung Hero In Wine
Semillon is one of the world’s leading varieties of grapes, even though it seems to always be a second tiered grape because its is usually blended with other varieties, rather than marketed on it’s own...
Author: Ken Finnigan - Category: Food and Drinks
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Making White Wine: A Labor Of Love
Wine is made in winery and wineries exist all over the world and come in a variety of sizes The grapes are grown at the wineries and then turned into wine and there are many varieties of grapes; each one either used either alone or combined to make different wines...
Author: Ken Finnigan - Category: Food and Drinks
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Picking The Perfect Wine Rack For Your Home
For many people starting out, it can be a very difficult and oftentimes overwhelming experience picking out the perfect wine rack...
Author: Ken Finnigan - Category: Food and Drinks
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How To Taste Wine Like A Professional
To many people the sight of a man or woman in a restaurant or bar sniffing and swirling a glass of wine before ultimately tasting it and relaying their satisfaction to the server can seem rather pretentious...
Author: Ken Finnigan - Category: Food and Drinks
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Essential Wine Accessories
You have decided to join the ranks of millions and become a wine enthusiast You might be wondering to yourself what this entails exactly, and what sorts of gadgets and gizmos are you going to need to properly enjoy your wine...
Author: Ken Finnigan - Category: Food and Drinks
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Not So Essential Wine Accessories
As a follow up to my last article, “Essential Wine Accessories” I thought it would be interesting to touch on a few accessories that may not be quite so essential but are fun or handy to have regardless...
Author: Ken Finnigan - Category: Food and Drinks
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Cork Verses Screw Cap Debate
For a very long time, cork was the preferred method to seal a bottle of wine There has been much debate over the past few years as to what the best method is for sealing off a bottle, cork, plastic cork or screw caps...
Author: Ken Finnigan - Category: Food and Drinks
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