Gordon Ramsey today issued a statement explaining his controversial £250,000 wine cellar. The celebrity chef is having the cellar installed in his £2.8million seven-bedroom West London home. Here is the statement in full: F*** Off. Gordon Ramsay is a cock. Sorry, a ‘cook’.
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Alcohol more harmful than heroin shocker!
Every now and then a report comes out highlighting that alcohol is a) a drug, and b) quite a powerful one. Professor David Nutt, formerly the drug advisor to the Labour government who was sacked for his unpalatable views, has reiterated his stance that alcohol and tobacco are more dangerous than LSD and ecstasy. And [...]
Scots just want a comfy sofa and a glass of wine
WARNING: NO ONE IS GOING TO BELIEVE THE FOLLOWING PARAGRAPHS. The Scotsman newspaper is reporting that Scottish pub-goers are more likely than their English counterparts to want a comfy sofa and a good selection of wine in their local bar. Not content with suggesting a hitherto unheralded alcoholic sophistication the article goes on to report [...]
Starbucks to serve wine?
CNN are reporting that Starbucks is to start serving wine at one of of its “learning lab” locations in Seattle. In a brief statement announcing the reopening of the store, Starbucks said it is offering wine and beer, as well as an “expanded food menu,” at the location. The statement didn’t provide any details on [...]
Why David Cameron’s Big Society does not include wine
David Cameron’s ‘Big Society’ seems to depend on the willingness of volunteers to give up their free time in order to apply their skills for the public good. As the Coalition government lit the ‘bonfire of the quangos’ last week, much media scorn was directed towards the ‘Foreign Office’s Government Hospitality Advisory Committee on the [...]
Kathy Lee Gifford drinks wine out of her bra
An old one but without doubt one of the best. Kathy Lee Gifford performs an extraordinary demonstration of possibly the most bizarre product of all time – a bra that doubles as wine storage. Ladies and Gentlemen, we give you “The Wine Rack”. Kathie Lee Gifford Tries “The Wine Rack” – watch more funny videos
Shock as Gwyneth Paltrow drinks wine
DigitalSpy.co.uk is a vacuous waste of webspace. Gwyneth Paltrow is an actress married to a man who makes vacuous music. Today DigitalSpy stated that ‘Gwyneth Paltrow has reportedly revealed that she likes to relax with a glass of wine a few nights a week’. DigitalSpy beleives this to be some kind of extraordinary revelation. Still [...]
Bruegel paints vomiting peasants harvesting grapes
The renaissance painter Pieter Bruegel the Elder is best known today for his tranquil winter scenes so when Spain’s Prado Museum discovered a previously unknown work, they were surprised to see a group of peasants throwing up their lunch at a wild grape harvest. The new work was discovered after restoration of another painting that [...]
Michael Buble and Beringer, a match made in hell
Michael Bublé is described as a crooner. Beringer is described as a wine. We’re not sure we beleive either description. Beringer has been named the official wine of Bublé’s upcoming Crazy Love Tour. This is what Bublé has to say about Beringer “I think Beringer and I are a great pairing [Beringer] is a winery that [...]
Dragon’s Den entrepreneur backs ‘new’ wine website
Dragons’ Den entrepreneur Peter Jones has re-branded his wine website with the promise of a no-nonsense approach to the world of wine. Yourfavouritewines.com is the new name for Gondola.com and the focus remains on popular brands. It’s fronted by ex-supermarket wine buyer Angela Mount (best known for having her taste buds insured for £10 million). [...]
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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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Digital Vino? Randall Grahm turns bytes into wine
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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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Gavino: You should by now that my role is stand on the sid...
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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...
