https://www.ricksmwu.com2021-05-11 17:46:00https://www.ricksmwu.com/best-wine-advice-blog/how-to-organize-a-wine-tasting-partyHow to easily organize a wine tasting party at home, 10 basic ideas to get you started. How to safely run a wine tasting. Complete with a wine tasting form to evaluate and record the wines tasted.2021-03-14 15:56:00https://www.ricksmwu.com/best-wine-advice-blog/which-wine-is-sweet-or-dryA review of the principal white wine varietals of the world and which are dry and which are sweet. The interplay of weather and grape varieties, wine laws and winemakers in producing wine and how sweet or dry. Potential sweetness of major grape varieties. White wine sweetness guide.2020-08-11 18:38:00https://www.ricksmwu.com/best-wine-advice-blog/become-a-wine-expert-with-just-10-minutes-of-study-of-wine-aromasAn easy method that gets you started on the road to being able to talk intelligently about wine and wine aromas. Soon you will not be just saying the wine tastes “good” but maybe “nutty” and will specify walnut? hazelnut? almond?2020-06-04 14:14:00https://www.ricksmwu.com/best-wine-advice-blog/is-your-wine-aging-or-agedWhat you need to know about aging of wine before you buy with advice to made sure you made the right choice. What to do if you make a bad choice of wine? The more the bottle costs you, the more caution you should exercise. I give you categories of cost and longevity.2019-11-06 14:13:00https://www.ricksmwu.com/best-wine-advice-blog/merlot-comparison-blackstone-select-merlot-2016-against-bogle-vineyards-merlot-2016Blackstone Merlot compared to Bogle Merlot including their rating on Rick's Value Score2019-10-14 11:45:00https://www.ricksmwu.com/best-wine-advice-blog/an-american-in-the-bordeaux-wine-tradeCommercial differences between Bordeaux and California, Why Bordeaux is more regulated at the upper levels of wine than California all from an American working in Bordeaux