To all my followers and avid readers, I wish you a WINE-derful new year full of joy, happiness and wine discoveries. Remember one simple rule: “Wine is a shared Experience.” – Wine Ponder Stay connected in 2013, and be the first one to read the latest wine news from Wine Ponder. …
Get your fill of funny wine names! Then go to the store and buy wine with funny wine names… Because it’s fun and in some cases, quite tasty ; ) Funny Wine Names From the rudest to the most absurd, from the unorthodox to the conventional, wine names have …
“One glass a day keeps the doctor away.” – One glass of wine per day… Is this true? or is this just a clever marketing scheme that allows us to enjoy a glass of wine guilt free? Who knows… but when a reputable health insurance proclaims that very statement on their …
Wine is the original alcoholic beverage. It dates back 8,000 years! With so many intriguing and insightful stories, it would take years and hundreds of thousands of people to tell them all. Some of them will be mentioned in this humble space called “Wine Stories”. This is part 1 of an …
It’s like a game of world domination, except the main commodity is wine, and China is on a roll! Another Saint-Emilion Grand Cru has been sold to a Chinese investor. After being on the market for quite some time, the 32 acre Château Bellefont-Belcier is the latest property to fall into …
I’m just gonna go out on a limb and say it: I am not a big fan of red wine and chocolate together [CUE THE GASP]. What can I say? it simply doesn’t work for me… unless of course it is done with the right wine. Lo and behold, I recently …
By now, I’m sure you’ve heard me talk about wine and its effortless ability to reunite people for a good time. Well, this couldn’t be more accurate when describing a popular event that originates in France on the 3rd Thursday of November, every year: the release of the Beaujolais Nouveau… …
It’s official! Amazon launched their online wine marketplace last Thursday. From A to Z and now one more W, they just added wine to the myriad of products they already sell. It took the internet retail giant just a few weeks to get enough winemakers (domestic for now) interested in …
Cork: a natural resource that changed our lives since B.C., allowing us to better seal and protect our food and beverages. Simple and modest, corks have been an essential part of the winemaking industry for many centuries. Those tiny inconspicuous plugs featuring different sizes and shapes are the most inspiring devices. Their job is quite …
In an earlier post titled Green Wines, we briefly talked about biodynamic wines. Let’s now have a closer look and pierce through the mysteries of biodynamic farming: vineyards grown without chemicals and grapes harvested at nights displaying a full moon. In spite of all the preconceived notions, this serious practice …
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