FAQ (frequently asked questions)
Q: I’m having a party, and I want to serve wine, but I don’t know how much i should buy.
A: Most places will tell you that you will get five or six glasses out of a ‘normal’ bottle of wine, normal being 750ml. I beg to differ, unless your drinking out of hobbit sized glasses, you will get about four real people glasses out of one 750ml. bottle (Double that for a 1.5L). I alot 1 glass per person per every half hour for the first hour, and one glass per person for every hour after that. However, you can do one glass per hour, or even two hours, depending on your friends thirst for wine. Basically, know your guests, and remember, running out of wine is practically a mortal sin, so er on the side of caution.
Q: I want to start cooking with wine, but I dont know what kind of wine i should use.
A: To start, if your going to be drinking the same wine with your meal, get something your going to want to drink. If your using a recipe, it will usually tell you around about what type of wine to use. Rule of thumb, for red meat, red sauce, or dark gravy, use red wine. For white or cream sauces, white meat, lighter gravy, or most fish, use white wine. As for the price, especially if its for an everyday meal, don’t go over board, there’s no need for you to ever use a $40 bottle of wine. Just keep quality in mind, and you’ll be fine. As a side note, a good way to tie your dish together with your wine choice, is to drink the same wine you used to cook it.
Q: My doctor said red wine is better for me than white wine, because of resveratrol, but I don’t like dry wine, are there any red wines that are sweet, or less dry than others?
A: Absolutely, there are a plethora of fruit wines that are red. However they may not have all of the benefits of red wine made from grapes that your doc is recommending you drink them for in the first place. that being said, Lambrusco, an Italian red is light in body and, though its not sweet per say, it is light in body and easy drinking. Beaujolais is a french red with around the same characteristics. If you really want to go sweet, try a concord. While your in the section of your local wine shop where they keep the concord, look around for other reds, there are bound to be at least a few labeled ’sweet red wine’. The New York section is also a good place to look, there are many tasty, light bodied, and sweet reds that come out of New York.
