Or rather I should say on “no f$#* merlot” …as the entire website is devoted to every wine except Merlot (and Chardonnay for that matter). I came across www.nomerlot.com through a posting in Basic Juice and had a good laugh reading about their particular way to encourage people to drink other wines beside the safe and usual choices…No Merlot
Shanghai is about ready to take on another Western import – this one for the third time. The Shanghai Daily recently reported that Shanghai (again) would be the home of “Asia’s first Ice Bar.â€? The new incarnation will be backed by Absolut giving it the name, The Absolut Icebar. Previous attempts at Asia’s first subfreezing…
Business Week has a special podcast interview with Kathy Spiliotopoulos of Nestor Imports talking about the “delights of Greek wine — it’s more varied and artful than most realize.” You can download the .mp3 file here.
Pasion Azteca is the tequila if you love the metallic ambience in your party. Ley .925 proudly introduced Pasion Azteca in the market as the most expensive brand of Tequila at your disposal. Aged for almost 6 years only 66 such bottles of pure ‘blue agave tequila’ is produced. Each bottle presently costs $225,000. These…
How about spending an evening with a glass filled with the most valuable brandy in the world? Henry IV Dudognon Heritage is very costly and is the latest entry to the world of beverages in the cognac category. Its alluring taste will entice you and make you crazy! You will have to shell out $1.9…
Some regions of the new world are growing their foreign sales benefiting from lower prices and good quality. However, the first wave of the bonanza has reached the main producers but not the smaller vineyards. Fair trade efforts may just rectify this situation? via [Herald.com]
It’s the classic tug-of-war. The locals want to keep it small, like it’s been for years. The newcomers, coming from the city, have found wide open spaces and affordable real estate prices. A place they can escape to and build their dream home on a lake. Yvonne Barnette, a resident of Lake County for the…
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Michael.
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