Bernie Madoff is a crook who made off with billions of dollars from charities, banks, actors, media moguls and so called financial guru’s. Last week his wine and spirits collection was auctioned off for $41,530, with all proceeds going to a support fund for those he conned out of money. There were 59 lots in [...]
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Matt Damon refused wine at his local store
In this bizarre story, Matt Damon tells how his local store in New York refused to sell him a case of wine as a result of a dodgy credit card. Nice to know that the rich and famous also have issues with banks. What he doesn’t mention is the name of the $100 a bottle [...]
Oh my! Did that just happen?
Man stacks shelves with wine. Shelves collapse. Result? No wine. A truly horrifying video of a moment of vinous disaster. Crash, bang, wallop. Poor, poor man!
Qantas wins ‘best cellar in the sky’ acolade
WineOfTheWeek has found itself up in the air recently. Over the past couple of months, the day job has required various trips to European cities. Those who have shared this experience will know there is nothing glamorous about the 5.30am flight out of Heathrow and midnight return into Gatwick (find your own way home mate). [...]
AOL buys WineOfTheWeek for undisclosed sum
After months of negotiation, US Internet firm AOL has agreed to buyout WineOfTheWeek. Details of the deal have yet to be revealed but insiders have confirmed that the price is likely to be equivalent to a bag of chips and some cheap chardonnay. WineOfTheWeek was set up in 2008 by Gavin Williams and is considered [...]
It’s Beaujolais Nouveau the Fox Providence way!
Dress a man in a beret. Put him in front of a camera and roll out as many cliches as possible. Yes, folks it’s Beaujolais Nouveau time again! Actually (whisper it) we think this feature is rather good.
Police seize hoard of drugs hidden in wine bottles
An international drugs trafficking ring that hid cannabis is bottles of wine has been rumbled by the authorities. A ‘joint’ operation involving Europol, Danish Forces and Guardia Civil arrested a 7 people and seized 270 kilo’s of hash in Marbella, Mijas and several locations in Denmark. The operation began in August when Danish police noticed [...]
Lebanese create the worlds biggest wine glass. No one knows why.
The Lebanese clearly have time on their hands. Answers on a postcard please.
Ping Pong Table Wine
Imagine that you have no imagination. Imagine that you are unable to make even the simplest of decisions without pictorial guidance. Welcome to the ‘Rethink Table Wines” packaging concept from the design agency RethinkCananda. The labels feature illustrations of various tables. So, we have a ping pong table, a pub garden table, a poker table, [...]
Who you calling a Cenosilicaphobiac?
Cenosilicaphobia is the fear of an empty glass. The Cenosilicaphobiac Cat is the name of a wine. Here’s the story of that wine presented to us by the consistently wonderful d’Arenberg: Growing up, fourth generation winemaker, Chester Osborn, had a large ginger cat with blood shot eyes named Non Alcoholic Booze. In typical Australian fashion [...]
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Tesco wine chief hoists himself by his own petard. Ouch.
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Caption This Photo: I’m only drinking with you because…
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Concha Y Toro Killed My MacBook Pro
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Caption This Photo!
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Caption Competition!
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Wine enthusiast orders £20,000 worth of wine from Twitter
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Oddbins returns but does it know what it’s doing?
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DrinkOware: Fake Shardonnay from Austrlia. Hic.
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Chewing gum found in ‘fake’ wine bottle
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6 litre bottle of 1961 Latour sells for £135,000
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MorayJ: Customer Recommended Auction Price - geddit!?...
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Gravy Drinker: website may say coming soon, however the wines are...
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Simon: I like to bottle my sons wee and resell it as Blue...
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Hibbert: Being a devoted fan of Manchester United & tha...
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Leen: I'll take a shot of that spo-dee-o-dee! Anybody r...
