Wine Rack Store Blog

The dreaded red wine stain has left it's mark on many people. This accident has happened to all wine drinkers. Whether it’s you favorite blouse, new couch, or white carpet, red wine takes no prisoners. Luckily if treated quickly and correctly you can save your items from damage.

You can actually employ some preventive measures to avoid the red mess. Try using a wine pouring bottle attachment. This will allow you to pour without dripping on your tablecloth. Also consider setting the bottle down on a coaster so if anything does drip down, your tablecloth is safe.

No amount of preventative measures can safe us from all accidents. Don’t let the fear of stains keep you away from the wine rack because there is a solution if a spill occurs. You can treat those red wine stains with a special cleaner such as Wine Away. It is a citrus-based cleaner and can be found at wine shops. It can be used on clothing, carpet, and upholstery.

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I was perusing the wine racks at the local grocery store looking for some wine the other day. My eyes were constantly drawn to the sale tags and then up to the bottles. I went through the red wine section and my eyes fell about a Cabernet Sauvignon from Cycles Winery. Cabernet Sauvignon is my favorite type of red wine. I was attracted to the label (it had a bicycle and red headed woman on it) and it was a good price, so I grabbed it.

We decided to open it with a steak meal we had a few days later. It was fruity and I did not feel overwhelmed by the tannins. It didn’t have that peppery taste which I have come to enjoy in Cabernet Sauvignon though. Either way, it was a good wine for the price. I will definitely buy more for my wine rack in the future.

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I have never been to a spa but this one might be worth looking into. A spa in Japan is offering a special red wine spa treatment. Could this be a wine facial perhaps? Or maybe wine is served with a mani-pedi? It is actually a pool full of red wine you take a dip in.

The Japanese spa industry is very competitive so owners are becoming more and more creative with their treatments. They claim this wine spa has health benefits such as relieving fatigue, skin moisturizing, and anti-aging properties. Wine isn't the only drink the Japanese are bathing in. Green tea pools are also a popular spa treatment.

I for one find this kind of gross. How do they keep something like this sanitary? I already am weary of public pools and at least public pools have chlorine. Also can you imagine how this would dye your bathing suit?

I think I’ll stay on the sidelines with this one and just drink the wine off my wine rack rather than bathe in it.

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Certain flavors and aromas are locked within wines until they are exposed to air. This exposure to air is called letting the wine breath or aerating the wine. With exposure to the air the flavor will change, soften, and the overall characteristics should improve. As with everything else, all wines will react differently.

Wines will generally respond well to 15 to 20 minutes of aeration. However, if the wine is young and full of tannins, then it could take up to an hour to aerate properly. Older wine has a different set of rules because it has a smaller window of perfection.

There are two different vessels that will aerate wine properly: a decanter or a wine glass. Just leaving wine to aerate in a bottle isn’t sufficient. You do not necessarily need a fancy glass decanter because a pitcher or flower vase will do the job just as well. The increased surface area is the key to allowing more air to make contact with your wine.

Hopefully these aerating tips will help you enjoy the wine off your wine rack to its fullest potential.

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