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French Wine Down the Drain?
Posted by perle0 on 2005-01-29 22:48:52
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| French vintners are asking permission to take 267 million bottles of fine wine--all of it AOC "appellation" wine, the highest level of French wine--and distill it into industrial alcohol. |
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Pairing Wine and Aphrodisiacs
Posted by perle0 on 2005-01-27 13:03:10
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| As a public service (or is that a pubic service?), the Wine Market Council is offering its suggestions for pairing wines with different traditional aphrodisiacs. Plan your Valentine's Day now! |
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Sideways Wins 2 Golden Globes
Posted by perle0 on 2005-01-17 18:17:24
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| It's official: of its 7 nominations, the wine movie Sideways has won two Golden Globe awards, one for Best Picture (Musical or Comedy), and one for Best Screenplay. |
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Virginia Madsen Likes Wine
Posted by perle0 on 2005-01-16 00:34:26
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| Oh, I know what you're thinking...this is news? Why shouldn't Virginia Madsen, the actress who wowed everyone with her portrayal of Maya in the wine-themed movie Sideways, like wine? |
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Federal Health Guidelines Walk a Fine Line
Posted by perle0 on 2005-01-15 00:03:48
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| The new Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2005, published jointly every 5 years by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Department of Agriculture (USDA), has recently been released. On the subject of alcoholic beverages, the Guidelines tread very carefully. |
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Beer Causes Gout--But Wine Doesn't
Posted by perle0 on 2005-01-13 16:16:04
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Gout, a painful health condition caused by the deposition of uric acid crystals in joints, is often blamed on too much rich food and drink. (In olden times, it plagued particularly noblemen and wealthy merchants.)
However, a recent study showed that wine consumption did not increase blood levels of uric acid. |
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Great Ice Wine Harvest in British Columbia
Posted by perle0 on 2005-01-04 12:19:36
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| It seems that temperatures in British Columbia's Okanagan Valley fell to -10 degrees F around the first of the year, creating one of the best seasons ever for the local ice wine. |
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Wine Rooms a Growing Feature in Upscale Houses
Posted by perle0 on 2005-01-02 15:00:21
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A temperature- and humidity-controlled wine room is a feature growing in popularity in luxury homes, particularly those priced at $500,000 and up.
According to one builder, "Very few build these homes without it being considered. Just like there are always questions about a media room or exercise room," said Killian, chief executive of Simonini Builders. |
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Wine Prices Head Upward as Dollar Falls
Posted by perle0 on 2004-12-29 17:03:12
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| As the dollar continues its downward slide against the Euro (with no end in sight as yet), prices of European wines are rising slowly but significantly. While some retailers are able to cushion the blow with wines purchased earlier at more favorable rates, they can't do so indefinitely. |
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Vandals Rob Church, Drink Its Wine on Christmas
Posted by perle0 on 2004-12-28 23:39:21
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| Thieves--thirsty ones--broke into an orthodox church in Akron, Ohio and stole liturgical items, including a gold chalice. But to make it worse, they drank up most of the church's holy wine. |
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Posted by perle0 on 2004-12-28 13:44:22
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| The fine folks at André Champagne Cellars have developed a bottle of champagne with a special screwcap that keeps your $4 champagne bubbly even after it's been opened. |
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In Three States, New Decisions Ease Sunday Sales of Alcohol
Posted by Anonymous on 2004-09-29 16:56:43
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| "New legislation in New York and Ohio, along with a court ruling in Kentucky, is making it easier for consumers to pick up a bottle of wine before their Sunday dinner. These changes follow the lead of several other states that in recent years have lifted Prohibition-era blue laws banning Sunday sales." |
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The Skies May Be Wine-Friendly, But the Airlines Are Not
Posted by Anonymous on 2004-09-24 23:37:38
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The Skies May Be Wine-Friendly, But the Airlines Are Not
"Wouldn't that cross-country red-eye next to a colicky baby be more bearable if you could dull your senses with a couple glasses of Château Cheval-Blanc or split a bottle of Montrachet with your new friend in 5D? Of course it would. And if you choose the right airline, you can do just that." |
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A Glass of Red Wine a Day May Keep Prostate Cancer Away
Posted by Anonymous on 2004-09-23 07:44:28
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Good news for the Guys!
