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5 hours 50 min agoJuly 7, 2010
01:15
Find a local wine tasting event at Vinyou
If it seems like you always find out about local wine tasting events on too short a notice to take advantage of them Vinyou can help. Vinyou catalogs the locations of wine tasting events around the world. Like previously reviewed LocalWineEvents, Vinyou serves as a platform for people to promote locale wine tasting events all around [...]
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July 6, 2010
01:22
Wine is a better recession investment than stocks
It also tastes better. The Financial Times just published a fantastic infographic about wine, which basically tells you everything you’d ever want to know about grape varieties, wine regions, and good wines. But buried in all the superb information is a remarkable nugget: A chart of the Liv-ex 100, which is the wine equivalent of the [...]
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July 5, 2010
01:15
Chapeau de Vin Gold and Platinum Wine Closures
Cullman has come up with a gorgeous and very luxe way to keep your wine fresh and protected: Chapeau de Vin wine closures made of gold, platinum, and diamonds. Each of the three designs is dome shaped (a little ‘hat’ for your wine) and has a decorative set of perforations that act as a [...]
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July 4, 2010
01:15
Does Expensive Wine really Taste Better?
Does expensive wine really taste better? Yes, no, and sometimes. Yes. Many of the most expensive wines command a high market price because they belong to a popular or rare vintage, come from a winery with an outstanding reputation, and/or are genuinely very good and enjoyed by the majority of people. But expensive wines are also often [...]
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July 3, 2010
12:29
Cristie Kerr’s Curvature Wine
Golfer Cristie Kerr has become the latest golfer with a wine label. Kerr’s wine, Curvature is partnership with Suzanne Pride Bryan, the owner of Pride Mountain Vineyards in St. Helena, California. The Rochester Democrat & Chronicle reports that the first New York tasting of Kerr’s wine took place Monday at Country Club of [...]
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July 1, 2010
01:22
Francis Coppola Reserve
The artwork of film production designer Dean Tavoularis graces the labels of our FC Reserve wines. Tavoularis met Francis Coppola during the making of The Godfather and the two artists have continued to collaborate over the years on a variety of creative projects, including more than a dozen films, the courtyard and fountain of Rubicon [...]
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June 30, 2010
01:15
Wine.com Launches New Sale Site
It is about time that the members-only flash sale has come to the most popular virtual source for vino. What Tablet Hotel’s private sales are to lodging, Wine.com’s has launched WineShopper.com will be the same for premium wines and champagnes: a place to buy the finest fermented elixirs at up to 70% off [...]
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June 29, 2010
01:08
Post Wine
A line of export quality wines from grapes grown in specific regions in the United States, packaged in an clean and stylish design. Designed by Vitor Saleh. Source :: Packaging of the World. Share This
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June 28, 2010
01:04
Rediscover Winter & Wine at Ski Portillo Wine Weeks
If summer isn’t your favorite season, escape it and hit Ski Portillo in Chile. Not only will you be reunited with snowy slopes, but from July 31 to August 7th, you’ll also get to experience the ski resort’s annual Wine Week. A different Chilean winemaker is on hand each weekday to present their vineyard’s offerings [...]
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June 27, 2010
01:15
The Million Dollar Wine Cabinet
The Antique Wine Company has announced the completion of the next four in its series of nine architectural cabinets featuring the most celebrated Châteaux in Bordeaux. The collectors’ items were commissioned by The Antique Wine Company from LINLEY and feature Château d’Yquem, Château Haut-Brion, Château La Mission Haut-Brion and Château Petrus. This follows the [...]
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June 26, 2010
13:45
Wine Pouches Are Picnic Ready
Wine packaging continues to evolve. We’ve seen more and more wines in boxes and cartons but Glenora Wine Cellars in Dundee, New York is debuting a wine in the AstraPouch pouch. The Trestle Creek Riesling is available in 1.5 liter AstraPouches. Like the wines, the pouches are made in New York. The pouches provide similar advantages [...]
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June 24, 2010
01:35
Louis Roederer’s Cristal : One of the World’s Most Prestigious Champagnes
For a champagne founded in the same year as the United States of America, Louis Roederer’s Cristal has changed remarkably little over the years compared to the country across the pond. Founded in 1776 as Dubois Pere & Fils, the company was renamed after the founder’s nephew, Louis Roederer, who took over in 1833 and [...]
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June 23, 2010
01:15
Whitesnake Launching New Wine
What do pro golfers, porn stars, Oscar-winning actors and rock stars have in common? Celebrity wine. The latest entry into this packed field comes from 1980s hair metal band Whitesnake. Oh yes, they are still around and releasing the Whitesnake Zinfandel 2008 through De La Montanya wines on July 1. The Whitesnake website describes [...]
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June 22, 2010
01:15
Chateau Lafite Rothschild : A Wine That Needs No Introduction
In 1787, scarcely ten years after some ambitious colonists declared a new country across the Atlantic, a small French winery called Chateau Lafite produced a very special bottle. Little did the resident oenologist know that nearly 200 years later, the bottle would sell for 105,000 pounds - roughly $160,000 - setting the mark for price [...]
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June 21, 2010
01:15
Rhode Island’s Sakonnet Vineyards For Sale
Christie’s Great Estates is offering a rare opportunity to own an established and award-winning vineyard on the east coast of the United States. Sakonnet Vineyards in Little Compton, Rhode Island, celebrating its 35th anniversary, is being offered for $10.5 million by Christie’s affiliate Lila Delman Real Estate in Newport. Recognized as a [...]
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June 20, 2010
01:15
Jets Uncorked : A Toast to Next Season
We’re still a few months from football season but New York Jets fans can plan for next season by pre-ordering a new commemorative wine, a 2008 cabernet sauvignon called Jets Uncorked. The wine was created as part of the effort to celebrate the new Meadowlands Stadium. The wine was made at the Girard Winery in [...]
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June 19, 2010
01:15
BYO Wine Club
Enjoy the privilege of bringing your own wine and Champagne to a growing list of exceptional London restaurants which otherwise prohibit BYO or normally charge a hefty corkage fee. BYO Wine Club is for wine lovers who enjoy dining out in style with their own special bottles. Members pay no or substantially reduced corkage charges [...]
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June 18, 2010
01:10
Casa Mariol Wine Collection
“Casa Mariol is a family-owned winery that has been elaborating wines in Terra Alta for over one hundred years. They have confidence in their agricultural model and consider their environmental commitment as something natural and deeply rooted in their everyday activity. Casa Mariol defends what is natural in the broadest sense of the word and [...]
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June 17, 2010
01:24
Finca Nueva Wine Labels
Development of packaging for a new brand of Rioja. Fresh design, funny, original, and away from the stereotypes of Rioja: Finca Nueva (pleasure wines). The concept responds to a new understanding of wine, both in their process and on the way to enjoy it. Designed by Calcco | Source :: Lovely Package Share This
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June 16, 2010
01:22
The Good Earth Food & Wine Co.
“Truly the health of a wine region is measured by what exists in the spaces between the vines. Niagara has a very healthy and quickly growing region thanks to pioneers in food and experience culture like Nicolette Novak of the Good Earth Cooking School located in the Beamsville Ontario tender fruit belt and respected viticultural [...]
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