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Wine Nutrition Facts | Wine Folly
Learn the nutrition facts of red wine, white wine, sparkling wine and sweet wine. The calories can differ from wine to wine depending on one key factor: ABVDavid Swaddle's insight:Get the skinny on...
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Battle of the bubbles
As Champagne loses its fizz, people are turning to other sparkling wines.David Swaddle's insight:Finally people are wising up to some of the great value alternatives to Champagne.Don't get me wrong, I...
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Extreme Cellars
Viticulture specialists are always experimenting with new ways to develop fresh and exciting flavours of wine, producing sharper tastes and more expensive blends, and creating the perfect amount of...
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Getting Pairing Down to a Science
A molecular approach to wine pairing is proposed by Chartier, a French-Canadian sommelier and the author of the book Taste Buds and Molecules. It suggests some very unusual pairing that this review...
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Blood on the cellar floor - Robert Parker sues Antonio Galloni
The Wine Advocate files suit against Antonio Galloni for "Fraud, Breach of Contractual Obligations and the intentional and unjustifiable withholding of tasting notes and articles."David Swaddle's...
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Diners shun wine for a nice cuppa
Lunchtime, suppertime: any time is teatime at a growing number of top restaurants as chefs encourage diners to swap that glass of something for a nice cuppa.David Swaddle's insight:I have to admit...
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The Very Best English Sparkling Wines
The Very Best English Sparkling Wines The Judgement of Parsons Green – not perhaps having the same lustre as the famous Judgement of Paris – but this yearly event pitches English sparkling wines...
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Scans Yield Big Surprise About Beer's Effect On Brain
By: Tanya Lewis, LiveScience Staff Writer Published: 04/15/2013 01:31 PM EDT on LiveScience The taste of beer, without its alcoholic effects, may be enough to trigger the release of the pleasure...
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How not to be a wine snob
Sniff, swirl, sip and say something pretentious. It doesn't need to be this way.David Swaddle's insight:Want to avoid being a wine wanker?Nick Bhasin's articles highlights some of the warning...
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Burgundy establishes flavescence fighting fund
On Friday 19 April The Confederation of Burgundy Winegrowers (CVO) established of a "solidarity fund" for fighting Golden Flavescence (Flavescence dorée).A levy of €6/ha is to finance exploration and...
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God Bless Paul Draper: ingredient labeling
David Swaddle's insight:Ridge have been listing exactly what's in their wine for a while, mainly because they're proud of it.Should every producer be forced to reveal their ingredients?See it on...
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Moet-Hennessy announces locally-produced sparkling for India | decanter.com
Moet-Hennessy has unveiled plans to release a domestic sparkling wine in India, after investing in the Nashik region north-east of Mumbai.David Swaddle's insight:Moet from India? It's interesting to...
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Comment: The rise of Australia as a wine nation
Australia's national drinking taste is undergoing a dramatic change. Not only are we drinking less overall, but beer no longer dominates the contents of the national glass.David Swaddle's...
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Wine and Cola? It Works
The kalimotxo is wonderfully refreshing, and doesn’t require all that fruit-chopping and waiting. (If the NYTimes says it, it must be true...David Swaddle's insight:No, this isn't the latest thing in...
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Wine in a Can?
I tasted this canned Château de L'ille wine at the SIAL food innovation exhibition in Paris, obviously served to me in a glass. What are we to make of this?David Swaddle's insight:Wine in a...
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Why the snobbery over corks?
A new wine cork that screws into the bottle is being unveiled. But why is there still so much snobbery in the battle between traditional cork and screw-top?David Swaddle's insight:A good look at...
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Virginia seeks to be ‘wine capital’ of the East Coast
David Swaddle's insight:IMHO Virginia really stands a chance of being the East Coast's leading wine state. Great Viogniers and some cracking Cab blends, particulary Barboursville's Octagon...
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Wine-tasting: it's junk science
Experiments have shown that people can't tell plonk from grand cru. Now one US winemaker claims that even experts can't judge wine accurately. What's the science behind the taste?David Swaddle's...
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Monastrell: It’s From Murcia
A recent tasting tour in Murcia, Spain, proved that the region's now producing high-quality Monastrell with great vitality and vibrancy—and at great prices. The post Monastrell: It’s From Murcia...
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Cola Flavored Wine to Launch in France - It's Just WRONG!
Cola Flavored Wine to Launch in FranceDavid Swaddle's insight:It looks like some people will stop at nothing to make money.Haussmann Famille has launched a 75% wine, 25% cola pre-mix drink aimed...
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