This is a weekly reminder that the FAQ for this group resides at the website
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. Additionally, it is posted monthly to the newsgroup alt.food.wine. Questions or comments about the FAQ are best posted to the newsgroup itself.Table of Contents:
- I have just found a bottle of wine in my parents' cupboard and... 1a. I want to know how much it's worth 1b. I want to know whether it's OK to drink 1c. Will it taste good?
- I just had an incredible bottle of wine. Where I find some of it to buy?
- What wineries should I visit (where should I stay? eat?) in... 3a. Napa? 3b. Sonoma? 3c. Mendocino? 3d. Paso Robles? 3e. Amador/El Dorado Counties? 3f. Santa Barbara County? 3g. Oregon? 3h. Washington? 3i. NY Finger Lakes? 3j. Burgundy? [not yet ready] 3k. The Rhone Valley? 3l. The Languedoc? [not yet ready] 3m. Bordeaux? [not yet ready] 3n. Alsace? [not yet ready] 3o. Germany? [not yet ready] 3p. Austria? [not yet ready] 3q. Piemonte? [not yet ready] 3r. Tuscany? [not yet ready] 3s. Australia? 3t. New Zealand?
- What is the best way to preserve an opened bottle of wine? How long will it last?
- What wine should I serve with this food?
- Does it matter what kind of glass I drink the wine out of? 6a. Are those fancy Riedel glasses worth all that money?
- What causes red wine headaches? How can I prevent them?
- What do those abbreviations mean?
- Do those magnetic thingies really age your wine instantly?
- I want to buy a bottle of wine to commemorate the birth of a child, to be opened 18 (21) years from now. What should I get?