TipsTo Throw a Chic Wine Tasting Party
Here’s an excuse to get your friends together for a good bit of fun. Nothing lubes conversation like a glass of good wine, so a wine tasting party is the…
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A fly on the wall report on the business of wine
Would you like to know what is involved in running a vineyard in Argentina, importing wine to the US or operating a boutique wine shop in Brooklyn? Dr Vino is…
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Wine in the waiting room? There’s an idea!
I don’t know about you but whenever I am in a doctor’s waiting room I have to make a conscious effort to “remain seated” and not bolt through the door…
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Well, all right, if you must have Chardonnay…
Experts keep urging us to venture further afield than our safe chardonnay. Well, here’s a South African that may well be worth the hunt…via South African WineNews
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The Wine Can Talk!
In the brave competition to get your attention, producers resort to colorful labels, funny labels, elegant labels….talking labels? Viadecanter.com
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Real Men Drink Pink
This may be shocking news. Pink wine is actually pretty good! It has suffered a bad rap for years as a soft or “hybrid” wine …but no longer. Fans are…
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For a Romantic Dinner…less expensive alternatives to Champagne
I am partial to Champagne. There is magic in those little bubbles. – nothing quite says romance like a sparkling flute of the chilled elixir. It is worth the investment,…
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The Label Lets You Know If The Wine Is Ready
We’ve talked about posh labels, cartoon labels, talking labels. Now marketers have come up with another label-related breakthrough. A temperature-sensitive label that tells you if the wine has reached the…
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Wine Collectors From All Walks of Life
If I say “wine collector”…what image comes to mind? Maybe a busy executive wearing cufflinks? A bow-tied professor? A wealthy socialite and her chihuaha? Think sweaty armpits and squeaky shoes…SI.com…