TCCâs borax, also known as sodium, sodium tetraborate, or disodium tetraborate, is an important boron compound, a mineral, and the salt of boric acid. It is usually a white powder consisting of soft colorless crystals that dissolve easily in water. Borax has a wide variety of uses.
Sparkling wine is a wine with significant levels of carbon dioxide in it, making it fizzy. The classic example of a sparkling wine is champagne, which is exclusively produced in the Champagne region of France.
He thinks sparkling wine is too often pigeonholed as an aperitif or celebratory wine. Hulihan also likes a particular style of sauvignon blanc with cracked crab, one with more body and fruit than, say, the typical New Zealand sauvignon blanc.