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Stephanie Warren

  1. Vintage Cellars at the 2009 San Diego Bay Wine and Food Festival

    Vintage Cellars at the 2009 San Diego Bay Wine and Food Festival

    Yesterday, the Vintage Cellars gang got to enjoy some great wine and great people at the San Diego Bay Wine and Food Festival. This annual event attracts over 8,000 restaurateurs and wine experts who cater to more than 8,000 thousand hungry foodies with unlimited samples.  Held at the gorgeous Embarcadero Park North, which overlooks San Diego Bay, yesterday's event was the...
  2. 5 Great Gifts for Wine Lovers

    5 Great Gifts for Wine Lovers

    Do you have any wine lovers on your gift list this Christmas?  Check out these great gifts for wine lovers from Vintage Cellars: Pek Wine Steward Many wine collectors enjoy opening a bottle to drink with a weeknight dinner.  But most often, they don't want to finish the whole bottle.  They might try recorking it and stashing it in the...
  3. 3 More Great Wine Gift Ideas for Wine Lovers

    3 More Great Wine Gift Ideas for Wine Lovers

    Looking for the perfect Christmas gift for that special wine enthusiast?  Look no further: Vintage Cellars has tons of great wine gift ideas.  Make sure you check out last week's wine gifts post, and stay in touch for the next installment! Creative Wine Rack Delia Wine Storage makes unique, artistic wine racks with metal and glass.  These racks add a...
  4. Tips for Wine and Cheese Pairings

    Tips for Wine and Cheese Pairings

    As the holiday season draws nearer, we find ourselves meeting friends and family to drink, be merry, and forget how much money we're spending on Christmas presents.  Whether you're hosting a party or attending one, it's a good bet that sometime this month you'll be faced with that eternal challenge: the wine and cheese pairing.   A wine and cheese...
  5. A Cheery Holiday Wine Drink

    A Cheery Holiday Wine Drink

    Looking for a new holiday drink to add to your party repertoire?  How about one that combines your love for delicious holiday cheer with your love for delicious wine?  Try this recipe for Hot Mulled Wine, similar to the traditional German Glühwein.  Bonus: since you're changing the flavor anyway, you don't need to use an expensive bottle.  Also, the recipe isn't strict...
  6. More Great Gifts from Vintage Cellars

    More Great Gifts from Vintage Cellars

    As the holidays draw closer, it's time to get serious about shopping.  Here are some more great gifts by leather company Mulholland, available from Vintage Cellars: Mulholland Leather Wine Case Mulholland is a maker and purveyor of fine leather products.  Their goods only improve with age, and will last for generations.  Mulholland's line of leather wine bags was developed for...
  7. Host a Blind Wine Tasting Party

    Host a Blind Wine Tasting Party

    Looking for something a little different to host this holiday season?  How about a blind wine tasting party?  Blind wine tastings can be a great way to learn about wine while having some bonding time with the ones you love.  A blind wine tasting can help you discover new favorites and inexpensive bottles with expensive flavor.  A blind wine tasting...
  8. A Wine Bar Party

    A Wine Bar Party

    We at the Vintage Cellars blog have been bringing you lots of holiday party ideas lately.  If you missed them, make sure you check out our guide to hosting a wine and cheese party and a blind wine tasting party.  But what if the last thing you want is your house full of mess-making guests?  Especially if you have family...
  9. How to Taste Wine

    How to Taste Wine

    We've all tasted wine, whether at a winery, a wine bar, or after ordering a bottle at a restaurant.  We swirl and slurp, but do we really know what we're doing?  Following these few simple steps can help you get the most out of your wine tasting experience. Look at the wine.  Yes, wine tasting starts with the eyes. Tilt...
  10. Take Your Flavonoids!

    Take Your Flavonoids!

