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Any type of utensil used for removing the cork from wine bottles, also referred to as a "Cork Remover".

Types of vinegar that are produced from fermented ingredients such as grapes or rice. There are many varieties of red and white wine vinegars and the quality and flavor vary widely between brands, depending on the quality of the ingredients and the process for aging.

A utensil used to remove the foil covering from the spout of wine bottles. Often carried in the pockets of restaurant sommeliers, the Foil Cutter helps to ease the removal of the cork, enabling a slit to be cut into the foil as the Cutter is rotated around the bottle spout.

Descriptor of wine that has an astringent, green, bitter flavor due to over exposure to the skins, stalks, and seeds during fermentation.

A small seed harvested from the several varieties of palm trees, such as the Chilean Wine palm or the Quito palm.

A plant from the ginger family that is grown in tropical regions. As the plant grows a pod or shell containing a strand of 15 to 20 tiny seeds begins to develop as it buds out.

A version of Balsamic vinegar that is made with white wine vinegar and grape must (fresh pressed juice with seeds and skins).

Juice that flows from crushed grapes before the process of pressing. Free-run juice is thought to be of a higher quality than pressed juice as it is lower in tannins.

An Italian beverage that is considered to be a lower quality brandy. Unlike the traditional wine making process, grappa is distilled from grape by-products that include the pomace, skin, stem, and seeds that are processed but not aged.

Mustard is available in several different forms, all originating from the mustard plant. Mustard is first harvested as whole mustard seeds, which can then be ground into powdered or dry mustard.

Ground nutmeg is available prepackaged, but fresh whole nutmeg, that is grated or ground, provides more flavor than the prepackaged variety.

The distilled or evaporated oils of foods or plants (such as nuts, seeds, fruits, vegetables, herbs, spices, bark, buds, roots, leaves, meat, poultry, seafood, fish, dairy foods, or eggs) that are dissolved in an alcohol base or allowed to dry to be used as a flavoring.

A product that is made from powdered or coarsely ground mustard that is combined with other ingredients, such as vinegar, turmeric, white wine, and sugar.

A spice, native to the Spice Islands, that is used to add a sweet and savory flavor to a variety of foods.

A spice, native to the Spice Islands, that is used to add a sweet and savory flavor to a variety of foods.

A member of the rose family of plants, this berry is classified as a bush cherry, but is related to the domestic cherry as well as the plum, apricot, and peach families of fruit.

Also referred to as Leidsche Kaas, Leidsekaas or Leiden cheese in the Netherlands, this cheese is of Dutch origin and made in the city of Leiden, which is similarly known as Leyden as well.

1) A green leafed vegetable or cooking green, often used in Italian cooking, that is related to both the broccoli and turnip family of vegetables.

A small round tropical fruit, native to Asia and related to the lychee nut, that grows in bunches ranging in size from slightly less to slightly more than one inch in diameter.

1) Derived from various Asian terms meaning "tea", Chai is the name applied to a popular hot beverage served throughout many parts of the world, but particulary Asia.