Smashing Persistent Wine Myths
Everytime someone says that they'll leave a recently opened bottle of wine to "breathe", I subtly roll my eyes... Or "put a teaspoon into the neck of an open bottle of sparkling wine to keep it fizzy", just makes my head hurt because it make no sense.
These wine myths have persisted for years, and wine snobs have been the strongest supporters, but Helen McGinn has polled a group of experts about some of the basic traditons. What she has found will blow your mind, from dimples on the bottom of your wine bottles to screw tops as an indication of quality.
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