    You've probably heard before that red wine can have an impact on heart health.  But what exactly is it about this beloved beverage that can keep you living better, longer? Studies on red wine began to emerge when scientists realized that the French, despite indulging in rich, buttery, and fatty foods, experience less obesity and live longer than people in...
  11. San Diego Wine Shops

    San Diego Wine Shops

    Grocery stores are definitely the easiest places to get wine.  After all, you're already shopping--why not take a quick trip down the wine aisle?  But once you're there, it can be bewildering.  With no descriptions and no expert advice, you can end up never straying outside of your comfort zone of those bottles you know you like.  Even worse, you...
  12. Red Wine Sangria

    Red Wine Sangria

    When you're deep into winter, when temperatures dip low and frost covers the ground...ok, we're in San Diego, but give us a break: it's only been in the 60s this week!  Regardless of just how cold it is where you are, this is the time of year when you start to crave the fresh and wonderful flavors of summer:  juicy...
  13. How to Decant Wine

    How to Decant Wine

    So you've got an old bottle of Cabernet Sauvignon that's been aging in the cellar for years.  You think that dinner party Friday night might be the perfect time to show it off to your guests.  But let's do it right, shall we?  There's no sense in carefully aging a bottle for years if you're just going to plop it...
  14. The Great Cork Debate: Natural vs. Synthetic vs. Screw Cap

    The Great Cork Debate: Natural vs. Synthetic vs. Screw Cap

    For the wine consumer, the Great Cork Debate is nothing if not confusing.  "Experts" sound off about the pros of one and cons of the other, often in complete contradiction with other "experts".   It's easy to find yourself bewildered to immobility in the middle of a wine shop, a natural corked wine in your left hand, a synthetic corked...
  15. A Guide to Food and Wine Pairing

    A Guide to Food and Wine Pairing

    Wine lovers are often foodies too, and for them, there is nothing more satisfying than a wine perfectly matched to a dish, complementing and enriching the flavors of the food.  Such a meal is truly one of life's great pleasures, feeding both the stomach and the soul.  But with so many wines and so many dishes to choose from, forming...
  16. Wines for Winter

    Wines for Winter

    Last time on the VC blog, we talked about how to pair wine and food.  That got me thinking about the kind of foods I've been craving and cooking this winter: hot soups, hearty braises served over polenta, and rich pear tarts.  The rich comfort foods of winter definitely call for wines that can stand up to deep flavors.  When...
  17. The Top Ten Wine Tasting Terms

    The Top Ten Wine Tasting Terms

    The top ten most common wine tasting terms, and how to use them correctly: Aroma: Since the human tongue is limited to detecting the five primary tastes of sour, sweet, bitter, salty, and umami, the aroma of wine is primarily detected through smell.  This is why we smell wine before drinking it; by both smelling and tasting, we allow our...
  18. Wine and Chocolate: The Perfect Valentine's Day Gift

    Wine and Chocolate: The Perfect Valentine's Day Gift

    To all you boyfriends and husbands out there: it's that time of year again.  Valentine's Day is fast approaching, which means that you'd better get thinking about what you're going to give the lovely woman in your life.  Sure, there are the old standbys like a dozen roses or a nice dinner out, but the gift that will truly wow...
  19. Wine Profile: Pinot Noir

    Wine Profile: Pinot Noir

    Maya: You know, can I ask you a personal question, Miles? Miles: Sure. Maya: Why are you so into Pinot? I mean, it's like a thing with you. Miles: Uh, I don't know, I don't know. Um, it's a hard grape to grow, as you know. Right? It's uh, it's thin-skinned, temperamental, ripens early. It's, you know, it's not a...
  20. Wine Preservation: What to do with That Open Bottle

    Wine Preservation: What to do with That Open Bottle

    Tightly sealed, a bottle of wine can keep for years.  In fact, if you've been reading this blog you know that many times, the best thing you can do for your bottles is to let them hang out in your cellar for a few years.  Wine slowly improves with age, in part because of a minimal exposure to a small...

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