Stories from Dr. Vino's wine blog
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Bottle deposit reform could add $200 million to NY's coffers
Dr. Vino's Wine Blog &bull Yesterday
Governor Paterson and legislators in Albany are trying to reach compromises to close the yawning gap in New York's budget. Although the proposal to sell wine in grocery stores is back on the table, there is another drinks-related area our… Full Story »
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Woman tries to recycle her cork lingerie [video]
Dr. Vino's Wine Blog &bull Yesterday
Rather than scaring you about the Iberian lynx, some cork enthusiasts have put out a video to try to savefoxes? Foxes and forests? Bottles sporting wood? Something like that. I am confused. This entry was posted on Friday, July 30th,… Full Story »
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Holy spritz! Water delivers flavors
Dr. Vino's Wine Blog &bull Jul 29, 2010
In a NYT story entitled, "To Enhance Flavor, Just Add Water," Harold McGee explains-perhaps counterintuitively-that adding water to (alcoholic) beverages amplifies their flavors and aromas. How can water reduce one sensation and amplify another? Both alcohol and aroma molecules are volatile, meaning… Full Story »
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A glass a day...keeps sobriety away
Dr. Vino's Wine Blog &bull Jul 28, 2010
Have you ever thought, "Gee, I'd love to drink this whole bottle of wine-but not right out of the bottle since that's not classy-and I don't want to get up from the couch to do so." Then the inventors of… Full Story »
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- Wine Glass
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Coenobium - a hard to pronounce wine made by nuns
Dr. Vino's Wine Blog &bull Jul 24, 2010
Since the Trappist monks in Belgium still make (and market) Chimay beer, I was pleased to discover that Trappist (Cistercian) nuns still make wine in Lazio, a little to the north of Rome. The wine in question, Coenobium from the… Full Story »
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Wine rack bra, Jets wine, leafroll, pinot breakup a sipped & spit
Dr. Vino's Wine Blog &bull Jul 22, 2010
SIPPED: jug wine A sports bra modified to contain 25 ounces of wine and fitted with a nozzle is making the roundsagain. Dubbed the "Wine Rack," it is the companion to the "Beer Belly" for men. SPIT: New York wine… Full Story »
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Every time you open a screwcap, a kitten dies!
Dr. Vino's Wine Blog &bull Jul 21, 2010
If you are interested in the Iberian Lynx, surf over to SOS Lynx. It discusses the causes of their dwindling lynx numbers (chiefly, a decline in wild rabbits and 70% of their natural habitats allowing hunting), a doubling of females… Full Story »
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Aria wine bar: Brix by chicks served by guys with... [poll]
Dr. Vino's Wine Blog &bull Jul 20, 2010
Aria wine bar, opened last month in the West Village, emphasizes wines made using organic using biodynamic methods as well as wines made by women. Christy Frank, who owns a small wine shop downtown, tweeted that she was heading there… Full Story »
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Topics:
- Eric Asimov
- New York
- Wine
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Divers find old champagne and immediately chug it
Dr. Vino's Wine Blog &bull Jul 19, 2010
Nordic divers have found a cache of old champagne bottles on a shipwreck in the Baltic Sea. Christian Ekstrom (pictured above via BBC) and his dive partners could not contain their enthusiasm at finding the intact bottles that may date… Full Story »
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Opening wine with a shoe-is a Croc
Dr. Vino's Wine Blog &bull Jul 16, 2010
Various notes have come to the Dr. Vino World Headquarters recently: "Is it possible?;" "I am expecting some dr. Of course, they are all referring to the most discussed wine topic of the day-not Bordeaux 2009 futures, not even natural wine-but how to open a bottle of wine with a shoe. It all started with a video… Full Story »
