cork and fizz
  • Home
  • Private Tastings
    • In-Person Tastings
    • Virtual Tastings
    • Blind Tastings
  • Cork Crew
    • About
    • How to Join
    • Members Page >
      • Cork Crew Newsletters
      • Cork Crew Slides
      • Cork Crew Recordings
  • Wine Retreat
  • Events
  • More Services
    • Personal Wine Consultant
    • Partnerships
  • Wine Blog
  • Shop

Cork & Fizz
​Wine Blog

Which Boxed Wine Tastes the Best?

3/29/2022

0 Comments

 
Is there anything more reminiscent of your college experience than boxed wine? Cost effective, lasts in the fridge for a month, and you don’t even need a bottle opener to get to the wine; it really doesn’t get any better than that!
But can boxed wine graduate from its college reputation? Many wineries are turning to more cost effective and eco friendly packaging, and boxed wine is a great option. We’re now seeing boxed wines on the market with higher price points, but the question is, are they worth it?
Picture
​The only way to find out is to taste the wine, so I did exactly that! I set up a blind tasting between five different boxed wines to find out if the higher end boxes were worth their price points. 

Read More
0 Comments

Smells Like Wine to Me

2/23/2022

0 Comments

 

5 Tips to Better Identify Aromas in Wine

​If you’ve ever smelled your glass of wine expecting a bouquet of raspberries, lilac, coffee and chocolate and thought: just smells like wine to me, this post is for you.

First off, know that you’re definitely not alone. Distinguishing aromas is one of the most difficult parts of the wine tasting process. Don’t despair though, this skill can be trained and improved. Here are my five tips for better distinguishing aromas in your wine!
Picture
Before we get into the tips, let’s just talk quickly about the elephant in the room. When I first started learning about wine and read that a wine had notes of pineapple, vanilla, and cinnamon I wondered if that meant the wine was made with these ingredients. How else would it have those flavors and aromas?

​Turns out, aromas found in wine are derived from chemical reactions. This means there was no pineapple (or vanilla or cinnamon for that matter) in the wine I was tasting. This is great news for wines with notes of dirt, rubber hose, or even petroleum. But why, then, do we describe the wine as having these particular aromas if they’re not actually present in the wine?

Read More
0 Comments

How to Host the Perfect Wine Tasting at Home

1/12/2022

8 Comments

 
Trying new wines is fun, but trying new wines with friends is even better! An in-home wine tasting is a great way to learn about wines in a stress free environment. Plus, getting to drink five (or more) bottles of wine at a time in the name of education is an added bonus! But what exactly do you need to host the perfect wine tasting at home? I’ve got you covered.

Here is my guide on hosting the perfect wine tasting at home:
Three women standing around a wine tasting table

Read More
8 Comments

    Archives

    January 2023
    October 2022
    July 2022
    June 2022
    May 2022
    March 2022
    February 2022
    January 2022
    December 2021
    November 2021

    Topics

    All
    Canned Wine
    Non-Alcoholic WIne
    Recipe
    Red Wine
    Rosé Wine
    Sparkling Wine
    Summer Wine
    Swill Or Swell Series
    White Wine
    Wine 101
    Wine Gadgets
    Wine Recommendations
    Wine Tasting
    Wine Travel

    RSS Feed


Navigate
Home
About
Private Tasting
Events
Cork Crew
FAQ

Wine Blog
Gift Cards
Shop
​Contact Us
Phone: (206) 657-6329
​Email: hailey@corkandfizz.com
  • Home
  • Private Tastings
    • In-Person Tastings
    • Virtual Tastings
    • Blind Tastings
  • Cork Crew
    • About
    • How to Join
    • Members Page >
      • Cork Crew Newsletters
      • Cork Crew Slides
      • Cork Crew Recordings
  • Wine Retreat
  • Events
  • More Services
    • Personal Wine Consultant
    • Partnerships
  • Wine Blog
  • Shop