December 31, 2011 New Someone left the Lorem Ipsum on the label
Look closely. The designer of this Sancerre label left the place-holding Lorem Ipsum text on the label. Proofreader delight.
via link
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June 6, 2011 54,000euro for 170 year old champagne. The world’s oldest bubbly.
Source: Wikipedia
Two bottles of the world’s oldest champagne, which spent about 170 years at the bottom of the ocean, sold for 54,000 euros ($73,700) at an auction in Finland on Friday.
The second lot, containing vintage Veuve, fetched 30,000 euros, which the auction house – New York-based wine specialist Acker Merrall & Condit – said was the most paid for a bottle.
Veuve Cliquot are quoted in the article as saying:
“We have worked closely with the government of Aaland since the discovery of the shipwreck to help salvage and protect the precious wines, which we know now were tasted by Madame Clicquot herself.”
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June 6, 2011 It’s a corker!!
“The cork material makes an ideal soft handle and tells the story of previous evenings.”
Such a good idea. What a great way to store that special cork or remember what got opened the night before.
Buy one here.
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June 5, 2011 2011 Pinot Noir harvest at Cloudy Bay
The Cloudy Bay Pinot Journal is online at Youtube. The background music is classic corporate vid (which I could do without) but the content is worth watching. It’s always interesting to know what the viticulturalist thinks of the vintage and 2011 sounds like a good one. View it here.
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June 5, 2011 The “MORE POWER” corkscrew
For the wine drinking builder, DIY-er or gadget lover, let me present the Bosch IXO Vino Cordless Lithium-Ion Screwdriver with Corkscrew Attachment <link>.
“The IXO VINO with exclusive corkscrew attachment – the worlds best selling powertool is now more than just a cordless screwdriver. This small and handy tool can take on a wide range of everyday screwdriving tasks around the home, and can now remove corks.”
Tim “The Tool Man” Taylor would have loved this.
And, according to one reviewer, “it actually works”.
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June 4, 2011 Dom Perignon pays tribute to Warhol
“With the creation of an exclusive collection of three bottles by the Design Laboratory at Central Saint Martin’s School of Art & Design, Dom Pérignon pays tribute to Andy Warhol, creative genius and one of the most illustrious artists of the 20th century.”
And you can watch a nice little vid here.
h/t creative greed
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May 30, 2011 10 Healthy Hangover cures
Two Panadol, a big Mac and a can of Coke is how I treat a hangover. GOOD magazine presents 10 “Healthy” ways to help a hangover including:
- Miso soup and eggs. Popular in Japan.
- Kombucha tea. No idea. But it contains alcohol, so sounds promising; and
- Sex.
Not strictly about wine, I know. The full list is here <link>.
Update: The Hungover Cookbook
Only $8 on Amazon, the book (read the cover carefully) classifies six different types of hangovers with recipes for each, mind games and quizzes to see if you’re actually hungover or just still drunk.
Tags: cure, hangover, hangover cookbook, kombucha tea, miso soup, wine
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