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30 Ways to Repurpose a Wine Barrel – Part 1

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 Who knew there were so many ways to repurpose a wine barrel!?!?   Wine barrel outdoor chair. Wine barrel candle holder. A wine barrel wine bottle holder…..because everything comes full circle! A simple repurpose: Cut a hole in one end … Continue reading

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Wine Cork Art by Albanian Artist Saimir Strati.

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Artist Saimir Strati may have a slight drinking problem! Nevertheless, he put his affliction to good use! It took almost 230,000 corks to create “Romeo with a crown of grapes playing the guitar while dancing with the sea and the … Continue reading

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Making Clothing from Wine.

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Bioalloy, a research group from the laboratories at the University of Western Australia, have developed a formula to grow seamless garments through wine’s fermentation process. Called Micro’be’, the “fermented fashion project” investigates the “practical and cultural biosynthesis of clothing” that … Continue reading

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When is a Wine Not a Wine? When European Regulations Say So!

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The New York Times has reported that the Chapel Down Winery (England), recently crushed more than two tons of refrigerated Malbec grapes that had been air-freighted over from Mendoza, Argentina, in hopes of producing an English take on the popular … Continue reading

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Is it Time for Wineries to Go Mobile?

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  An interesting thing happened this year. Marketing and advertising research company Nielsen, reported that smartphone usage surpassed conventional cell phone use. However, based on a recent article in the Washington Wine Report, wineries aren’t yet ready to go mobile, … Continue reading

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Sex Therapist Dr. Ruth Releases a Wine That’s Sure to Arouse.

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New wine brand  innovations seem to be coming from the strangest places these days! The Drinks Business has reported that TV sex therapist Dr. Ruth Westheimer has totally out of left-field and launched her own line of wines, to help … Continue reading

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