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Wine on notice!
Who knew Stephen Colbert was so into wine? But jeesh, we’re under attack! Thanks shipbrook.com! [via New York magazine] tags: wine | Stephen Colbert | on notice
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Who’s threatening us now: robots!
If you’re at a loss for words when it comes to describing wine, you now have another choice besides reading a book or good old-fashioned trial and error: robots! Yes, the 2-ft tall creature to the...
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First there was POM, the bottled nectar of the annoying pomegranate, more seed than fruit. Now cider is trying to move in on the action. Cider! What this Johnny-Appelseed-come-lately boasts with POM is...
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Who’s threatening us now: Homaro Cantu
Homaro Cantu, the Chicago chef who writes his menu on edible paper and bakes his bread inside out with a laser, is now turning his lasers on something else: wine. Roll the tape from the current Wired...
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Who’s threatening us now: United Airlines!
Do you travel with wine? I did recently. And according to today’s NYT, there are a lot of wine professionals who do. As if the Global War on Toiletries weren’t cramping our style enough by prohibiting...
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Showdown: we know there’s smoke–but how about mirrors?
I recently crossed light-sabers with Chef Homaro Cantu who had a recipe in Wired magazine for “caramelaserizing” wine. In short, he zaps a vanilla bean with a laser beam to fill the overturned wine...
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Who’s threatening us now: nanotechnology!
Tired of high alcohol levels in your wine? Want to tone down the “fresh cut grass” in your sauvignon blanc? Heck, want to turn your red wine into white? Behold the future is here! Kraft brings you...
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Who’s threatening us now: BlingH20!!
Keen readers of this site know my antipathy–nay hostility–for bottled water. I gave up the easily substitutable beverage for thirty days to offset my wine carbon footprint, allowing me to enjoy wine...
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Who’s threatening us now? Bling beer!
Carlsberg, the Danish brewer, has announced the release of a $400 beer called “Vintage No. 1.” According to Bloomberg, the beer, which costs 357 times more than the regular Carlsberg lager, “has been...
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Who’s threatening us now? Malicious mead!
First it was a new winery in Manhattan. Now, word buzzes in about the new Manhattan Meadery, which promises to make “a distinctive honey wine” in NYC (though which borough will receive this honor is...
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