Archive | June, 2009
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Dear Wine Society, Why Won't You Talk to Me?

by Gavino on 28. Jun, 2009 in But Seriously...

My dear friends at The Wine Society recently tweeted an announcement about their 2008 Bordeaux en primeur offer.  I clicked on the link and was, as ever, impressed with what I saw. So I tweeted back to ask for some recommendations. I waited for a reply. I waited some more. I’m still waiting. Alas, The [...]

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This Ain't No Moonshine, This Here is Snake Wine

by Gavino on 26. Jun, 2009 in Just Plain Weird

I’m sure we’ve all stared at the bottom of a Tequila bottle and thought “Why is there a worm in there?”. But that’s nothing compared to what United States Customs officers found when conducting a routine inspection recently. Yes, your eyes do not decieve you – this here is “snake wine”. No, it’s not a [...]

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by Gavino on 24. Jun, 2009 in Just Plain Weird

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Are The Good Times Over For Laithwaites?

by Gavino on 13. Jun, 2009 in But Seriously...

Question: What do Laithwaites, Sunday Times Wine Club, Telegraph Wine Service, Natwest Wine Club, British Airways Wine Club, Warehouse Wines, Avery’s, and (pause for breath!) Virgin Wines have in common? Answer: They are all owned by Direct Wines, the behemoth of the UK wine by the case market. Founded upon one man’s passion for Bordeaux [...]

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Are you a Flirt or an Ice Queen? Hold My Glass For a Minute and I'll Tell You

Are you a Flirt or an Ice Queen? Hold My Glass For a Minute and I'll Tell You

by Gavino on 03. Jun, 2009 in WOTW News

Depending on how you roll, you may find the following an insightful study of the human condition or just another example of  a media organisation falling for some hokey PR promoting a commercial pub franchise. It turns out that a consultant psychologist was commissioned by the Walkabout bars to observe the body language of 500 [...]

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