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Wine Ponder is a personable wine blog enjoyed by people around the world.
It is a global epicurean escape documented by two wine enthusiasts, with a particular appeal to food and wine.
They are on a fun mission to find the most exciting places, new wine experiences, emerging trends and sensations.

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Wine With A Pun In The Name

Everybody loves a good pun, especially when they're clever. Puns are quite popular in parties and small gatherings, and so is wine. Little did you know, puns pair...

Wine Names Pronunciation Guide With Audio

Wine Names Pronunciation Guide by Wine Ponder and hosted exclusively on the Wine Ponder website! Not being able to pronounce a word can be embarrassing....

Wine With An Animal In The Name

If you're a wine drinker (and shopper), you have noticed a very high usage of our faunal friends on wine labels. Do you care to...

Large Format Bottles

The Wine Ponderer has already written about Wine Bottle Shapes And Sizes. But I wanted to address why the sizes of bottles matter. Have you...

Funny Wine Names That Will Make You Buy Wine

Get your fill of funny wine names! Then go to the store and buy wine with funny wine names... Because it's fun and in some...

Wine Bottle Shapes And Sizes

All wine bottles are not created equal! Their physical shape differs greatly from one another based on the type of wine they carry. Some wine...

Wine Quotes

Wine attracts clever sayings and memorable quotes from various people, some more famous than others. Politicians, writers, poets, philosophers, artists or wine enthusiasts, they all...

Wine Glasses – Everything You Need To Know About Them

My wife and I were invited to a large outdoor party a few days ago, where wine was inappropriately served in plastic cups. Seriously?! No wine...

Stories, Wine Instructions

Fining Agents Such As Milk, Fish And Eggs Can Be in Your Wine – Vegans Be Warned

By Wine Ponder March 21, 2018 March 23, 2018 4

What do wine and milk have in common? They are both liquids, they both vie for a healthy living, but more importantly one helps the other look and taste better… How so? Fining agents! Just this last week, I was in Burgundy France visiting my sweet grandmother who was celebrating …

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Wine Bottle Collection That’ll Have You Barking For More

By Wine Ponder February 1, 2018 February 1, 2018 15

In 2014, I wrote an article about wine names and labels featuring animals. I remember spending countless hours on the internet only to find a few. Little did I know there are hundreds of wine bottles featuring an animal on the label. How do I know that? Meet wine bottle …

Wines

Truett-Hurst Wines

By Steve Jacobson January 8, 2018 January 20, 2018 1

I was at one of my favorite wine stores the other day and the person pouring the day’s tastings was Jeff Hurst from Truett-Hurst Wines. It didn’t occur to me until that moment that I realized just how many of the wines produced by Truett-Hurst I enjoy. They make some …

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Wine Poetry

By Laurent Jouvin January 2, 2018 January 3, 2018 0

Do you know what pairs well with wine? Poetry. I like to call it “Wine Poetry.” Wine Poetry Wine inspires the mind and the soul. Many moviemakers, songwriters, painters, and poets use wine throughout their artistry. Wine poetry is when winemakers and poets come together to entertain humankind. Two enchanting …

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Tin Foil Capsule – The Quality Brand Of A Wine Bottle

By Laurent Jouvin August 23, 2017 January 11, 2018 2

Let’s take advantage of the warm summer days to discuss a subject that we hold close to our heart, a topic that inspires our meals and apéritifs: The wine. This time, we won’t talk about varietals, vinification, or vintage… We will talk about the tin foil capsule. Not the beer …

Stories

SOMM: Into The Bottle – Ten Wine Stories With Compelling Interviews

By Steve Jacobson August 3, 2017 August 6, 2017 0

In my last article, I went through the documentary SOMM. This post covers the follow-up movie about ten very compelling wine stories, SOMM: Into The Bottle. You don’t have to have seen SOMM to watch Into The Bottle, but it is helpful. Somm: Into The Bottle – Ten Wine …

Stories

SOMM: The Making Of A Master Sommelier

By Steve Jacobson July 25, 2017 August 6, 2017 0

What does it take to become a Master Sommelier? The movie SOMM documents four Master Sommelier candidates through their journey of taking the most demanding exam in the wine industry. In an effort to join the prestigious and exclusive organization, “The Court of Master Sommeliers”, you need to be an expert in …

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The Fence Wine Project / Great Wine Sharing Experience

By Laurent Jouvin July 19, 2017 July 25, 2017 0

Fence wine… What is Fence Wine??? Fence wine is a one-of-a-kind wine sharing experience that is quite pleasant, yet they are few and far between these days. Fence wine is a recipe for happiness and I am about to explain how YOU can enjoy it as well. Sure! Anyone can do it… You simply …

Wine Instructions

Tips For Bringing Wine To A Dinner Party

By Laurent Jouvin June 28, 2017 April 18, 2018 0

“What should I bring?” is the question we’ve all asked ourselves when heading over to someone’s house for dinner. You can’t show up empty-handed. A bouquet of fresh seasonal flowers for the hostess is always nice, and you can’t go wrong with that. Then comes the wine and that is often quite …

Storage, Wine Instructions

Wine Bottle Sizes – All You Want To Know About It

By Laurent Jouvin June 19, 2017 August 5, 2017 0

Since I started wine pondering, I wrote quite a few articles about wine bottle sizes and shapes. I just recently received various requests for more specific measurements. So I tooled myself with a tape measurer and a caliper, and I started measuring wine bottles from my own collection. Everything you want to …

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