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Comments (50)Alcohol is all over our house. Most of the liquor is in a cabinet at the bottom of the basement stairs on the finished side of the basement. Wine is in racks on the cooler side of the basement. There is a wine rack in an upper cab in the kitchen that holds about 10 bottles of table wine. In the bottom of the pantry cupboard next to the cooktop, I have things like brandy, sherry, marsala, etc. of a grade used for cooking. There's a bottle of eau de vie that lives in the frig - it tastes best really cold. Wow - I never thought of locking it away from teen DD! I'm Italian-American, so I drank wine at holiday dinners when I was a child and teen. I believe in letting children learn about responsible, moderate use of alcohol in a family setting - isn't that the European model? She's allowed to drink a little in front of us, but she doesn't really care for it much. I can understand why parents would be careful, though. Even if your own kid wasn't going to sneak your booze, friends can encourage bad behavior. Teens' IQ's seem to decrease in indirect proportion to the size of the group they're in....See MoreSO where's my cooking wine ....
Comments (47)Re wine temp, "room temperature" does not refer to American houses. It's about old European stone houses, and in the mid-60s F. Storage temperature should be literally cave temperature, which is the mid-50s. Most of the year my kitchen is 75-80°F. For reds, cool, not cold or warm brings the best flavor balance and appreciability. Warmed wine isn't usually good, unless it's rich, not so complex and full of mulling spices. I.e., you're not really tasting the wine. The reason for putting opened wine in the fridge is to keep it from deteriorating as fast. Pour a glass and let it come to temperature before drinking it. Whites are different. Most are better cold, but Northern river cold, not icebox cold. This brings out the crispness. Too cold and it doesn't taste like much. This is orthodoxy, of course, but I've experienced it myself, and really, since that's the temperature the vintners are assuming it's going to be served at, it would make sense that the wines are optimized for that temperature. I will put a red in the fridge to cool down if it's been in the kitchen, and forget it, so have experienced it too cold. I have left it on a sunny counter, and experienced it warm. Best is cool. At the time approved temperature. This is not scientific, of course, but I figured there are plenty enough out of the boxers to challenge the orthodoxy, and I haven't heard anyone seriously wanting to upset this apple cart. From Wikipedia: TRPM5 is a calcium-activated non-selective cation channel that induces depolarization upon increases in intracellular calcium, it is a signal mediator in chemosensory cells. Channel activity is initiated by a rise in the intracellular calcium, and the channel permeates monovalent cations as K+ and Na+. TRPM5 is a key component of taste transduction in the gustatory system of bitter, sweet and umami tastes being activated by high levels of intracellular calcium. It has also been targeted as a possible contributor to fat tastesignaling.[7][8] The calcium dependent opening of TRPM5 produces a depolarizing generator potential which leads to an action potential. I only understand part of that, but I notice that it doesn't affect all taste sensors. That may explain why some foods taste better hot or cold but I don't see how it implies warm is better for wine. Dcarch, do you prefer warm wine??...See MorePowder Room - Need it? If so, where to put it?
Comments (4)I'm going through a similar situation in a condo we are renovating. The existing powder room was in a good location. But we are expanding the kitchen which would have put it in kitchen. We are moving it to an area between the entrance and LR. I'm not crazy about the location but really see no other option. anyone who is uncomfortable can use the upstairs guest bathroom. But I wanted the convenience and option of having one downstairs. It will also be more convenient for us when we don't have company....See MoreDoes anyone recognize this rug and if so, where can I buy it?
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