Do you know about these common (and not so common) wine additives? Winemaking, in theory, is such an easy process – you pick grapes, crush them and let the naturally present yeast work its magic. Using the sugar from the grapes, the yeast turns the resulting liquid from grape juice into wine. But life isn’t […]
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There was a debate recently on the Natural Wine Forum, a page set up on Facebook to give organic, biodynamic, red, white, rosé and orange low intervention wines from all over the world the love they deserve. The natural wine movement has been the biggest game-changer in the 21st-century wine world (according to Decanter) and […]
Do you experience unexplained headaches when drinking wine? Does your face flush when you drink red wine? If you answered yes to either of these questions, then you could be experiencing an allergic reaction. What is histamine? Histamine is a chemical involved in your immune system, proper digestion, and your central nervous system. As a […]