I am a big wine description reader…especially when it is the first time I am tasting a wine. Often, I become just a little frustrated when I cannot taste what I am expecting after reading the tasting notes. This makes learning about wine a little more difficult…
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Most of us “everyday wine drinkers” drink wines from California and generally spend between $15.00 and $60.00 on a bottle of wine. We also know that some expensive bottles of wine can cost thousands of dollars per bottle…
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Mrs. Tiedemann and I have come up with another new project that we feel will benefit our community. We are currently in the middle of designing and building a wine bar as part of our LEX 530 Event Center. At the 530 Wine Bar it is always after 5 o’clock. The bar will be next to and connected to our LEX 530 private dining room…
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We are a little “under the weather” here at TiedemannOnWines.com. Instead of posting our regularly weekly blog are staying home and taking a snow day this week…
As I have said many times before, I find nothing wrong with decanting every bottle of wine you drink –including whites. I feel all young wines should be decanted. Most wines today are made to drink right away or from one to two years of age. A majority of…
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There are lots of wine descriptors but only 12 to 14 that are the most common. The reason I am introducing you to them is so that you can learn the ones you like the best. This will help define the wines that you like best. This does not mean you should try every wine you can and then come back to the one that smells and tastes the best to you afterward…
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