The 7 Best Franzia Boxed Wines, Ranked By Sommeliers

Don't tell me you are one of those people that think pink when you hear zinfandel. When young wines are put into the bottle, they sometimes carry a residual aroma of fermentation with them, often a hint of hydrogen sulphide or simply a slightly yeasty character. To protect organoleptic soundness, prevent oxidation by adding Bentolact S or Scott'Tan FT Blanc to white grapes in addition to using adequate SO2.

While stale baking powder isn't awful-tasting or harmful, a lackluster baking powder yields cookies that are flat and dense instead of round and fluffy. Pasteur was asked by the distillers of Lille, where the manufacture of of alcohol, from beet sugar, was an important local industry, to determine the problem of lactic acid production in their alcohol.

The way to use white wine to remove red wine stains is to apply the white to a cloth — a bar towel or napkin would be a great choice here, since those are things that tend to be available in situations in which you might be drinking red wine — and to use that cloth to dab at the stain.

Wine: Red or white, you pick. And at their wedding reception he would pour powdered alcohol into the water to turn it into wine. Tea experts also warn that with matcha quality is key, and it comes at a cost. But like any dried good or spice, baking powder loses its potency and power over time, especially when exposed to moisture or heat, which weakens its strength as a leavening agent.

I like Jade Leaf Organic Japanese Matcha Green Tea Powder ($19; ), because it's USDA certified organic, third party tested for contaminants, and from Japan. Sipped for centuries in the traditional Japanese tea ceremony, ceremonial grade matcha is the highest quality green tea powder available.

You agree to receive occasional updates and special offers for The New York Times's products and services. But just like baking soda, Reid says baking powder can lose its lifting power over time if it's not stored in a cool dry place. Chocolate is best when eaten within a year of its production, but high quality chocolate can be consumed well past its sell-by date.

Of course, all food and drink lasts for a shorter period of time if they are not stored properly. Baking powder on the other hand, is actually a combination of baking soda plus another acid, in the presence of an inert stabilizer (a fancy term for an inactive ingredient that keeps the mixture from reacting), which is often a bit DIY of cornstarch.