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Spanish World Cup winner sees wine as his destiny

by Gavino on 29. Jul, 2010 in Celebrity Vino

It used to be a truism that when an English footballer retired from ‘the game’ he either bought a pub or became an alcoholic. And in many cases both. If ever there was a sign that football has changed it comes with the news that Barcelona and Spain’s midfield maestro Andrés Iniesta has his own [...]

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Blood Into Wine: Tool Frontman and his Arizona Wine Mission

by Gavino on 03. Jul, 2010 in Celebrity Vino, Video Magic

Maynard James Keenan is my kinda man. By day, Keenan works the soil in the service of Bacchus the god of wine. By night he kneels at the alter of the rock gods as the frontman of Tool and the hydra-headed Puscifer. Over the years WineOfTheWeek has been guilty of sneering at the long list [...]

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Corn Wine, Hay nanny-no, nanny ninny oh!

by Gavino on 21. Jun, 2010 in Celebrity Vino, Video Magic

It’s not quite Spinal Tap but Christopher Guest, Michael Mckean and Harry Shearer ask us to consider a horrific vinous combination. Ladies and Gentlemen I present The Folksmen from A Mighty Wind with ‘Corn Wine’ and the immortal refrain: Consider the corn, Consider the wine One’s in a hurry, one takes it’s time If only [...]

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Jack Nicklaus Chips in with Two Big Wines

by Gavino on 05. Jun, 2010 in Celebrity Vino

When a celebrity and a wine company get together to create a brand it’s hard not to be cynical. It really is. In the case of Jack Nicklaus you really don’t want to wish anything other than goodwill towards one of sports true icons. Jack has just announced a tie-up wth Terlato Wines International. The [...]

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Scouting for Nuns

by Gavino on 29. May, 2010 in Celebrity Vino

Here we go again, another p*ss poor pop band demonstrate an acute lack of vinous awareness while on tour. After their recent Radio 1 ‘Big Weekend’, Scouting For Girls bassist Greg Churchhouse revealed that the band have to pay for their own backstage festival wine. According to Churchhouse: “We get the best bottle we can [...]

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What do Coldplay have against Chardonnay?

by Gavino on 24. May, 2010 in Celebrity Vino

The wonderful website ‘The Smoking Gun’ is the ideal destination for anyone who doubts that Spinal Tap are a real band. For the last couple of years the good people that run Smoking Gun have been collecting the ‘riders’ that entertainers thrust upon concert venues as part of their agreement to turn up and play. [...]

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