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Wine at Home: How to Store it Like a Professional
18/02/2026 · Wine service, Winemaking

Wine at Home: How to Store it Like a Professional

Am I taking proper care of my wine? Do I need a wine cellar? There's no need to overcomplicate things: with a few simple measures, you can extend the life of your favourite wines.

Silvia Arellano Silvia Arellano
The Toasting Ritual: Tradition, Culture, and Superstitions Surrounding Wine
24/12/2025 · Special moments, Wine service

The Toasting Ritual: Tradition, Culture, and Superstitions Surrounding Wine

Few gestures around the world are as universal as the toast: a fine drink, clinking glasses, and wishing the best to the person in front of you. But do you know the origin of this ancient [...]

Mila Alarcón Mila Alarcón
Wines for Aging: Older Does Not Always Mean Better
05/11/2025 · The tasting, Wine service, Winemaking

Wines for Aging: Older Does Not Always Mean Better

"The older, the better." You've likely heard this phrase applied to wine, almost like a mantra that sounds wise and infallible. The reality, however, is far more intriguing.

Silvia Arellano Silvia Arellano
Everything You Need to Know to Taste Wine
16/07/2025 · The tasting, Wine service, Winemaking

Everything You Need to Know to Taste Wine

In wine tasting, as well as the sense of taste, the sense of smell, sight, feel and other sensory-cognitive factors are also involved, that is, a sum of sensations that shape how we experience [...]

Silvia Arellano Silvia Arellano
Natural Cork vs. Modern Stopper
18/06/2025 · Wine service

Natural Cork vs. Modern Stopper

Before cork became a symbol of quality, bottles were sealed with rags, wool, or even wax, secured with sealing wax. But these rudimentary methods were not foolproof: the seals failed, the wine [...]

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Enhancing Your Olfactory Skills for Wine Tasting
17/04/2024 · Wine service

Enhancing Your Olfactory Skills for Wine Tasting

The sense of smell is an incredibly powerful faculty, with the ability to evoke memories and emotions in the blink of an eye. A single scent has the power to transport us to bygone moments, [...]

Nuria Escofet Nuria Escofet
How to uncork a wine and not die trying
27/04/2022 · Wine service

How to uncork a wine and not die trying

Are you one of those who would exclaim, “Not without my electric corkscrew!” every time you have to open a bottle of wine? Do you get stage fright when all you have to hand is a two-step cor [...]

Silvia Arellano Silvia Arellano
Why are bottles 75 cl.?
01/06/2021 · Wine service

Why are bottles 75 cl.?

There are at least 10 different sizes of wine bottles with the most common being the 75 cl bottle. Have you ever wondered why? The answers to this question are strange and one of the most [...]

Silvia Arellano Silvia Arellano
5 fail-safe ways to uncork wine bottles without a corkscrew
25/08/2020 · Wine service

5 fail-safe ways to uncork wine bottles without a corkscrew

Relaxing, walking on the beach, out in the countryside, mini breaks. An impromptu dinner, a picnic with friends… you’ve brought the perfect wine but no corkscrew! Don’t worry, here are 5 fail- [...]

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How to cool wine quickly. 5 failsafe tips
14/07/2020 · Wine service

How to cool wine quickly. 5 failsafe tips

Have your guests arrived before you’ve remembered to cool the wine? Don’t panic! Here at Decántalo, we want to give you a few tips you can use to get your drinks to the right temperature as quic [...]

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How to serve wine
10/07/2020 · Wine service

How to serve wine

When serving wine, the protocol to follow is anything but free. It’s a whole service ritual which, apart from providing some psychological connotations of exalting the wine, serves, above all, t [...]

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What is a Sommelier?
29/05/2020 · Wine service

What is a Sommelier?

June 3rd is International Sommelier Day. This date was chosen to commemorate the foundation of the Association de la Sommellerie Internationale (ASI) in France in 1969. It is the largest [...]

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