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What is the purpose of the two tiny holes in the capsule just above the cork? Some bottles have these holes and others do not. Please explain. Thank you. —Gregory P., Scottsdale, Ariz. Dear Gregory, It’s going to seem so obvious when I tell you. Those perforations just act as a...
Most people have seen wine poured from glass vessels, but probably never knew what it was called. Decanting is pouring wine from one bottle into a separate container. We generally do this because a decanter, or a glass container designed for decanting, does a better job at exposing the wine...
What is a colloidal dispersion? Unique Attributes of Colloids: Colloids are a unique type of mixture where two substances are mixed together and stay evenly mixed, yet retain their individual particle attributes. This differs from solutions, mixtures where the particles of one substance are dissolved...
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What is the importance of a stirring rod in qualitative analysis? A stirring rod isused for mixing liquids, or solids and liquids. Stir rods are used as part of proper laboratory technique when decanting supernatants because the contact helps to negate the adhesion between the side of the glass...
Bordeaux, Cabernet, and Malbec are known for being especially tannic wines, which is why there are types of red wine glasses specifically for these types of wines. That said, a universal or all-purpose red wine glass (one that works for even the most full-bodied reds) can save you ...
Double decanting is the process of decanting a wine twice; often the first into a decanter, and then back into the original – but now clean – bottle. But why do it? See below... Stefan Neumann MS, head sommelier at Dinner by Heston in London, and ajudge for theDecanter World Wine...
What is duckspeak in 1984?Question:What is duckspeak in 1984?Newspeak:In George Orwell's novel 1984, Newspeak is the new language developed and constantly refined by the party. Newspeak general trims language so as to control a person's ability to think, and more specifically to think antith...
Decanting is done to separate particulates from aliquidby allowing thesolidsto settle to the bottom of the mixture and pouring off the particle-free part of the liquid. Examples of Decantation For example, a mixture (possibly froma precipitation reaction) is allowed to stand so that gravity has...