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Wine, Beer & Cider

Grapes, styles, pairing and serving it right.

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3min Wine, Beer & Cider · Picker Ale or lager? Why the yeast and the thermometer decide, with a fermentation slider Ale and lager are not about colour or strength. They are two families of yeast, and the temperature each one ferments at shapes the beer… 3 min 4min Wine, Beer & Cider · Explainer How is alcohol-free beer made? Four routes, and a label check for 0.0% and 0.5% Alcohol-free beer sounds like a contradiction, because yeast makes the alcohol and the flavour. Brewers get round it in four ways: stop the… 4 min 5min Wine, Beer & Cider · Picker What does dry mean on a wine label? Sugar, acidity and a sweetness checker "Dry" on a wine label is not about taste, it is about sugar: how many grams per litre are left after fermentation. This piece explains the… 5 min 3min Wine, Beer & Cider · Explainer How do the bubbles get in? Champagne, Cava and Prosecco compared Champagne, Cava and Prosecco all get their bubbles from a second fermentation, but where it happens changes everything: in the bottle or in… 3 min