José Elarba

Whether you, your love or your family are not  wine lovers  and drinkers, one thing you should always keep in mind when planning your  wedding  is a bar or  alcohol service  to provide your guests.  Wine  should be the number one type of alcohol included in your list due to  sparkling wine and champagne  being an important part of the traditional celebrations. Today, we brought the most basic and  essential tips  about wine for your wedding . Keep reading and discover everything you need to know. Quantity matters a lot [José Elarba]: Consider quantity In order to please every guest's wine needs, you should consider the #1 rule:  you should purchase  one drink per person per hour  of your reception. So, consider the typical ratio of alcohol to serve, which is 1/3 beer, 1/3 liquor and 1/3 wine as well as  sparkling wine  or champagne. Considering this, you will see that if you have 100 gue...

Some people may think that wine is just about grape smell, color and taste, and you can ask yourself: if wine is made from grapes, why can I taste different fruits such as cherry, pear, or passion fruit? In fact, some people can  experiment  flavors  like butter, vanilla, clove, etc. used in many wine tasting notes. Because there are so many flavors apart from grape, we consider that it's very important to show you what you need to know about delicious flavors in wine. Keep reading and discover more! A little explanation about grapes ·          Fruit Flavors in Red Wine ·          Fruit Flavors in White Wine [José Elarba]: Chardonnay wine In order to start knowing  how to  identify the flavors  contained in wine , you should analyze the following aspects: in case you ever have the opportunity to taste a fresh  Chardonnay grape , you will immediately not...

How to Pair Cheese and your Favorite Wines Today in the second part of our series “Wines & Food” we show you what works perfectly with your favorite cheese. Many experts always remember one of the main rules to  pair wine with cheese : keep yourself stuck to  white wines . This because some say that white wines have lower levels of  tannin  and are usually lighter in body, complementing the  flavors  you find in cheese. However, as  pairing  chocolate or tobacco with foods, many aspects depend on your  personal tastes . In this case, many people prefer  red wines  and they simple broke this main rule. So, whether you're planning a wine-and-cheese party or just want  to choose the right wine  to enjoy by yourself, today in the second part of our series  “Wines & Food”  we show you what works perfectly with your favorite cheese. A brief review of your possibilities Having your specific ch...

Mixing Food and Wines: How to Choose The Right Wine for Sangria Today, we start with the first edition of our series “Wines & Food”, this time dedicated to the Spanish culinary treasure: sangria. Before you get deep into the topic of  wines for sangria , you should keep in mind that you don’t need super expensive  bottles of wines  to make some  delicious sangria . Remember that as long as the wine you pick is fruity, inexpensive and tastes good on its own, your final  beverage  will end up incredible. Today, we start with the first edition of our series  “Wines & Food” , this time dedicated to the  Spanish culinary treasure: sangria . Let’s start… Talking about  inexpensive wines  for sangria does not mean you will go and buy wine in a can, no, what you need to do is choosing one that, even though it’s cheap, it offers fruit tastes and it’s nice to your palate.    Now, see our suggestions… For ...

An Excuse to Drink Red Wine Every Day  A moderate consumption of red wine has many benefits to our health, find out why! Alcoholic drinks can be considered a controversial topic, but truth is that, if we are careful with our health , it’s not necessary to remove them completely from the diet. However, choosing a healthy alternative in our diet and   drinking in moderation can achieve valuable benefits . Nowadays, science has proved that there are  many reasons to enjoy a glass of red wine every day  :   Alcoholic drinks can be considered a controversial topic, but truth is that, if we are careful with our health , it’s not necessary to remove them completely from the diet. However, choosing a healthy alternative in our diet and   drinking in moderation can achieve valuable benefits . Nowadays, science has proved that there are  many reasons to enjoy a glass of red wine every day  :  It is a source of potent antioxidants , su...

The best pairs for drinking wine! Nowadays, the word of wine pairing focusing on finding the best combination of food and wine. This is very really useful if we want to please our guests in the best way. In wine   pairings,   there are no absolute truths. This is not a science . Therefore, don’t worry too much if your choice is the right one or not because almost everyone has their own ideas about what kind of wine is best suited to each meal . This technique , which is a growing trend in the world,   has two very important elements: the taste and texture of the wine .   First,   we must consider that white wines are especially nice when they are in contact with acidic foods , due to the delicate body that is produced this type of fermented. The most important tip, if you want   to choose the perfect wine  for a meal, is to think of the food ingredients and the flavor it will have . Will it be light, with many proteins, acco...

