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New: The Wine Bar at Cork & Bottle
Posted by perle0 on 2007-11-02 17:31:18
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[Baton Rouge] |
 Cork & Bottle in Baton Rouge is proud to introduce The Wine Bar @ Cork & Bottle, a fully functional wine bar featuring wine tastings, wines by the glass, wine flights, classes and much, much more. |
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"Celebrate the Grape" Contest
Posted by perle0 on 2007-10-01 16:29:37
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[Europe - other] |
 The Center for Wine Origins is sponsoring a sweepstakes offering 3 trips to a European wine center.
Three grand-prize winners will win a getaway for two to Champagne, France; Porto, Portugal; or Jerez, Spain.
Simply take their little quiz on the wines of these three famous regions to enter the contest. (Looks like you don't have to be right to win.) |
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Wine Store Shuffle in BR Revives Marcello's
Posted by perle0 on 2007-09-21 14:48:20
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[Baton Rouge] |
| If you think back to the days before Katrina, you may remember Marcello's Wine Market, or maybe even Marcello's Wine Warehouse, which closed down first. Well...they're baa-aack! Or at least, they're on their way. |
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Elio's Sale Ongoing While Supplies Last
Posted by perle0 on 2007-09-21 14:09:36
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[New Orleans] |
Some very nice wines are being offered at Elio's Wine Warehouse at reduced prices, starting September 21 and lasting as long as the wines do....
Beringer Private Reserve
Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon, 2002
Retail: $99.99
Sale: 79.99/750ml
450.00 case of 6
And more below.... |
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Some French AOC Wines a Sham?
Posted by perle0 on 2007-09-07 16:11:56
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[France] |
 According to a French consumer group, roughly one in three of all wines marketed under France's regional appellation system do not deserve it. In France's wine classification system, wines from some 470 regions are recognised as an "appellation d'origine controlee" (AOC).
These appellations are supposed to ensure that regional wines follow strict standards, such as using grapes from specific areas or only using specific grape varieties. The AOCs are intended to be marks of quality and traditional wine-making. |
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Awesome Power of Great Wine Foils Robbery
Posted by perle0 on 2007-07-16 17:28:53
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[USA] |
 So what do you do when your dinner party is winding down, and you've just broken out a very special bottle of Bordeaux for those last few close friends, and a hooded man sneaks into your back yard and puts a gun to the head of your 14-year-old daughter and threatens to shoot her unless you hand over some cash?
Why, you offer him a glass of wine, of course. |
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Stay Sharp--Have a Glass!
Posted by perle0 on 2007-06-11 19:27:33
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[Italy] |
 Add one more study to the ranks showing that moderate wine-drinking is good for you. But you already knew that, didn't you? This time, a study in Italy showed that light to moderate daily wine use helps to delay the onset of dementia, that milder form of forgetfulness and confusion that can continue down into Alzheimer's. |
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Wine Glasses for Sharing
Posted by perle0 on 2007-04-23 20:29:10
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[England] |
 It's always nice to share a couple of glasses of wine with a friend. But how much can you really share? Designer Jim Rokos has come up with a pair of wine glasses that ensure that you and your drinking partner truly appreciate the wonders of sharing. |
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You Can't Handle the Cheese!
Posted by perle0 on 2007-04-03 00:39:48
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[England] |
 Oh, you've seen live webcams. Some of them weren't even porn...there were baby pandas to watch, Swiss Alps to check weather conditions on, even live executions in dangerous parts of the world that you really wish you hadn't seen. But you've never seen this kind of live webcam before. It's so suspenseful...so shocking...that you might just not be able to handle this much excitement. |
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