The heart and soul of any Wine are the grapes or a blend of various grapes that have gone into making it. The quality of grapes directly influences the quality and character of Wine produced.

There are a number of grapevine species around the globe and hundreds of grape varieties growing on them. Not all of them are considered appropriate for making Wines. Vitis vinifera, the European grapevine species, is the source of most popular Winemaking grapes. Some of them are listed below:

Tasting Wine is not quite same as drinking Wine. Tasting Wine is an epicurean task and takes a little bit of practice before you begin to uncork myriad subtleties of the complex nature of a fine Wine.

But why should one taste Wine at all?? - Simply put, for a health and quality check and to workout for yourself if you are paying too much for the Wine you are buying. Research on Wine tastings has repeatedy shown that prices are not highly correlated with the quallity. In other words, Wine should be tasted to assess various characteristics such as aromas, flavours and age; to detect any fault; to gauge the structural elements such as alcohol, tannin and acid and to better appreciate the Wine overall, which isn't really achievable by simply guzzlilng it. Wine tasting process could be broken down into four different steps which are sometimes called four S of Wine appreciation.

What are the different types of Wine glasses?? Confused about when to use which one?? Do they really make a difference?? Read on to discover the answers to these commonly asked questions....

We can not stress enough the importance of using a good Wine glass (or stemware) for enjoying a bottle of your favourite Wine to its best. There are four basic steps to appreciating