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Welcome to TastingRoom.com

We think we’re onto something pretty exciting. Never before has someone offered the ability to taste a premium wine in the comfort of your home before ever buying the bottle. With TastingRoom.com, we’re trying to revolutionize the way people experience wine.

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Pairing Food and Wine

Pairing wine and food is an age-old pastime, but the rules have changed. Today what you like is the bottom line for choosing what to drink, whether you will enjoy it with roasted chicken, lobster bisque or a chocolate mousse.

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A Matter of Taste

With TastingRoom.com, you can taste wine before shelling out money for the bottle. The important thing is that the wine in the mini bottles is identical to the wine in the big ones. So how exactly is that done? The answer can be summed up in a single word: TASTE.

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The T.A.S.T.E. Experience

TastingRoom.com lets you taste wines before deciding which bottle to buy. And do it in the comfort of your home. But how does it work exactly? Ready. Set. Taste.

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Six Tips For Ordering Wine Online

New to buying wine online? These six simple tips will help you order, ship, and receive your wine quickly and easily.

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Save Money - Taste First

Everybody likes saving money. Especially in tough economic times. Who wants to waste money buying a bottle of wine that might not suit your taste? Sure, you can always drink it anyway but in the back of your mind you’re wondering “91 points. Really?"

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Tasting 101

To fully appreciate wine, you will engage three of your senses -- sight, smell and taste. Follow these simple steps to wine tasting and remember that learning what you like is the key to enjoying and buying your favorite wines.

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Topping It Off

Maybe you’ve noticed recently that good wine doesn’t always come with a cork. Screw tops, synthetic corks and even glass closures are finding their way into the fine wine market. Does it matter how your wine is sealed?

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Wine Fact of the Day

Soave, a popular Italian white wine, is made from a blend of Trebbiano and Garganega grapes, both native to Italy.

Wine Question of the Day

Q. Is there a difference between the aroma of a wine and its bouquet?
A. Aroma usually refers to the way the grape variety from which a wine is made smells (most apparent in a young wine) and bouquet refers to how the wine smells after it has aged in the bottle.
Provided by WineAnswers.com