In The Bottle with Angelica Nohra! — education

Organic wine is gaining popularity around the world but many people, even though they are aware of Organic Wine, shy away from it due to lack of availability, high pricing and shorter shelf life. That being said, the demand for Organic Wine is definitely increasing, particularly in developed countries where there are a higher percentage of well-educated and health-conscious people. My question is though, does Organic Wine really exist? Now, as far as the term “Organic” is concerned, there are different definitions or standards for it. In general, “Organic Wine” means wine that is made from the grapes or other...

Wine is one of those things that people like to be able to talk about. And while some people can carry on a good wine-related conversation, most people wing it. 1 Grapes Can Ferment Themselves! If you squeeze some grape juice into a jar and keep it a little warm, it'll turn into wine all by itself. The yeast that lives on grape skins is so irrepressible that it produces wine automatically. It may not be good wine, but it's wine nonetheless. Because this process is so automatic, historians, botanists and other wine-minded experts agree that wine was the first...

It only takes a few glasses of red before you start to get a little wobbly...or perhaps you are nervous about having some people over for the first time in a long time and you do the unthinkable...spill a glass of red wine all over your white carpet...*cue Panic*...or perhaps you don't have to! Here are 4 easy steps to ridding yourself of that carpet stain.  Step 1: Blot the stain. Without delay, dab up as much of the excess wine as you can. DON'T RUB, just dab! Step 2: Soak the stain in water. After the excess wine has been removed,...

Is anyone else sick to death of health-freaks telling you that wine isn't good for you? Well nothing really is but unless you are choosing a life of lettuce and cabbage, we have to eat and drink right? I believe if you are going to drink your calories, don't waste them on bad wine by the way...always drink good wine, life is too short!However, to all the haters out there, here are 7 SCIENTIFIC reasons to drink wine...so I'll be here, with my glass of wine if anyone needs me. Of course, Wine needs to be enjoyed in moderation...don't go...

We are head over the heels for Rosé at Direct Wine Cellars right now! We find it the perfect 'go to' wine, particularly the dry Provence rosé's from France. I find it a huge phenomenon when we are in Europe but Australian's are a little slow to the party. I'm happy to say I've been seeing more and more people buying Rosé at the bottle shops but I still get funny looks from people when I recommend Rosé. So, here is a list of reasons why you SHOULD be drinking Rosé First and Foremost - Mixing White and Red doesn't...

People may know we do a LOT of wine shows...it's our way of going deep into the market to see what people are saying about the wines and to see what wines work best in each area.  Many other companies think we are crazy for doing all these shows but little do they know how much fun we have at them.  It is also a way to see that it gets to a point after a few wines when people have NO idea what they are drinking.  I recall a funny occasion when a guy approached my dad, his glass...

We do a lot of live shows to go out there and allow people to try our wine before they buy it. As we sell Italian Wine, the Chianti Fiasco bottle gets quite a bit of attention. People have been consistently asking "why does the bottle look like that?" Bottle shapes generally do represent the region or varietal to some degree. 1. Bordeaux: Straight-sided and high-shouldered with a pronounced punt.2. Burgundy: Tall bottles with sloping shoulders and a smaller punt.3. Rhône: Similar to the tall bottles with sloping shoulders and a smaller punt of Burgundy, but traditionally less fat.4. Rhine: Narrow...

Today we explore 5 ways to keep that body looking hot even though you want to wine daily! Alcohol = Sugar - keep an eye on the alcohol content!There are many assumptions that red wine has less calories than white. This is a mistruth. The calories actually come from the alcohol content as well as how many grams of sugar per litre are in the wine!A gram of alcohol has 7 calories compared to a gram of carbohydrate (sugar), which has 4 calories.e.g. In a standard 100mL glass of Italian Sangiovese or Pinot Grigio with 13% alcohol you can expect...