How to Make Red Wine Taste Less Bitter

If you’re not a frequent wine drinker, or making the shift from sports drinkes or soda pop to the world of wine, the occasional bitter sip can be a bit surprising. To make your wine less bitter, add 1/8th of a teaspoon (~.5 grams) of sugar at a time to your glass. Swirl the wine […]

Why Are Some Wines Sweet?

Most wines you drink every day are dry wines or table wines. However, sweet wines do exist. Some wines are sweet to help balance out high alcohol and high acid. The sweetness you taste in wine is natural and called “residual sugar” in winemaking. It comes from grape juice. Many traditional wine styles are sweet. […]