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Category Archives: Holidays
Choosing the right glassware for your wine
One very important aspect of drinking wine is the third party vessel used to get the beverage from the bottle to your mouth. Most often this vessel is glass. Occasionally it is plastic, or maybe paper, or in worst cases, a straw. But for the majority of those times, it’s … More
What’s “Trendy” in Wine – the Wine.com 100
Today we release our 5th annual Wine.com 100. It’s our list of the Top 100 (or top 1%) wines sold on Wine.com for the first 11 months of 2011. It’s the only 100 list compiled based on customer activity rather than critics ratings. That said, since we do use … More
How to host a successful wine tasting party
One of the most delightful ways to discover new wine styles and varieties is to throw a wine tasting party. Who can turn you down with an invite to one of those? Rather than just drinking wine, you’ll be TASTING wine, which adds an element of education to the entire … More
A perfect party case
As the holidays get underway, the invites roll in – for parties, dinners and all the festive cheer that goes with it. Often that cheer includes beverages, some of which are WINE. And so it is that I’d love to pass along my recommendations for a “perfect” party case. This … More
Fun ways to re-use your corks!
You may prefer screw caps, you may prefer corks. Either way, you probably drink wines with cork closures some of the time, which leaves you with what we like to call, “cork leftovers.” We’ve gathered some pretty fun things to do with those corks, should you save enough up to … More