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Wine Glut

2007-05-11T22:35:58Z

I always read these articles about of wine gluts around the world. What are they going to do with all this extra wine they have? Might as well just distill it into Brandy… but… uh… won’t that make a Brandy glut? Do people drink that much Brand...

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I drink wine therefore I uh...eat fruit??

2007-02-28T23:34:21Z

Game 3 – Wine Drinkers make Better Decisions A new study says that wine drinkers make better decisions when it comes to food compared to beer drinkers. Wine drinkers buy more fruit and veg, and beer drinkers buy more pork, mutton and chips. Hmmm...

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Screw South Beath...I prefer The Armagnac Diet

2007-02-28T23:23:27Z

Game 2 – Armagnac aids in Weight Loss Lab rats were fed a high fat diet and given moderate doses of Armagnac and showed less weight gain compared to the other rats. Hmmm I wonder how you become a lab rat? The score after Game 2 - Wine Good - 2...

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2005 Castelli - Podere 414

2007-02-20T02:18:35Z

2005 Castelli - Podere 414 Morellino di Scansano DOC (mo-rehl-lee-no dee skahn-sahno) 13.5 % ABV Approx $22 Morellino di Scansano - 85-100% Sangiovese, remainder local varieties When I first tried this wine at the shop I worked at I reall...

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The Year of Bacon

2007-02-19T03:55:20Z

So it's the Chinese New Year today and I think it is going to be a good year. Why you ask? Because it is the Year of the Pig...or should I say the Year of Bacon! So go get a bottle of bacon smelling Syrah (something like Jim Barry - Clare Valley...

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A Health Study has just Reported Red Wine is...

2007-02-09T23:47:46Z

There is an abundance of research done on wine and its affect on the body. All research starts with one basic principle. How can we do research and get free wine? So in keeping with all things the wine world appears to be about; competitions a...

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Bacon, Captain Bacon...double 0 smokey.

2007-01-16T02:56:01Z

Has it really been a month since my last post? My adoring fans must be worried? Why so long? A really bad hangover?...uh...no Was I avoiding the holiday writing schlock where if you write about wine you either have to write about sparkling wine o...

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Calgary Champagne?? WTF

2006-12-15T23:50:19Z

Sign up for the petition to Protect Wine Place & Origins If you don't sign the petition you are a terroirist which means you are willing to pay $100 for a 'Port' from California or a Champagne made in the great appellation of South East Calgary...

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Do you trust your wine store?

2006-12-14T23:42:34Z

Wine professionals will always tell you to store wine at a constant temperature and never keep it in a place that is too hot or too cold. Well this is fine with the wine you have at home, but how do you know the wine made its way from the winery...

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2000 Cline Syrah

2006-12-13T05:27:11Z

2000 Cline Syrah Sonoma Coast, California 14.5 % 15.50 - Bin 905 This was really disappointing. I am starting to dislike Cline Cellars. Either my palate is getting more refined or this is just a bad wine. Low fruit...is this ev...

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