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Yo Yo, Good to Go Merlot! Dig My Vine Rhyme?

by Gavino on 28. Feb, 2009 in Video Magic

You want to get funky with wine tasting rap? ”Vintertainer” Alan Arnopole, not only pours wine, he yodels to it, raps about it and sings along with it.  Live from the Peju Province Winery (and stick with this!), I give you DJ Arnoploe… [vodpod id=Groupvideo.2154453&w=425&h=350&fv=flvPath%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.inwinecountry.com%2Fufiles%2Fflv%2FIWC_WineCountryRap_W.flv%26autoPlay%3Dfalse%26autoBuffer%3Dtrue] more about “Peju Province Winery – Bios – The Yod…“, posted [...]

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West Bank's settlers try new tack: Wine and a bus tour

by Gavino on 16. Jan, 2009 in WOTW News

SHILOH, West Bank — Israel’s West Bank settlers have been ratcheting up their violence, defying their own government and flouting international public opinion.

But on Monday a settler group tried another tack — wooing foreign journalists with a bus tour featuring a glass of merlot and a visit to a home overlooking the site where the biblical Israelites housed Moses’ stone tablets.

“Here you see the miracles and the prophecies actualized in front of you,” said settler Tamar Yonah Feld, portraying Jewish settlement in the West Bank as a fulfillment of God’s will.

The settlers said they wanted to show the world they are just trying to have peaceful lives. But the bulletproof windows on the bus, the ubiquitous barbed wire and the watch towers at settlements betrayed an existence that is anything but normal.

Despite the wine, a mouthwatering lunch and an earnest video on the land’s Jewish roots, the interaction with the visitors was often heated.

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A New Year, A Poorly Dog and a "Chav Proof" Dozen from The Wine Society

by Gavino on 12. Jan, 2009 in WOTW News

My dog isn’t well. The wife and I took Samba for a second visit to the vet in three days and still no closer to a diagnosis. Blood tests have been taken and results are now in anticipation. We have one very sad little Ruby Cavalier King Charles Spaniel at our feet. So, upon arriving [...]

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Los Molles Carménère 2007.

by Gavino on 29. Nov, 2008 in WOTW News

Although Marks and Spencer picked up the best supermarket award at both the International Wine Challenge and Decanter World Wine Awards this year, I rarely find myself buying their wines. Food, yes of course, but wine? Nope, can’t even remember if there’s been a first time let alone a last. Last night (under instruction to [...]

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6 Wines, 7 Courses and a Dragon Tale in a Sussex Barn

by Gavino on 08. Nov, 2008 in WOTW News

I’ve just about recovered enough to pen some thoughts on an extraordinary Thursday evening of fine wine and dining. The venue was a converted farm in deepest Sussex and the occasion was an event hosted by Red Anywhere, a new catering concept by Masterchef Dan Clarke.   It was an evening I’d been looking forward [...]

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