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Top 5 Best Wine Moments in Film and not a hint of Liver or Chianti

by on 27. Nov, 2008 in But Seriously..., Video Magic

I was flicking through the channels the other night and stumbled across Silence of the Lambs just as Sir Anphoney Ham-it-up-kins was doing his “ate his liver with some fava beans and a glass of Chianti” speech. It got me thinking. What are the best wine references in film? So, here’s my Top Five – [...]

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Darling Cuts Tax and Ignores the Stimulus of the Vine

by on 26. Nov, 2008 in But Seriously..., WOTW News

Forget reducing the VAT rate. Shopping online at 1am in the morning after consuming a bottle of wine may soon become one of Mr Darling’s retail stimulation policies. It’s guaranteed to get you spending. I’ve just completed some late night consumption on LastExittoNowhere.com after finishing off a bottle of M&S own label Bourgogne. The site [...]

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Jacobs Creek Confirm Why We Shouldn't be Drinking Their Wine

by on 08. Nov, 2008 in But Seriously..., WOTW News

An example of one of those depressing articles that you occasionally read in the Wine Press.  Read and weep as JC’s lazy marketeers deliver phrases such as “We are excited about this opportunity to engage with our target audience…blah, blah blah”.  The JC marketing guys really are the Spinal Tap of Wine, but at least [...]

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Voting Irregularities as Obama gets set to declare "It's the Economy Stupid"

by on 04. Nov, 2008 in But Seriously..., WOTW News

Here we go again! Voting irregularities, electors facing poll closures before they can mark their “X” and electronic machines short-circuiting due to rain storms. God Bless America, it makes you long for the hanging chad. Obama or McCain is the choice that faces the voters in the bankrupt superpower across the Atlantic and we Brits [...]

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Sarah Palin guilty – it's just not Hockey, Mom.

by on 12. Oct, 2008 in But Seriously..., WOTW News

So, Sarah Palin has been found to be in violation of a state ethics law prohibiting public officials from using their office for personal gain. What amounts to a sacking of a senior public official over a family feud, marks the end of another depressing week in America’s presidential politics. It’s doubtful whether the ruling [...]

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