When you start liking wine, you often say, “I have wine.”

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I'd like to introduce you to some things that often happen when you start liking wine. How many do you agree with? If there are many that apply to you, you might be a wine connoisseur too! ?

There is wine ~Lessons~

People drink wine while cooking!

If you host a home party. While the host is cooking, more and more wine is available at the table. My favorite wine ran out while I was cooking! That said, the host's wine is excellent. If you are a host and will be cooking, you need to tell the host in advance, ``Keep this wine!'' or pour the wine into your own glass.

I opened the bottle of wine I had saved!

If you are having a party at home and suddenly have to take wine out of the cellar, say, ``Let's drink some wine from the cellar!'' or ``We're out of wine, so let's open another bottle from the cellar!'' A wine that has been carefully stored in the cellar. Anyone who owns a cellar must have experienced the experience of opening a cellar when someone says, ``I want to drink this!'' or ``Let's try this!'' If someone says, ``Today is XX's △△ anniversary,'' you can't say no.

Once you let go of wine, you won't get it back!

In the case of a wine party where friends bring wine together. When wine is sent to the venue in advance, the wine will often not be returned even if you are absent on the day of the event. If you bring in wine on the day of delivery, it will shake during transportation and cause lees to build up, which will put stress on the wine, so it's better to send it in advance. However, if you catch a cold or have something urgent to do, you may have no choice but to cancel on the same day. In such cases, it's best to assume that your friends will drink your wine. If the wine is good, they won't come back.

There is wine ~ Failure edition ~

The wine was oxidized!

Have you ever opened a glass of wine and wondered, "Does it taste strange?" This happens when the wine becomes oxidized. When wine oxidizes, it tastes slightly sour and has a harsh or stuffy aroma. It's disappointing when the wine you open has oxidized. Wine is a delicate drink, so how you store it is important. The main premise is to keep it in a cool place with a constant temperature. In the summer, if the wine is kept at room temperature, it tends to deteriorate and is more likely to oxidize. It's best if you have a cool place in your house, such as under the floor, but if you don't, you'll need to find a way to do so. One option is to keep it in the vegetable drawer of the refrigerator for the summer, but that doesn't work if you have a lot of wine on hand. When the wine you have stored yourself has oxidized more than once, you may consider purchasing a wine cellar.

I made a mistake with the temperature of the wine!

 ``I forgot to chill my sparkling wine!'' or ``Even though it's red wine, I left it in the refrigerator for a long time!'' are common occurrences when drinking at home. Moreover, you often notice it when you drink it. If you have a little time, you can cool it down or wait for the temperature to rise, but if you are cornered and think, ``If I wait, the food will get cold!'' You may have had no choice but to drink lukewarm sparkling or white wine while chilling it, or drink cold red wine while warming the glass in your hand. This means that the food you prepared to pair with the wine was ruined because the wine wasn't at the perfect temperature. There's nothing more sad than when you're hoping for a marriage and it doesn't happen. This can happen easily, so here's how to deal with it. If you want to cool your wine quickly, place the bottle in a wine cooler filled with ice water. Adding about 1 tablespoon of salt to the ice water will lower the freezing point and allow the wine to cool down faster than regular ice water. Someone put the whole bottle in the freezer! Because the bottle is made of thick glass, it will not cool down in 10 or 15 minutes. As a last resort, if you only have a few minutes to wait, put the glass in the freezer instead of the bottle. Then place the bottle in the freezer while you drink. Holding the bottle at an angle gives the liquid more surface area and allows it to cool faster.

No wine opener!

Have you ever been unable to open a bottle of wine while out and about because you don't have a wine opener? When you bring a bottle of wine as a gift to a friend's house who is not familiar with wine, or when drinking wine outside at a barbecue, you will not be able to drink wine without a wine opener. Be sure to bring a wine opener along with your wine. Screw cap bottles and sparkling wine are also ways to prevent this.

The cork broke!

We've all had the experience of breaking a cork when uncorking a bottle of wine, leaving a small amount of cork left in the bottle. In such a case, don't rush, just insert the screw of the wine opener at an angle, insert it into the remaining cork, turn it, and remove the cork. If you insert the screw straight, the cork will fall into the wine, but if you insert it diagonally, it will mysteriously come out easily, so try this when the cork breaks.

There is wine ~Happiness Edition~

I love home parties

If you love wine, you'll love home parties. There are many benefits to having a home party, such as not having to worry about time, not having to worry about your surroundings, and being able to move freely. There are additional benefits when drinking wine. Being able to drink your favorite wine and eat the food you want makes it fun to choose wine and food while thinking about wine and food pairings. And you don't have to worry about the order in which you drink them. At restaurants, we usually drink wine in the order of bubbles, white, and red. You can also set the wine aside, drink another wine, and then return to the original wine. If you have a dish that you would like to try pairing white and red wine with, you can also pair both wines in the same dish. If you want to raise the temperature of a cold wine and enjoy the change slowly, you can wait while drinking another wine.

I feel happy with mariage

When I pair wine and food and they match, I feel the greatest sense of happiness. The taste of the wine and the taste of the food overlap in your mouth, bringing out the best of both, making it full of deliciousness. Once you taste this heavenly marriage, you won't be able to stop pairing wine with food.

"I'm glad to be alive!"

When you drink delicious wine, you say, "I'm glad to be alive!" It may sound like an exaggeration, but it is no exaggeration when you drink wine that makes you feel the deliciousness that penetrates deep into your soul. Especially when I drink vintage wine or great wine, I feel glad to be alive.

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How many wines did you guess? As you become fond of wine, you will come across many stories related to wine. Enjoy wine and enjoy your wine life!

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