I thought this video was a nice compliment to Monday’s article on great bring-your-own-wine restaurants in Cincinnati. Our favorite wine show In Wine Country and master sommelier Evan Goldstein brings us some DOs and DON’Ts of bringing your own wine to restaurants.
DOs and DON’Ts of Corkage
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The DOs and DON’Ts of Restaurant Corkage
February 3rd, 2010
Tags: In Wine Country · Wine Tips
Bring Your Own Wine to These Cincinnati Restaurants
February 1st, 2010
I love a restaurant where I can bring my own wine if I choose. I’ll even go a bit out of my way to visit a restaurant with a reasonable corkage fee (a restaurant’s charge to open and serve your wine) or a straight-up bring your own policy.
Now don’t get me wrong, I also [...]
Tags: Cincinnati Restaurants · Wine Tips
Opening Champagne Like a Pro
December 31st, 2009
Happy New Year’s Eve!!! Hopefully you’ll be celebrating tonight with some bubbly. Opening a champagne or sparkling wine bottle is a ton of fun, but it can also be a bit tricky (especially if you’re already a few cocktails in!). In Wine Country helps us out by taking a look at the right and wrong [...]
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Easy Ways to Save Opened Wine
December 7th, 2009
Nothing’s more frustrating than a bottle of wine that goes bad before you’ve had a chance to finish it. Sometimes you might even hesitate opening a new bottle with dinner for fear half of it will be poured down the drain a couple of days later.
Fear no more (or at least less!). There [...]
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The Secret to Removing Red Wine Stains
October 18th, 2009
In Wine Country is one of my favorite wine shows on TV. The entire show is dedicated to bringing the Wine Country lifestyle to its viewers through world-famous winery tours, celebrity chef profiles, decorating tips and much more. My favorite aspect of the show is each and every show segment is available for you to [...]
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Getting Your Wine to Taste Its Best
October 15th, 2009
With just a few basic principles and a minimal investment at most, you can make sure every bottle you open at home is set up to taste its very best.
Three things can affect how your wine tastes: light, temperature and air. Fortunately these variables are fairly easy to control with just a little bit of [...]
