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Perfume-Inspired Wine From Italy: Innovative or Icky?
First, there was Chanel Number 5. Now there’s Mazetti d’Altavilla Essentia Vitae number 4, number 6 and number 8. Perfume? No. Wine. Three new varieties, from Italy. In jasmine, rose and violet...
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Can music influence how we taste wine?
Last weekend, I spent the evening with extended family on the pristine grounds at Tanglewood, the summer residence of the Boston Symphony Orchestra in the Berkshire mountains. While children tossed...
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So Many Apps To Drink To
It seems there’s an app for everything these days. So it’s no big surprise that there’s a growing number of iPhone, iPad, and Android apps for wine lovers–both novices and experts–and those who...
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Witty labels, teeth wipes, and chocolate dipped bottles. What’ll they think...
It’s amazing how inventive some people are. Where would we be without windshield wipers? Sticky notes? Bubble bath? Well now, some creative minds have come up with a few interesting wine...
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“The Truth vs. The BS About Wine”
Thanks to a publicist friend of mine, I recently learned about The Hairpin, a general interest website for women, by women. The notion in itself appealed to me. Seal Press, the publisher of our...
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Bloodhound Sniffs Out Tainted Wine
Miss Louisa Belle, a gigantic seven-year-old bloodhound, is more than just a pet to Australian winemakers Michelle Edwards and Daniel Fischl of Linnaea Vineyards. Inspired by bloodhounds who are...
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A Nonalcoholic Wine for Pregnant Women! (Yippee?)
I was surprised to see a major ad campaign for wine aimed at pregnant women. Granted, the wine is nonalcoholic, but according to Eisberg, its UK manufacturer, it tastes just like the real thing! The...
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Charitable Drinking (or Simply Buying)
A few times a month, we invite friends to our house for dinner. The hours pass as we linger over the meal, sometimes followed by a game of Scrabble or a moonlit walk. By the end of the night, clean up...
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It’s Halloween, Have a Little Pumpkin Wine?
There’s no doubt that grapes have the monopoly on the moniker, “fruit of the vine.” Once they are picked, crushed, fermented and aged, they are bottled and enjoyed in a myriad of flavors and...
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From Cork to Screwtop, Box to Can. What’s Next?
There is an answer to this question, but you’ll have to read on to find the answer (don’t cheat)… Needless to say, the glass wine bottle reigns supreme. There has, however, been an increase in the...
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The Friendly Skies—With Wine
I love to travel. I’m the person that gets a pit of excitement in my stomach, knowing I’m hours away from getting on an airplane. Once in the air, I’m happy to pass the hours, reading, watching a...
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A Writer Who Loves Wine Takes the Challenge: A Year Off Drinking
By Susan Rosson Spain First, let me say this: I love wine. I really, really love it—how it sparkles in the glass, its velvety feel on my tongue, the delicious tickle it creates in my brain. I love...
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Are You a “Chardonnay Housewife?”
In Ireland, they’re calling it the “epidemic of chardonnay housewives,” where women slip into alcohol dependence without realizing it, and without others realizing it until they’ve hit rock bottom....
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Some Culture–and Wine–in the Berkshires
Some places seem to lend themselves to wine. In recent years, there’s been a growing number of wine bars cropping up in New York, and there are plenty to be found in Northern California and most major...
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Feeling Creative? Cornell Wants You to Name a Wine Grape.
For those of you who like coming up with names, here’s your chance to give one to a wine grape. Or two. And today, August 6, is the last day to submit your proposal. Scientists at Cornell University...
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Perfume-Inspired Wine From Italy: Innovative or Icky?
First, there was Chanel Number 5. Now there’s Mazetti d’Altavilla Essentia Vitae number 4, number 6 and number 8. Perfume? No. Wine. Three new varieties, from Italy. In jasmine, rose and violet...
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Can music influence how we taste wine?
Last weekend, I spent the evening with extended family on the pristine grounds at Tanglewood, the summer residence of the Boston Symphony Orchestra in the Berkshire mountains. While children tossed...
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So Many Apps To Drink To
It seems there’s an app for everything these days. So it’s no big surprise that there’s a growing number of iPhone, iPad, and Android apps for wine lovers–both novices and experts–and those who...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Witty labels, teeth wipes, and chocolate dipped bottles. What’ll they think...
It’s amazing how inventive some people are. Where would we be without windshield wipers? Sticky notes? Bubble bath? Well now, some creative minds have come up with a few interesting wine...
View ArticleClik here to view.
“The Truth vs. The BS About Wine”
Thanks to a publicist friend of mine, I recently learned about The Hairpin, a general interest website for women, by women. The notion in itself appealed to me. Seal Press, the publisher of our...
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