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Essential Factors to Consider when Building a Wine Cellar

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We live in France. We have a cave (wine cellar). Everyone does. When we lived in the Vendee it was underground. Here it’s tucked into a low corner of the barn. It’s also our fruit & vegetable cellar. Our wine cellar got it’s start thanks to Haskell’s Nickel sale when we still lived in Minnesota. When we first started regularly drinking wine we would buy 1 or 3 bottles every … Continue reading →

Cooking with Wine

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I cook with wine.  Sometimes I even add it to the food.  (W. C. Fields) I've always been a fan of W. C. Fields. I've always been a fan of cooking with wine – in both senses. If you don't regularly use wine in cooking, and even if you do, here is some info you might find interesting. First: Allow me to address the 'alcohol evaporation' myth. If you add … Continue reading →