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What Are Sulfites? From thekitchn.com, “The term sulfites is an inclusive term for sulfur dioxide (SO2), a preservative that’s widely used in winemaking (and most food industries) for its antioxidant and antibacterial properties. SO2 plays an important role in preventing oxidization and maintaining a wine’s freshness.” Sulfites are used sparingly in wine, typically to make sure that the wine bottle is clean…
From the Fall through Spring, the Import Vintners & Spirits Association (IVSA) hosts a regular tasting of importers latest wines, beer and spirits. The kick-off for the fall was last week, and it was very busy. Again too many wines to try, so I went table by table trying to find wines of interest, or completely new wines/wineries I have…
The Grand Taste is the last, and biggest event for the Taste of Tulalip. I was amazed when I saw how long the line up was for people to enter this event. If you’ve been to the Vancouver Playhouse International Wine Festival, this lineup was at least that long or longer. Represented at the Grand Taste were 66 WA wineries,…
