Home Wine Cellar Ideas
The wine to cook with is not a special "cooking wine" but one you enjoy drinking. An Italian importer in Tokyo explains red vs white, when to add it, what heat does to wine, and how to use up every last drop.
Does wine expire? A sommelier explains drinking windows and shelf life for unopened and opened bottles, with storage tips and an easy-drinking Italian wine to open now.
Just warm it in a pot: the basic recipe for mulled wine (vin brulé) and how not to fail. The spices to use, an affordable red for the base, and a South Tyrol Christmas-market story, for a warming glass at home.