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• June 2008

  "Foster's Group Ltd.'s wine business, the world's second-largest, is worth about A$3.8 billion ($3.6 billion) according to analyst Larry Gandler, or about 44 percent less than the Australian company spent creating it."http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601081&sid=agrJQKUCK9VI&refer=australiaIts quite a depressing quote really. I dont know ... Read More

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• June 2008

  I understand that wine clubs can be very beneficial to a winery. In fact I am a member of a few local ones where I get a lot of benefits. But here's my pet peeve: I go to wineries OFTEN and am increasingly seeing wine club prices that are half the price what I would pay. Well, I can't join them all! I feel that when I travel all the way to them,... Read More

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• May 2008

  Hello everybody,Would somebody hava an idea where I could find this Valsardo Reserva 2001 in New York.I have looked for it the whole week without any result.Many thanksJesus Read More

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• May 2008

  1. Wine in MusicWhat did Jay-Z swear off after the winerys managing director Frederic Rouzaud told The Economist magazine that he was unimpressed that the expensive beverage has become popular in rap circles. Rouzaud said, "[Its] unwelcome attention. What can we do? We can't forbid people from buying it. I'm sure Dom Perignon or Krug would be de... Read More

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• April 2008

  There's a lot of them, and I know some are better than others! I've been to the following:1) Aroma Kitchen and Wine Bar, 36 E 4th St in Manhattan, betw. Lafayette + Bowery (212) 375-0100 Had a great flight for $20, very knowledgeable bartender to guide you.2) Wine Bar Inc. 65 2nd Ave @ 4th St. -- not as personal as Aroma, and more expe... Read More

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• April 2008

  As if stained clothing, a dripping suitcase, and money down the drain isn't enough, a broken bottle of souvenir/gift wine is never cool.Bringing home wine presents is a common thing - we go to a foreign land (say Canada for example), we purchase wine for drinking at home upon returning from the foreign land, and we try our darnedest to pack the ... Read More

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• April 2008

  http://www.springwise.com/food_beverage/wine_by_the_trialsized_tube/Doesnt work too well in New York as there are strange laws about giving wine away for free, but this, along with those automatic wine dispenser units that will pour 2 oz pours are a great way to allow people to try more wines before they settle for a bottle they like. Read More

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• April 2008

  Tom Wark, over at Fermentation posted today over how people, usually wineries in his case, sometimes misuse the comments on his blog post to either get his attention or to sneakily collect a few back links to their own site. I'm still not sure if this is better or worse than real spam (of the cialis/viagra kind, although somehow snooth gets a lo... Read More

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• April 2008

  I wasn't fond of the grape until recently. Has anyone tried a great Syrah/Shiraz they can recommend? Read More

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• April 2008

  [After a few quiz related posts in the Talk section, here and here, I thought we could try upping the ante. I'm pleased to welcome Rodolphe Boulanger to the blog for a follow-up to his 'Wine Trivia' post in which most people fared rather badly (and I, even worse). Rodolphe, who claims this quiz is slightly easier, is President of The Wine Messen... Read More

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