Guide to Wine Podcast: Episode 23

5 Wine Myths You Need to Stop Believing

Air Date: Wednesday, October 25th 2023

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If there is one thing I know to be true it’s that the wine world can be incredibly intimidating for beginners. And all the wine myths out there certainly don’t help!

I remember it felt incredibly overwhelming to me when I first started learning about all things wine. Turns out, a lot of the things the media and marketing of big time wineries led me to believe about wine simply weren’t true.

Which is why I’m going to debunk 5 of the top wine myths that you have most likely heard about! 

Is it really true that you should enjoy white wine straight out of the fridge? Or that you be drinking red wine at room temperature?

And what about screw caps for wine? One of those pesky wine myths has us wondering about the screw cap vs cork debate and if a screw on top of a bottle of wine makes for an inferior wine. 

Are sulfites causing you to get headaches when drinking wine or is it something else? And what about the wine myth that all wines improve with age? Is that really true? And if a wine has great legs does that mean it’s a high quality wine? What the heck are wine legs even?

If you are ready to dispel some of the top wine myths and rumors that have been perpetuated over the years press play and listen in!

Episode Highlights:

• Should you drink white wine straight from the fridge

• Should you drink red wine at room temperature

• Should you drink red wine warm or cold

• What happens to the taste of white wine if it’s too cold

• What happens to the taste of red wine if it’s too warm

• Are wines with a screw cap inferior to wines with a cork

• Are screw top wines any good

• Which is better cork or screw cap

• Why screw caps are becoming more mainstream 

• What does it mean when you have a “corked wine”

• How screw caps give winemakers more control over how much oxygen is in the wine

• Can sulfites in wine cause headaches

• What ingredient in wine causes headaches

• Do all wines improve with age

• Will a $5 bottle of wine taste better in 5 years if it ages

• How long does it take most wines to age

• What are the legs of wine

• Do all great wines have legs

• What causes good legs in wine

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