When wine is completely soured, it forms wine vinegar, which can be mixed with oil to make salad dressing, or used to pickle cucumbers, etc. If the wine is only partially soured, I have found that if you mix it with Grape Juice, or with grape flavored drink of some kind, the result can be quite drinkable (and even delicious).
In their trip to America due to poor living conditions on the mayflower the children were given beer or wine as the water had soured. After their arrival, everyone, including very young children regularly drank beer, spirits, wine , hard cider and other alcoholic beverages when they were available.
Generally, white vinegar is often synthetic acetic acid, and cider vinegar is fermented from apple cider. The difference in cooking is one of flavor, as the two have similar chemical properties.
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Yes, if it has soured. Fresh raw milk does not smell sour. Soured raw milk is fine to use though.
Chateau wine is simply wine that comes from one vineyard. There is nothing special about such wines but it is a useful marketing tool. Indeed, a chateau wine may be inferior to wines blended from grapes coming from a number of different vineyards.
no, but it tastes horrible.
To make soured milk for baking, simply add 1 tablespoon of vinegar or lemon juice to 1 cup of milk. Let it sit for 5-10 minutes until it thickens and curdles slightly. This soured milk can be used as a substitute for buttermilk in recipes.
For a large selection of wine decanters online visits sites such as Total Wine and Wine Devices. Wine Enthusiast is another great website which sells wine decanters and also has plenty of useful information pertaining to the subject of wine.
It honestly depends on how often one will use the wine. If a person does tastings or owns a store, it is better to have just a cellar. A wine fridge is useful for keeping wine cool, but it should only be used for storing wines for less than a few months because the cork could dry out and damage the wine.
As with most lifestyle accessories Amazon and Ebay are two of the most useful places to find a variety of fancy wine holders. One may also find Etsy a useful resource for handmade one-offs.
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