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The Rise of Riedel

Wednesday, November 2nd, 2005

No, it’s not pronounced rye-del or ray-del, but ree (like a reed) duhl (like that brass is dull) Riedel. How was is that this glass company came to garner the respect of every wine aficionado? Hard work, great marketing, a great product, and a passion for the vision that the Riedel family had. For example [...]

Keeping open wine chilled, from within

Tuesday, November 1st, 2005

This little contraption, called the Wine Scepter, was designed by a European restaurant owner to keep wine chilled, without the excess cooling from a bucket of ice. Here’s how it works:
Pour a small amount of wine into a glass to create space; remove the Winesceptre from the stainless tube and, with a slight pressure, insert [...]

Costco: Wine Books

Thursday, October 27th, 2005

A couple of books on sale now at Costco. They all look like great deals, so drop by your local warehouse and grab one for that bare spot on your coffee table.
The Encyclopedic Atlas of Wine by Catherine Fallis ($33.99 USD)
The Sotheby’s Wine Encyclopedia by Tom Stevenson ($29.99 USD)
The World of Wine - Special Edition [...]

The Worlds Greatest Wine Estates Book Available Today

Tuesday, October 25th, 2005

The latest version of Parker’s acclaimed look on the greatest wine in the world is available for order from Amazon today. It’s already made it into the top 6,000 in sales for the day.
Over the past twenty-five years, renowned critic Robert M. Parker, Jr., has visited both legendary and fledgling wineries all over the world [...]

A Little History on Phylloxera

Thursday, October 13th, 2005

The Book, The “Botanist and the Vintner” tells the tale of the worst scourge ever to hit the wine industry. In the late 19th Century, vintners were interested in seeing how native American vines planted in the old country would respond. The result was catastrophic, bankrupting many growers and wineries, nearly wiping our the industry [...]

Books: Judgment of Paris

Monday, October 10th, 2005

From Publishers Weekly:
In 1976, a Paris wine shop arranged a tasting as a gimmick to introduce some California wines; the judges, of course, were all French and militantly chauvinistic. Only one journalist bothered to attend, a Time correspondent, looking for a possible American angle. The story he got turned out to be a sensation. In [...]

Wireless Wine Management

Thursday, October 6th, 2005

It’s funny, I was talking to my wife about a week ago about this idea I had…. How about a wine scanner that uses wireless technology to automatically download your wine collection into a program on your computer? Just grab the Bluetooth enabled device, head over to your Wine cellar, scan the barcode on each [...]

Decanter Magazine Launches Asian Edition

Thursday, October 6th, 2005

It’s a logical step for global expansion for any Wine Magazine, and Decanter is leading the way with Decanter in Asia, a Chinese language edition magazine sold in the far east. After all, luxury goods are becoming increasingly popular for the thriving Asian Middle class. The magazine will be primarily made up of content from [...]

Books: Wine in Ohio

Wednesday, October 5th, 2005

Filed Under: PrintIt’s the state who’s residents love to get away. The Wright brothers tried to leave Ohio in the first plane. The first man to orbit the earth, left from his homeland in Ohio. The first man to walk on the moon, you guessed it, Ohio. But were you aware that Ohio has a [...]

Another Gadget for Single Rich Wine Drinkers

Friday, September 30th, 2005

Here it is, your way of enjoying a variety of wines when you want. It’s like having Vino Venue right in your own home, and all for just under $2000! The unit holds 8 bottles total, with 4 that are hooked up to the dispensing system. Temperature can be split among the two sides, perfect [...]

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