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December 2010
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WatchA lesson on stemware…
September 2010
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What's up with the piggie speakers?
I think these little speakers are adorable. Made by a Japanese design firm… and they plug into your MP3 or IPOD.
August 2010
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January 2010
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The Cognac Dictionary →
The Cognac Dictionary has a list of common words that are used to describe cognac.
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Dame (Damon) Dash 2.0 →
After the Rocafella bling era, Dame becomes a self described “pretentious hippie”. We’re a sucker for re-invention stories so we’re cheering for him. Plus, the whole Warhol-esque blending designers, artists and musicians thing is right up our alley.
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U.S. wineries use new wind turbines to decrease... →
Wine Spectator has an article about a few wineries who have added wind turbines to their vineyards. One of the advantages of this new design (see below)
is the disappearance of those huge propellers. The propellers were a danger to birds because they couldn’t see the tips of the propellers when they were spinning at full speed.
December 2009
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Design - via Human Social Groups
Been awhile since I posted but X-mas shipping is fini, so…check this out. Groups of pics with individuals posing. Here’s the thing, how individual are you if you’re a member of a group and you all wear a uniform? Interesting stuff… http://www.exactitudes.nl/ See and download the full gallery on posterous Posted by a href=”http://www.thestemwarestore.com> The Stemware Store...
Readings of the week...
ninakix:
November 1st - 8th.
Everyday Creativity by Carlin Flora A great article on how to start thinking more creatively. The magic bullet? Get in the habit. Try to think creatively everyday, flex your creative muscles a bit, not just on the “big” projects. Ivcevic found that students who practiced forms of everyday creativity share, on average, certain personality traits with their...
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How to Enjoy Wine - 1st Article
This is the first article in a series for casual wine fans. There’s so much information on the book shelves about wine tasting and if you’re a serious oenophile who’s building a reference collection, you have hundreds of choices. If, however, you are not a serious oenophile and you’re simply looking for a quickly checklist of ‘Do’s and Don’ts’,...
November 2009
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The World's Strongest Beer
There’s a new title in the race to brew the most powerful beer on earth. BrewDog brewers of Fraserburgh, a Scottish craft beer maker, has released “Tactical Nuclear Penguin” and it comes in at a whopping 32 proof. Yes, the name of the beer is Tactical Nuclear Penguin and you can confirm it here.
How To Bring Wine to A Party - 5 authors, 5...
You know that awkward moment when you walk into the door with your significant other and everyone at the party looks DIRECTLY into your face. Well, it helps if you thrust a gift into the host’s face and at this time of year, nothing is better received than wine or spirits. Your friends at The Stemware Store decided to take all the research out of dealing with the etiquette around this...
The greyer the berry the sweeter the juice?
vinzen:
Have you ever enjoyed an Auslese or Beerenauslese wine from Germany or even an Italian Amarone? If so, then you’ve probably consumed wines that are derived from grapes with a grey fungus called Botrytis cinerea. A botrytized wine comes from grapes covered in grey mold and is commonplace, especially in German wines. Boytris is caused by a continually humid environment that can lead to a...
Airplane Wine Picks Evolving →
vinzen:
Many airlines still offer the best wines to only their premium class fliers. This is especially true for the American based airliners. But, time are changing and airlines are realizing the may have a bigger opportunity here.
Starting next month, Air Nippon Airlines, a Japanese airline company, will be selling coach passengers the same wines served in business class on international...
Matt Skinner: Yes, I've recommended untasted wines...
Matt Skinner: Yes, I’ve recommended untasted wines
November 13, 2009 Stuart Peskett and Adam Lechmere
Jamie Oliver’s head of wine Matt Skinner has admitted to not tasting several wines that he recommends in his latest book.
—> In The Juice 2010, published by Mitchell Beazley in the UK, Skinner lists New World wines from the 2009 vintage that were not bottled until...
Why Wine Ratings Are Badly Flawed
By LEONARD MLODINOW Acting on an informant’s tip, in June 1973, French tax inspectors barged into the offices of the 155-year-old Cruse et Fils Frères wine shippers. Eighteen men were eventually prosecuted by the French government, accused, among other things, of passing off humble wines from the Languedoc region as the noble and five-times-as-costly wine of Bordeaux. During the trial it...
Microsoft and News Corp in Discussions to Remove...
8Share Yes, really. Rupert Murdoch’s crusade to blame Google for the failing newspaper business model continues today, as it emerges that News Corp has conducted talks with Microsoft about de-indexing the company’s sites from Google and (presumably) being paid to include them in Bing instead. The concept makes sense only if you buy Murdoch’s claims that Google ( ) is...
3 Tips to Exploring South Africa Wines
vinzen:
Look for wines from Stellenbosch and Paarl. Hermanus has recently been up and coming as well.
Cabernet blends are ranking as one of the best in South Africa. (Check out the Anwilka)
Try a Pinotage grape, which is unique to South Africa. It is a mix of Cinsault and Pinot Noir, but while a mix of two old french grapes, this is very much a new world styled wine. It has mixed reviewed...
Is Wine Terroir Disproven? →
vinzen:
US geologists claim the flavors in wine are not related to the minerals in the soil from that vineyard.
‘If wine lovers are going to talk about a mineral taste in wine, they should acknowledge that we don’t at present know its cause”, geologist Alex Maltman told the conference.
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Desperate for a Home Wine Cellar?
vinzen:
Ever dream of having a wine cellar in your home?
Check out some very creative architecture ideas on how to add one at My Dream Wine Cellar.
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3, 2, 1 Launch!!
Soooo, Aina and I will open our first store on Thursday (November 9, 2009). It’s hard to believe that we actually made it to the finish line. We have watched so many people try to open stores this year and frankly, none of them made it all the way.
When you see other people work as hard as you who know just as much about business as you do, it tends to have a humbling effect…at...