by DJ Spiess | Feb 5, 2008 | Wine
We’d say “what were they thinking”, but we know. If you want men to stop staring at your chest, filling it with beer or wine may not be the best idea. This has to be one of the most unique methods to sneak a beer or wine into a dry event. However, you will get some...
by DJ Spiess | Jan 14, 2008 | Wine
Researchers presented a $90 wine, a $45 wine, a $10 wine and a $5 dollar wine to their test subjects. Consistently the test subjects picked the $90 wine over the $10 wine and the $45 dollar wine over the $5 wine. The areas of the brain that respond to pleasure lit...
by DJ Spiess | Jan 10, 2008 | Wine
The red wine health craze is getting even crazier. We’ve reported several times about the health benefits of resveratrol in red wine, and how it triggers a gene that encourages longevity . Now Chinese researchers have engineered a grape variety that produces grapes...
by DJ Spiess | Dec 5, 2007 | Wine
Wine has always carried a bit of stuffiness – something that made it unattainable for the masses. When asked to select a wine for a house warming present, the deciding factor was usually the label. Most people pressed for an answer could not tell you the difference...
by DJ Spiess | Nov 10, 2007 | Wine
Not content with just making vinaigrette and pasta sauce, Paul Newman is starting his own label of wine. Newman formed a partnership with the Rebel Wine Company to create an organic wine. The wine is called Newman’s Own – is it really “his own” if it is a...
by DJ Spiess | Aug 22, 2007 | Wine
There is something romantic about opening a bottle of wine. You strip off the cap in circles. The cork is removed using a special tool, and the whole event feels a bit like Christmas. When surveyed, 69% of Americans responded in favor of cork over other enclosures...
