Category: Education

New Sake Education Pack available on First Bottle Wines. Sake, a Japanese rice wine, is a traditional alcoholic beverage with a rich history and a unique brewing process – and, to say the least, sake is having its moment. ...

Four Widely Disputed Wine Faults

by Allison Cone | Nov 17, 2023 | Education | 0

Common wine flaws you may love

Everything You Need to Know About Wine Faults

by Allison Cone | Nov 17, 2023 | Education | 0

The science behind the most common wine faults

Sulfites in Wine: Understanding the Facts and Myths

by First Bottle | Jul 27, 2023 | Education | 0 |

Sulfites! Sulfites, we say! A hush falls over the crowd. Some are scared. Some begin to feel their...

The Dried Wines of Italy’s Veneto Region

by First Bottle | Jul 7, 2023 | Education | 0 |

Throw up your gesture al bacio and repeat: “appassimento, ripasso, amarone!” Dubbed by Vinepair as...

Are These Wine Nerd Gadgets Worth the Hype? Here’s What We Think

by Allison Cone | Jun 16, 2023 | Education, Fun | 0 |

There is no shortage of gadgets and gizmos promising to enhance the wine drinking...

What Are Cult Wines and How Do I Shop for Them?

by Kaitlyn Russell | Feb 22, 2023 | Education | 0 |

Learn about cult wines and how to shop for them. Cult wines are highly prized by collectors and...

Music Pairings for Wine — Unraveling the Neurosensory Mystique

by Connor Swanson | Jan 25, 2023 | Education, Food and Wine, Fun | 0 |

Could there be a style of music that really pairs best with a specific wine? Consider it the neuroscience of musical theory… sprinkled with connections to the neurosensory receptors that light up the brain’s pleasure centers.

Make-Over Montage: It’s Véraison Season! Why Grapes Turn from Green to Red

by Connor Swanson | Aug 15, 2022 | Education, Food and Wine | 0 |

As part of our Year in the Vineyard series, writer Connor Swanson explores one of the more interesting seasons in the viticultural calendar. Read on, if you’ve ever looked at a grapevine and wondered: Why do grapes change color?!

Grape Spotlight: Gruner Veltliner

by Haley O' Brien | Mar 10, 2022 | Education, Food and Wine | 0 |

First off, I fell in love with Ridge back in my Alaska days – we’re talking 1991 or so. Back then I didn’t know the rich history (first vines planted in 1885!), I just knew when I tasted them (well, DRANK them) I knew immediately I was drinking something special, long before I had honed any serious wine tasting chops.