"Drinking a glass of red wine a day may cut a man's risk of prostate cancer in half, and the protective effect appears to be strongest against the most aggressive forms of the disease, according to a new study led by investigators at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center." |
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Red Wine May Clear the Arteries Better Than Gin
Posted by Anonymous on 2004-09-22 21:34:15
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| Two glasses of red wine with dinner per night may provide more relief to inflamed, clogged arteries than two shots of gin, according to a study released this summer in the medical journal Atherosclerosis. |
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Parker Predicts the Future
Posted by Ms. ilovewine on 2004-09-20 13:42:21
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| "Predictions are often carelessly thrown together lists, since few people remember them 10 years later. Who is going to call the author after a decade and complain about his boneheaded observations? Still, I confess to having given the following 12 predictions considerable thought. Moreover, I am confident that they will come true sooner rather than later." |
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Wines From John F. Kennedy's Collection Sold
Posted by Ms. ilovewine on 2004-09-19 21:38:54
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| "Twenty-five mixed cases of Bordeaux, Burgundy and German Riesling that once belonged to President John F. Kennedy have a new home in the cellar of Nice Matin, a Wine Spectator Award of Excellence-winning restaurant on Manhattan's Upper West Side." |
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Moderate Drinking May Not Affect Chance of Repeat Heart Attack
Posted by Ms. ilovewine on 2004-09-07 23:36:22
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Moderate Drinking May Not Affect Chance of Repeat Heart Attack, Study Finds
In the research published earlier this summer in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, even though you may have suffered a heart attack, you might not have to give up a glass or two of wine with dinner. |
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Prickly Pear Extract May Ease Hangovers
Posted by Ms. ilovewine on 2004-08-29 22:49:50
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| Researchers at Tulane University in New Orleans, found that volunteers who took the prickly pear extract a few hours before drinking reduced their hangover symptoms by as much as 50 percent compared with drinkers who took a placebo. Unfortunately according to the lead author, Dr. Jeff Wiese, wine drinkers may not benefit from using the Tex-OE extract, because wine contains extra components that may lead to increased inflammation. "Wine, more so than other alcohols, is full of nonvolatile congeners, i.e., tannins, fusel oil, cask oil, etc., which is nice for taste, or can be, but may make the hangover worse," he said. |
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Study Finds Moderate Drinkers May Have Superior Cognitive Skills
Posted by Anonymous on 2004-08-17 19:35:26
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| A study at University College London published in the Aug. 1 issue of the American Journal of Epidemiology, found that people who consume anywhere from one drink a week up to 30 drinks a week performed better than nondrinkers on a variety of tests designed to measure their intellectual ability. "Compared with abstainers, persons drinking one or two glasses of alcohol per day had a significantly lower risk of poor cognitive function," the authors wrote. |
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What's the best method to store opened wine?
Posted by Anonymous on 2004-06-08 16:26:16
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| What do you do with an unfinished bottle at the end of a night? Do you just cork it and leave it on your counter? Store it in the fridge? How about gas or vacu-vin or other preserving methods - do they really work? Are they worth the money? |
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What does heavy drinking do to your brain?
Posted by Anonymous on 2004-06-05 22:32:21
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| In a recent study published in the April Issue of Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, there is an article examining the long term effects of heavy alcohol consumption. |
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Screw Cap vs. Cork
Posted by Cynthia on 2004-06-01 22:42:50
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| Do you think screw caps are capable doing a better job of preserving wine than traditional corking? |
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Who's Buying Wine?
Posted by Billy on 2004-05-30 16:45:51
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| Who's buying wine these days? Is it the old stereotype white affluent male? Recent statistics indicate 25 percent of wine sales are to individuals betweeen the ages of 21 and 34. |
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