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Newer posts →2012 Highest Grossing Wine Brands (Over $20).
July 17, 2012The annual “Top 20 Wine Brands” report is always an interesting read, at least if you’re a wine nerd like me! :) Even if wine doesn’t consume your everyday existence, it’s still worth-while getting acquainted (if you aren’t already) with … Continue reading
Posted in News | Tagged 2012 Highest Grossing Wine Brands, top 20 wine brands | Leave a comment //Can White Zinfandel Ever Be “Cool” Again?
July 17, 2012It seems that we have a small “underground wine revolution” on our hands, ladies and gentlemen! A handful of wineries in California have taken up the challenge to take White Zinfandel out of the depths of wine-obscurity, and restore it … Continue reading
Posted in News | Tagged California, White Zinfandel | 3 Comments //"Trisha"/ How to Make a Wine Cork Portrait.
July 16, 2012This is another excellent video by world renowned “cork artist” Scott Gunderson. “Trisha” is a portrait made of 3,621 used/recycled wine corks. Click here for Scott’s Facebook Page. “Trisha”/How to make a wine cork … Continue reading
Posted in News | Tagged Cork, cork mosiac, Corks, Scott Gunderson | Leave a comment //French Cows Fed 2 Bottles of Wine a Day to Increase Flavor.
July 11, 2012A number of farmers in the Languedoc wine region of France have taken to feeding their cattle local red wine to improve the flavor of their beef. According to The Independent, local farmer Claude Chaballier has been feeding his cattle … Continue reading
Posted in News | Tagged feeding cows wine, France, french farmers feed wine to cows, Languedoc | Leave a comment //French Wine Merchants Boycott Californian Wine in Protest Over Foie Gras Ban.
July 10, 2012Ze wine merchants in southwest France are a little pissed-off with the recent foie gras ban in California, so much so, they have decided to take all Californian wines off their shelves. Foie gras has been outlawed across California as … Continue reading
Posted in News | Tagged Foie Gras, France, Languedoc | 3 Comments //Looking to Build a Wine Cellar and Happen to Have a Spare $59k?
July 10, 2012Ladies and gentlemen, here’s a chance to own a serious piece of winemaking history! Measuring 9′ in diameter, almost 9′ in length, and weighing-in at approximately 2,500 lbs, I would like to present to you the wine cellar to … Continue reading
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