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Newer posts →One Australian Winery Ditches Screw-caps and Returns to Corks.
July 31, 2012Rusden Wines, (a winery located in the Barossa Valley region of Australia) has announced it’s giving-up on the screw-cap, and will return to bottling all of its wines under a cork. Rusden winemaker Christian Canute cited “persistent quality control … Continue reading
Posted in News | Tagged Australia, Barossa, Cork, Screw Cap, Screw Cap Wine, screwcap, Stelvin | Leave a comment //An Interview with Wine Cork Artist Scott Gundersen.
July 30, 2012What’s your background and is this your full-time job? I grew up in North-West Michigan, and I always loved building and drawing. After high school I headed to Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo to study art and education. For the … Continue reading
Posted in News | Tagged Cork, Scott Gundersen, wine art, Wine cork art | Leave a comment //Those Magnificent Men and Their Wine Glass Machines!
July 27, 2012Szymon Klimek has too much time on his hands. This Polish guy builds amazingly intricate machines inside of wine glasses that are fully-functional and serve absolutely zero purpose…apart from looking AWSEOME! Below is his latest, called Sponge. Made from 0.1 … Continue reading
Posted in News | Tagged Wine Glass, wine glass design | Leave a comment //Make Your Wine Sing With a Musical Wine Glass!
July 26, 2012A wine glass has been developed in Austria that plays musical notes when a finger is run along the rim. The crystal glass features gold lines corresponding to different musical notes covering a full 12-note octave from A flat … Continue reading
Posted in News | Tagged musical wine glasses, Wine Glass, wine glass design | Leave a comment //Talking with Master Sommelier Virginia Philip.
July 24, 2012Virginia Philip became the 10th woman in the world to earn the accreditation of Master Sommelier. Now in her 10th year at The Breakers, Virginia maintains and oversees the beverage department for 9 restaurants and bars and 14 wine lists … Continue reading
Posted in News | Tagged Master Sommelier, Virgina Philip | Leave a comment //Krug Champagne Withdrawn After Label Error.
July 20, 2012Moet Hennessy have been forced to withdraw five batches of its Krug Champagne after they were incorrectly labeled, and do not indicate any mention of their sulfite content, an item required by law in the EU. The products withdrawn are: … Continue reading
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