Depending on what kind of company you keep, mixing bottles of wines may be the worst possible pastime. Those who pride themselves on knowing a good wine will no doubt throw their nose up at the idea of a wine mash-up, but the rest of us love the idea of learning more while having a little fun. My new favorite site, BuzzFeed, put together a little collection of articles about the process, the good and bad of mixing wines. Australians Enjoy Blending Shiraz and Viognier “…but few realize that even when a bottle is emblazoned with the name of just one grape – cabernet sauvignon, say – the labyrinthine regulations of EU labeling law allow that only 85% of the wine has to be made from it. The remaining 15% could be anything, and you don’t have to declare it.” Sampling Blends – Some Successful, Others Not So “One man blends his way to the perfect bottle of wine” Make Your Own Rosé A Blending Calculator for Adjusting Alcohol Content The Napa Valley Wine Blending & Tasting Kit I think, if you aren’t exactly a wine connoisseur, this is a great way to train your taste buds for wine. Get a group of friends together and start mixing. Think of it as a poor-man’s cocktail party. Wine Blending – [BuzzFeed]
