by DJ Spiess | Mar 16, 2008 | Recent Studies
If you drink wine to excess, it may be the worst choice for you. Researchers (psychiatrists) found a region of the brain in alcoholic wine drinkers was more damaged than the same region in alcoholics who prefer beer or spirits. This is the first known research that...
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 | Feb 4, 2008 | Wine reviews
Herding Cats 2006 Herding Cats is a merlot/pinotage (80/20) blend from South Africa, and was strictly a “label purchase” only because I’ve never heard of the winery or brand. There were no references to the winery, so if you know who the winery is let me know. The...
by DJ Spiess | Feb 1, 2008 | Winemaking
You can easily create labels using a paint program, label program, or desktop publishing program. In this article we used Microsoft Publisher, but you can use any labeling program. You can also find many free labeling programs online if you spend some time searching...
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...