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thunderbird wine

As a young boy, my family was surrounded by alcoholics of all sorts; happy drunks, mean drunks, crying drunks. I had a 70 year-old aunt...

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by NINE WINE® 2 weeks ago2 weeks ago

As a young boy, my family was surrounded by alcoholics of all sorts; happy drunks, mean drunks, crying drunks. I had a 70 year-old aunt who when she was soused would want me to lay in the front yard in the evening with her and gaze at the stars. Then she’d say, “let me hear...

sulfites in wine

I am often asked why nearly all wines contain sulfites and whether it is really necessary. The reason that most wines have a small amount...

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by NINE WINE® 12 months ago12 months ago

I am often asked why nearly all wines contain sulfites and whether it is really necessary. The reason that most wines have a small amount of sulfur is to protect them from spoilage, predominantly from bacterial attack but also from oxidation. It is used both as as a preservative and an antioxidant so that the...