French wine producers exported less wine in the first half of this year but got more for it than a year earlier as overseas markets opted for more expensive wines, a report said.
Ubifrance, the French export development agency, said export volumes fell 8.7 percent in the six months through June. However, the value of French […]
Monthly Archive for August, 2008
A dinner party of different nationalities had arrived at a restaurant. They each ordered a glass of wine, but when the wine arrived they noticed that each of the glasses had a fly in it.
The Swede demanded to have new wine in the same glass.
The Englishman demanded to have new wine in a new glass.
The […]
An UK survey shows wine popularity on the rise, but more are drinking at home
The popularity of rosé has soared so much over the last three years that it is now drunk by 60 per cent of regular wine drinkers.
Research by the Wine and Spirit Trade Association (WSTA) shows that six out of 10 […]
The magic health ingredient in wine is the flavonoid. These flavonoids have antioxidant and anticlotting properties that fight cardiovascular disease. Flavonoids are found in fruits, vegetables, teas, chocolates and herbs.
In the case of wine, grape skins contain significant amounts of flavonoids and other polyphenols. While both red and white wine contain flavonoids, red wine, […]
It all started with the so-called “French Paradox”—a series of documented medical studies completed in the 1980s that indicated the reason for the French having much fewer heart attacks than their American counterparts, despite similar rich diets, is the regular intake of wine. Those studies validated the preventive benefit of wine on heart diseases.
This […]
Wine has different dimensions and fascinating facts. In the old days Chappie Bubblegum wrappers used to have useless by interesting facts. Here are some wine facts that can make the Chappie wrapper’s list.
The word Alcohol is derived from the Arabic language (al kohl or alkuhl). Consider the fact that a large proportion of the […]
Jamie Oliver says binge-drinking Brits prefer booze to eating well
Posted in entertainment, news on Aug 25th, 2008
Jamie Oliver has attacked his fellow Brits as a nation of beer-swilling, uncivilised materialists who no longer care about food.
He rants that our obsession with booze is only matched by our love of cars, widescreen TVs and mobile phones.
The celebrity chef accuses us of bland cookery, saying we are more interested “in getting drunk in […]
Wine Tours – 7 Tips for Successful Wine Tasting
Posted in Student Life, Wine, news on Aug 25th, 2008
Before you travel to your local winery or the nearest wine trail, consider that your wine tasting experience will involve several of your senses. To get the most from your visit, and to help you more readily identify your favorite wines for a purchase, let’s talk about how to approach wine tasting in general.
And […]
The hard-to-find Osteria L’Intrepido in Milan is honoured in the next issue of Wine Spectator, the American magazine, for its list of 256 vintages.
That was before the magazine, the taste-maker for wine snobs around the world, discovered that the restaurant did not actually exist. It was made up by a writer who styles himself […]
Red wine named after Jake White
Posted in Wine, entertainment, news on Aug 25th, 2008
GOOD rugby coaches mature. And so do good wines. So what happens when a winning rugby World Cup coach and a wine estate get together?
You get 2007 Jake White Cape Red, a limited edition wine with only 2007 bottles of the exclusive Pinotage being made available to buyers .
South Africa’s former rugby World Cup […]
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