IWA Wine Blog

Temperature truly matters, both when storing your wine and serving it. Too hot and your wine has a “cooked” flavor; too cold and you lose the flavor.

Wine is not just a liquid beverage, a SKU or a status symbol.  It’s a living thing.  It is constantly changing since the days of the fruit hanging on the vine dealing with the earthly elements, through the winemaking experience as well as the barrel aging process.  Now you hold it in your hands while [...]

The Chinese believe that a bottle of wine has a finite amount of “energy” and many believe wine is a living thing with a soul.  Unfortunately, much like every living being on this planet, wine will eventually decline and have lost its reason for being, to bring you joy.  But when?  Indeed, that is the [...]

We get a lot of questions from our customers about wine storage, and while we’re always happy to answer all your wine storage questions, some questions fall into that FAQ (frequently asked question) category and deserved to have their own blog post. Here are some FAQ’s that our sales consultants often hear: Q: What are [...]