Unless you haven't been paying attention the last couple of weeks, you're aware that the 80th annual Academy Awards are this Sunday, February 24. What will the stars be drinking after the...
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Recently Vinography remarked on a story in the New York Times about a New York diner who intended to order a $110 bottle of wine, but mistakenly ordered a $2000 bottle instead. I suppose most of us...
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I've often posted news about food and wine excursions and these culinary-focussed vacations are becoming increasingly popular. According to a 2006 study from the Travel Industry Association, about...
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Yesterday I wrote about US Airways upgrading the wines they serve on-board. Well, also this week American Airlines announced that it will start broadcasting GrapeRadio.com on its in-flight personal...
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We all know that airline food can leave something to be desired, but what about the wine offered on board flights? Typically, US Airways has purchased its wine from the lowest bidder. Often the wine...
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I think we'd all agree that there is a time and a place for gag gifts. Your co-worker/poker buddy that you go out with every Thursday night might find the bottle of Fat Bastard hysterical. But...
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Resveratrol. Is there anything it can't do? It sure seems to be the wonder compound of the century, helping with a variety of medical conditions. The latest of these is diabetes. Decanter reports...
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Most people buy wine to drink. Let's face it, that $12 bottle of Merlot isn't going to hold its value for very long. It will be great to drink with tonight's dinner but beyond that? Well,...
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Q: How many wine corks does it take to fulfill one's dream of building a boat? A: At least 100,000. That's right, 160,000 corks. Which means 160,000 bottles of wine. Speechwriter John Pollack...
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One thing that became incredibly apparent in 2007 is this: the wine industry is evolving, and producers have to go with it, or become lost in the shuffle. Last year we saw horrible weather (from...
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Dorothy J. Gaiter AND John Brecher of The Wall Street Journal has published a list of what they feel are the best wine bargains of the year. The list is based on blind tastings they performed during...
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... when you have a wine tasting robot?!! That's right. We can get rid of all our magazine subscriptions and never have to concern ourselves with quality again because the robots are going to let...
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The ping-pong of wine's health benefits continue. This time, score one for the "healthful" side. A recent study published in the November issue of Cancer Epidemiological Markers &...
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Usually people are trying to figure out how to clean wine off of stained items, and not use wine to clean stained items. However, scientist Mark Daeschel writes in the Journal of Food Science that...
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Some might call this wine democracy. After years and years of being told what the Top 100 wines are, now the people can decide for ourselves! That's right, we don't need to listen to Wine...
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I'm sure we've all been in a position where we were at some kind of holiday party and for whatever reason couldn't drink wine or another alcoholic beverage. Maybe you were pregnant or had...
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Some of you might be familiar with wine review site, Snooth. You could say that it's a social networking site for wine geeks. Basically, it's a place to rate the wines you drink and even get...
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Mark one off in the "wine is good for you again" category. Reuters is reporting that women who drink wine might have less inflammation in their blood vessels than women who do not drink...
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Earlier this week I was reading HaKerrem: The Israeli Wine Blog and saw this post about a pomegranate wine from Israel. Father and son Gaby and Avi Nachmias began producing it in 2003 and selling it...
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Everyone seems to want to jump on the resveratrol bandwagon these days, wine drinkers and non-drinkers alike. The compound has been making headlines for a while now and people want to take advantage...
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It seems as if Kansas governor Kathleen Sebelius has ruined any possible shot at a career in comedy. Last Tuesday she was attending a fundraiser in Washington state for fellow Democratic governor,...
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Most of the time I'm very liberal with using my "good" things. If I'm having a bad day, I might pull out my good china and use it to make dinner (or lunch!) a little more special....
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