Wine label is the essence of wine as it speaks about the wine, its type, its location, alcohol content, winery etc. Mostly the labels are the only source of information for the consumers to judge the wine before buying it. Also wine labels are always made attractive as the buyer first sees the wine label before considering to buy it. Reading wine labels has also always been confusing for the consumers though the New World wine labels are quite user friendly.

Here are some features of wine labels which will also help you to read the labels. Design- Wineries give a lot of importance to the wine label design as it is said that consumers shop through their eyes.

So you have a nice collection of wines but are clueless how to store them at your home. Wine cellar got to be your solution. A wine cellar is a room where wine is stored and also aged. It is the best place to store wine as it provides a consistent temperature and darkness to the wine, thus preventing it from getting spoiled. Storing the wine in cellars also improves the wine’s flavor and aroma.

Underground wine cellars are passive cellars where temperature is constant while above ground cellars have a climate control system by which the temperature and humidity is controlled.

Wine cellars can also be built at home.

Want to know more about the wines without looking at it? Just look at the wine bottle, as they reveal a lot about the type of wine it contains. The bottle can tell you about the region where the wine is made, the specific type of wine inside and other such things. A wine bottle is generally made of glass and typically holds 750ml of wine. The size and shape of the bottles can differ according to different wine producing regions.

Bordeaux- The most common shape of wine bottle is the Bordeaux bottle. The bottle is straight-sided with tall shoulders and a major punt (dimple at the bottom of the bottle).The bottle is used for Bordeaux, sherry and port varieties of wine. The bottle has dark green color for red wines, light green for

Corks are being used as wine bottle stoppers since many centuries. Today around 60% wine-stoppers are corks. Corks are considered suitable wine-stoppers as they prevent oxygen from entering the wine, while stopping the wine from spilling. The corks easily compress when they are inserted in the bottle and then expand to tightly seal the bottle. But the corks can also be inconsistent as they do have some flaws (like corking the wine) and they also break sometimes. So, synthetic corks and screw caps are increasingly gaining popularity.

Corks are made from Quercus Suber or the Cork Oak tree.The cork tree can live up to 200 years and the older the tree, the more the cork is produced. This tree grows widely in Portugal and Spain. In fact Portugal produces more than 52% of annual cork

Perfect wine glasses add to the elegance of savoring wine. It is true that wines are judged by their taste and smell but if we don’t use the perfect accessories, it will downplay the wine drinking enjoyment.Wine glass or stemware, as they are generally called, consists of three main parts- the base which gives support to the body, the stem which you are supposed to hold and the body which retains the original flavor of the drink. Generally all the wine glasses are designed to be tapering towards the top and wide at the bottom. This particular shape directs the flavor and aroma of the wine towards the mouth and nose.

Also the wine glasses should be transparent and plain,