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‘Exploding Wine Box’ Revealed as a Fake

by on 09. Feb, 2010 in Just Plain Weird, Video Magic

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 [...]

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Le Beast Seduces Virgin

by on 28. Oct, 2009 in Video Magic, Wine Label Oddities, WOTW News

I first encountered Le Beast earlier this year at the untamed frontier of You Tube. Type “wine” into the video sharing site and you are generally confronted with an endless stream of Gary Vee’s crazed thunderpants, but look closer and an even more beastly presence  will reveal itself. Unlike Gary, this beast is small, furry [...]

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The French Celebrate "Crap Wine"

by on 11. Nov, 2008 in Just Plain Weird, Video Magic

Winemakers in France’s Languedoc region, which has suffered a reputation of being the “poor relation” to its Bordeaux and Cote Du Rhone cousins, have called their lastest product “Vin De Merde”. Go beyond the joke and you’ll see that this is a story of despair… [youtube=http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=AD1IwzHE72Q]

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