So, it turns out that the “box of wine in a microwave” is a fake. Bummer. Still at least we now get an introduction to ‘Microwave specialist’ Jory Caron, from the hit YouTube Series, “Is It A Good Idea To Microwave This?”. Here he displays a CSI like determination to prove why the video is [...]
Archive | Just Plain Weird RSS feed for this section
What Happens When You Microwave Boxed Wine?
When I was younger, my mother warned me about putting metal in a microwave. These guys put a large box of wine in their microwave and blew a hole in the wall of their kitchen. Some people would argue that this is the best possible solution for the problem of boxed wine.
A Wine Portrait Frozen in Time. Don’t Try This At Home.
Wine freezes at about 15 degrees Fahrenheit. But what can you do with the wine once it’s frozen? Well, make a piece of art of course! This took the artist 7 hours to put together and 1 hour to fall apart, and why he felt compelled to drink the stuff at the end is beyond [...]
What Wine Goes Best With Snow?
I’ve just returned from the village shop carrying a bag of coal on my shoulder and a bottle of Shiraz under my arm. Shoreham is covered in snow. And it looks simply stunning. Now that I’m home and the fire is starting to roar I really fancy some ice cream. Cold and snow do that [...]
How to Make A Chandelier out of Wine Glasses
My wife is looking for a lampshade for the bedroom in our new cottage. I said to her “Forget the lampshade luv, lets get ourselves a wine glass chandelier by John Harrington.” There’s a choice of a 150 glass chandelier or a 300 glass one. We’ve a small cottage so I think…no hang on, the [...]
Some Wines Taste Like Paint Stripper and Some Just Look Like Paint
With a baby on the way, the wife and I have just had our flat re-decorated. As a result we have a bunch of empty paint cans knocking around the garden looking for a way to make themselves useful. At no stage have I thought to myself that they would make great vessels for wine. [...]
Caption This Photo!
Impending fatherhood has got me thinking about the relationship that my offspring will have with alcohol. I’m thinking “What age should he take his first sip of Ridge Lytton Springs?”. This picture is reassuring. CAPTION IT!!!
Morrisons and Asda Compete For “Most Stupid Retailer in UK” Award
It’s not often that WineOfTheWeek copies and pastes articles from the press but this piece in the Guardian is so well put that, ladies and gentlemen, I present below a damning indictment of our once proud nation. Personally I hope this trend of Supermarket madness continues and that consumers seek out alternative, independent retail outlets [...]
Dorset Councillors Reject 24hr Booze Delivery Service
News in from my home county. The BBC reports that Dorset licensing chiefs have pulled the rug from under a round-the-clock alcohol delivery service over fears about potential disorder. The budding businessmen behind the idea are a couple of likely lads named Jacob Scott and Chris Davis. Trading under the company name “After Hours” the [...]
Vinious Musicas! Harry Potter Casts a Spell Over Wine Glass Muggle!
Harry Potter is about to return to the big screen again, and it’s fair to assume that we’ll get another two hours of tedium until we get to the good bit at the end where Dumbledor is killed by Snape. (SPOILER ALERT!! I’ve just spoiled it!) Anyway, I knew there had to be a wine [...]
-
Tesco wine chief hoists himself by his own petard. Ouch.
-
Caption This Photo: I’m only drinking with you because…
-
Concha Y Toro Killed My MacBook Pro
-
Caption This Photo!
-
Caption Competition!
-
Wine enthusiast orders £20,000 worth of wine from Twitter
-
Oddbins returns but does it know what it’s doing?
-
DrinkOware: Fake Shardonnay from Austrlia. Hic.
-
Chewing gum found in ‘fake’ wine bottle
-
6 litre bottle of 1961 Latour sells for £135,000
-
MorayJ: Customer Recommended Auction Price - geddit!?...
-
Gravy Drinker: website may say coming soon, however the wines are...
-
Simon: I like to bottle my sons wee and resell it as Blue...
-
Hibbert: Being a devoted fan of Manchester United & tha...
-
Leen: I'll take a shot of that spo-dee-o-dee! Anybody r...
