Welcome to the FAQ for alt.food.wine! In this document, we have tried to compile a list of questions that have frequently been asked on this newsgroup. Alt.food.wine welcomes all questions relating to wine, though questions concerning winemaking might get more responses in the related newsgroup rec.crafts.winemaking.

Table of Contents

1. I have just found a bottle of wine in my parents' cupboard and...

1a. I want to know how much it's worth go button 1a

1b. I want to know whether it's OK to drink go button 1b

1c. Will it still taste good? go button 1c

2. I just had an incredible bottle of wine. Where I find some of it to buy? go button 2

3. What wineries should I visit (where should I stay? eat?) in...

3a. Napa? go button 3a

3b. Sonoma? go button 3b

3c. Mendocino? go button3c

3d. Paso Robles? go button 3d

3e. Amador/El Dorado Counties? go button 3e

3f. Santa Barbara County? go button 3f

3g. Oregon? go button 3g

3h. Washington? go button 3h

3i. NY Finger Lakes? go button 3i

3j. Burgundy? [not yet ready] go button 3j

3k. The Rhone Valley? go button 3k

3l. The Languedoc? [not yet ready] go button3l

3m. Bordeaux? [not yet ready] go button3l

3n. Alsace? [not yet ready] go button3l

3o. Germany? [not yet ready] go button3l

3p. Austria? [not yet ready] go button3l

3q. Piemonte? [not yet ready] go button3l

3r. Tuscany? [not yet ready] go button3l

3s. Australia? go button3l

3t. New Zealand go button3l

4. What is the best way to preserve an opened bottle of wine? How long will it last? go button 4

5. What wine should I serve with this food? go button 5

6. Does it matter what kind of glass I drink the wine out of? go button 6

6a. Are those fancy Riedel glasses worth all that money? go button 6a

7. What causes red wine headaches? How can I prevent them? go button 7

8. What do those abbreviations mean? go button 8

9. Do those magnetic thingies really age your wine instantly? go button 9

10. I want to buy a bottle of wine to commemorate the birth of a child, to be opened 18 (21) years from now. What should I get? go button 10

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Revision History:
1.0 - Updated Sonoma and New Zealand travel sections; added last date of change to all sections
1.1 - Updated and expanded Australia travel section

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