Archive for May 17th, 2008
Wines of Austria
Austria may best be known as California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger’s birthplace, but did you know they rank 18th in wine production and 11th in wine consumption? The current country of Austria is a result of the 1919 Treaty of Saint Germain. After this event and WWI, Austria was left economically destroyed. Resorting [...]
Posted: May 17th, 2008 under General Wine Knowledge.
Sake - Drink of the Gods
Have you ever stopped by your local Asian restaurant for dinner, and ordered sake off their menu? Was it enjoyable? Did you ask yourself ‘How can anyone drink this?’ If you did you probably tried what is known as commercial sake. These sakes are often drunk warm, are produced by large commercial [...]
Posted: May 17th, 2008 under General Wine Knowledge, Sake.










