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A glass of wine makes hospital food taste better

by on 25. Oct, 2010 in Uncategorized

As reported in the Globe and Mail, this article kicks off with our favourite opening sentence of recent times. Here’s Wendy Leung’s piece concerning one hospitals attempt to make wine part of the hospital experience: Would you care for a nice glass of riesling with your watery tapioca pudding? Or perhaps a splash of shiraz [...]

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

by 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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Woman Reviews Wine With No Clothes On. World Falls Asleep from Boredom.

by on 21. Dec, 2008 in Just Plain Weird, WOTW News

In “The Naked Wine Show”, American Blogger Susan Sterling reviews wine in the buff. Her video’s are subtitled “The Sixty Second Screw”. Yes that right folks, this goes beyond satire. And of course she isn’t naked at all. What you get is a head and shoulders shot of bare flesh and long flowing hair, and [...]

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Miracle Cure! Turn Blossom Hill into Chablis in 30 Minutes.

by on 22. Oct, 2008 in Gadgets & Paraphernalia

“An entrepreneur claims to have invented a machine that turns a cheap bottle of plonk into a vintage-tasting wine in a matter of minutes.   Inventor Casey Jones says the £350 gadget uses ultrasound technology to recreate the effects  of decades of ageing by colliding alcohol molecules inside the bottle. The Ultrasonic Wine Ager, which looks [...]

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Wedding Wine the Village Hall Way – Don't Pay the Corkage!

by on 28. Sep, 2008 in WOTW News

A few words about Wedding wine. My wedding wine to be precise. One of the advantages of holding our reception in Shoreham village hall was not having to worry about corkage (the “c” word that causes greatest offence). I’ve had a few enquiries about the wine so here’s a summary of what was drunk. The wine was bought from The Wine Society and all [...]

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Setanta Comes Out Fighting as Theo Tastes Velvet

by on 10. Sep, 2008 in WOTW News

England vs Croatia on the radio and I find myself opening a bottle of Setanta Cuchulain Shiraz 2004. A pure coincidence that my choice of wine this evening shares the name of the beleaguered Satellite company that has endured sustained criticism from irate armchair fans all day. The wine is from the Adelaide Hills region of [...]

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