5 Hacks Every Wine Lover Should Know
Freeze Grapes to Chill Your Wine
If you’re anything like us, once you pick up a glass of really delicious wine you find it hard to put down. But the love you bestow on that glass will also warm your beverage in a not-so-refreshing way. Putting ice in your wine may be frowned upon and could also water it down; sticking your glass in the fridge between sips is inconvenient, so what do you do? Freeze some grapes, that’s what. The frozen grapes can be dropped into your drink to cool it without watering it down at all. Best of all, you get a fun wine-flavored snack at the end!
Use Leftover Wine for Cooking
The party may have ended, but there are still bottles of the good stuff left sitting out. The dilemma? You don’t want them to expire, but you also can’t justify drinking two-thirds of a bottle’s worth of wine on a school night. Don’t toss it out! Instead, pour wine in ice cube trays and freeze it. The next time you need a splash of wine for a recipe, just pop a cube out and drop it into your pan. Bon appetite!
Cool Your Wine Quickly
There are few feelings more defeating than coming home after a long day and realizing you forgot to stick your wine in the fridge. Cool it down in time for dinner by wrapping the bottle in a wet paper towel and freezing for 15 minutes. While the bottle is in the freezer, fill a bucket with ice, salt, and water. Remove the bottle from the freezer, unwrap the paper towel, and stick it directly into the ice bucket. Boom: cold wine with little time wasted.
Turn Any Wine into Dessert
We always have room for dessert. Make any wine a dessert wine by adding two tablespoons of syrup to a cup of wine. Once the mixture has been stirred thoroughly, stick it in a freezer-safe container and freeze it until you have a wine-flavored slushie. Yes, please.
Lift Red Wine Stains Easily
Spilling red wine on the carpet (or even worse, on someone else) during a get-together can turn the good time vibes into a messy apology-fest. If the wine is freshly-spilled, salt is actually your best option. Grab the nearest bottle of table salt and spread it evenly across the stain. The salt will work to absorb the color from the stain before you give the spot a thorough clean with warm water later.