José Elarba: Grapples are selected thoroughly When it comes to wines , you should know that there are many reasons why people actually celebrate interesting and very well-known drink . Some people drink just because they want to have pleasure, but actually one of the main reasons why wine is drunk is because of marriages . There are many people who would drink in marriages because it is a way to celebrate the upcoming couple and their potential children and new life style. José Elarba: Winery is amazing!  It is good to learn that there are a lot of  wines  and that there is not only red wine, but also white , syrah , merlot and so on. There are plenty of them, but if you want to know how they are made, that is another story. There are people who are hired to taste wine in this process and the idea is to actually be sure of the fact that the wine is good and that the quality is professional. Even if this sounds a little too exaggerated it is necessary...

Certain foods have characteristics that can favor our health , as long as we consume in moderation. This may be the case of chocolate, since cocoa is the bearer of the most beneficial elements for our body and also the red wine. Red wine is a type of wine made from different black grape varieties. So, moderate consumption of wine , especially the red on, has multiple benefits for human health; it helps counteract various diseases (especially heart) and to keep the body relaxed, with a positive attitude. Do not forget that all wines have their advantages if taken responsibly; its beneficial effects can be physical and psychological , for example, a glass of wine can be relaxing after a stressful day at the same time and it promotes digestion. Prevent cardiovascular disease: it is one of the best known effects of red wine, as long as consumed as adequate and regular proportion. It reduces the chance of developing heart disease, reducing the production of ...

     Wine is an incredible drink, you can put it into your mouth with all its flavors and taste it and feel amuse and realize that you’re having the experience of a life time, it’s just amazing. But what could be better than drink a glass of wine? Well, it’s simple: to have a piece of cheese and eat it with wine!       Pairing wine and cheese is something that many people have done through hundred of years. It’s an interesting combination and classic too . There are a lot of theories and rules that tell you how you can pair this two in the best way; for example and according to Into Wine , you shouldn’t taste blue cheese with a lighter wine because this cheese is too salty, pungent, spicy and moldy and it’s going to overcome or kill the flavor of the wine. It needs instead a wine as “heavy” as this blue lovely cheese. It could be a wine very sweet but also with an unctuous texture and viscosity such as a Souternes.   ...

When you drink a little bit of red wine for the first time in your life, you feel awesome, because probably you’re a teenager or maybe a child in an Italian family, but you can be sure you’re going to feel the best sensation ever! Why? Because maybe you think is your first step to be a grown up, and some people might say it is.      You taste the flavor and thousands of sensations are almost making dance choreographies in your mouth, believe it! It’s just amazing, and you want more but if you do that is extremely sure that you get dizzy! Obviously because you don’t have the experience you need and neither self-control. Think about it! If an adult get drunk with any kind of alcohol and red wine is not the exception, imagine a young person who is a beginner for everything! However, don’t you feel bad because at some moment in your life, you’re going to drink wine a nd probably red wine, and it is guaranteed that you are not going to regret it. ...

Para catar el vino hace falta tener una experiencia suprema , y tener una sensibilidad naturalmente desarrollada. Catar un vino representa, amar la bebida y entregarte a sus placeres , manteniendo el control de tus sentidos, aunque resulte difícil. Para millones de personas, el vino es una bebida ideal para muchas ocasiones: para celebrar en una reunión con amigos o con la familia; para disfrutar de nuestra soledad con la sola intención de perdernos en una lectura de un libro apasionante y una copa de vino que haga de amante. ¿Y si queremos tener una comida que sea acompañada por un buen vino? Precisamente de eso de trata el meridaje , definida por los expertos como la combinación de comidas con bebidas y, en cuanto al vino, hay toda una estandarización de lo que va bien con cada tipo de vino. Según Vinos y Sabores , se recomienda que no se acompañen comidas abundantes con vinos potentes, y en cambio utilizar vinos ligeros y aromáticos cuando el plato en la mesa nos lle...