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Monday, June 15th, 2009
Stained teeth are unattractive, embarrassing, and now a thing of the past thanks to Wine Wipes, a product for cleaning up your crimson smile. A disposable pad is removed from the compact and the mirror affixed to the lid guides you as you rub off the stain. The package contains 20 wipes, a mirror, and [...]
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Monday, May 11th, 2009
You’ve heard it all of your life, “Don’t judge a book by its cover.” And most likely, as you’ve applied that principal throughout your life, you’ve realized it really is good advice. That Pad Kee Mao you wouldn’t have touched a few years ago? It’s now become something you crave ever since you [...]
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Wednesday, January 28th, 2009
In news that surprised analysts, beer sales were down in many countries around the world in the fourth quater of 2008. Dr.Vino weighed in on the wine side of the matter with a poll that showed most of his readers are buying less expensive wines at the same or higher volume. Data on wine auctions [...]
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Tuesday, October 30th, 2007
Wine-Wall.com, an online retailer that sells wine accessories, has introduced the wine tube, a 2 foot long apparatus for storing a case of wine. We got our hands on a press sample and the following is our review.
At first glance, the tube appears to be a simple stainless steel pipe with a few holes drilled [...]
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Tuesday, February 13th, 2007
VitiVini is a newer card game that challenges the knowledge of wine geeks. A play on the Latin name for the wine grape, Vitis vinifera, Viti Vini offers a Trivial Pursuit style question and answer challenge. Players take turns answering wine related questions, while gathering cards and coins, in the hopes of amassing 7 fact [...]
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Monday, June 26th, 2006
Just a few things I’ve learned about wine.
1. Wine doesn’t have to be expensive to be good.
I don’t know if this is a lesson you learn after you open a few expensive bottles that disappoint, or when you realize your savings account is dwindling, whatever it is, it’s a lesson that benefits everyone.
2. Closures are [...]
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Monday, June 12th, 2006
If you haven’t uploaded your wine cellar to an online tracking system yet, now is a great time to make the leap, thanks to a new free site: Cork’d. Created by a couple web gurus, this site is built on the latest Web 2.0 technology, and offers some great features. Adding your cellar inventory is [...]
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Tuesday, May 23rd, 2006
It took ARC International two years of development, but they did it, releasing an unbreakable crystal wine glass this week at Vinexpo in Hong Kong under the Mikasa brand. The glass is made from a proprietary material called Kwarx, a transparent glass that relies on a unique manufacturing process that transforms the raw materials into [...]
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Friday, April 28th, 2006
Combine recycled paper, a couple compounds that resist moisture, and wine bottles together and what do you get? The Zig-Zag bottle rack. Wilfried from the Oenoline wine blog sluethed out this innovative, environmentally friendly, affordable wine rack. Retails for 3,90 euros or $4.86 US Dollars per 4 bottle sheet.
The “Zig-Zag” bottle rack has a wave [...]
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Wednesday, April 5th, 2006
Last years successful VinDesign expo in Italy has spawned a second edition where top designers from around the world will showcase their designs for accessories relating to wine and spirits. To be held in Pavia, Italy from May 25th – 29th, 2006, the event will feature 40 innovative designs ranging from wine packaging and serving, [...]
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