29 March 2012
The very design of the labels is so varied: if the label is for a fine wine, then a sober and restrained design is preferred; for a less exalted wine a mass of features is added, supposedly designed ...
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16 September 2011
Bourbon is a drink shrouded in myths and legends, which more often than not have nothing to do with the drink itself. For instance, many people associate bourbon with prohibition and the times of Al ...
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12 August 2011
What is a garage wine?
"This is wine Haute Couture," says without hesitation Michel Rolland, consultant and advocate of garage wines, who orchestrated their expansion into the global market.
This is a ...
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26 July 2011
People have drunk wine for centuries. They have drunk it from cups, goblets, chalices, glasses and tumblers. But no one ever gave any thought to the connection between the gustatory qualities of the ...
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08 July 2011
Or Three Hundred Years of Port Wine.
The French, as everyone knows, are the creators of fashion. All fashion. How to dress, what to read, how to build and, of course, what to eat and drink and how to ...
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31 May 2011
Liqueurs are quite a marvelous kind of alcoholic drink. They are mentioned in legends and histories from the early Middle Ages onwards, and several recipes are as well-guarded as state secrets. Th...
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05 May 2011
Time bestows upon each cognac its own particular ‘voice’ and the master blender, who is fortunate enough to profit by the labours of his predecessors, conducts these voices to form a harmonious cho...
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20 April 2011
Tequila is often referred to as 'cactus vodka', but that is a fairly common mistake. In fact, the agave plant from which the drink is made is akin to the liliaceous plants and the amaryllis, which h...
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10 March 2011
History is a crafty lady. Some things – no matter how hard attempts are made to conceal them – nevertheless become public knowledge; others – no matter how hard attempts are made to reveal them – re...
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