Home Wine Cellar Ideas
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.
You do not need a wine cellar to keep wine in good shape at home. Here is how to store wine well in a Japanese home, covering temperature, humidity, light, summer heat, and how to keep an opened bottle, from an Italian importer who pours wine across Tokyo.
Red wine is not only for room temperature. An Italian importer explains how to choose a red that tastes great chilled during Tokyo's late-summer heat, the right serving temperature, and how to pair it with Japanese food, alongside the Maremma custom.
What decanting is, which wines need it, and how to do it at home without special equipment. We explain the Tuscan carafe tradition and how decanting transforms everyday Italian reds.
Decanting means pouring wine from the bottle into a separate vessel (a decanter) to expose...
Rosé is not sweet by default. A guide to telling dry from sweet, regional styles, the ideal serving temperature, and pairing rosé with summer Japanese dishes like salmon and yakitori, from an Italian wine importer in Tokyo.