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Entries from November 2008

make flat champagne and sparkling wine a thing of the past

November 15th, 2008 · No Comments · Product Reviews

Have you ever wanted to enjoy just one single glass of sparkling wine at home, but felt you couldn’t because the rest of the bottle would go flat?  I know Mrs. Grapeinabottle and I have both experienced this feeling, but now Perlage has released its Champagne and sparkling wine preservation device for home use.  The [...]

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tis the season for wine gifts

November 14th, 2008 · No Comments · Product Reviews

I came across these cute tags on the internet for your wine gift bottles.  I like the idea of having a tag to attach to the bottle as I never know where to put a card, and I know everyone has experienced that elusive card that disappears from the gift bag.  With the Popptags by [...]

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Orlando wine and food festival

November 12th, 2008 · No Comments · Uncategorized

Mrs. Grapeinabottle and I are very excited tonight, because we not only have the new season of Top Chef starting but we also discovered that the First Annual Orlando Food and Wine Festival will be held this weekend at Lake Eola in downtown Orlando.  We are looking forward to attending this event and finding some [...]

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the perfect temperature

November 9th, 2008 · No Comments · Uncategorized

I’m sure you have received what we refer to in our house as “the call”:  the phone rings, and a pleading spouse begs you to pick up a bottle of wine for dinner on the way home.  It could just be for the two of you, or it could be for guests; either way,  in [...]

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is the dropping price of palin syrah a predictor of the election?

November 3rd, 2008 · No Comments · Uncategorized

I stumbled across an article by Amy Monroe, about the price and demand of Palin Syrah decreasing in the San Francisco Bay area.  Could this forecast the result of tomorrow’s election?  Most likely there is no real connection between the Vice-Presidential candidate and the wine sales, as the area Ms. Monroe sampled the wine is [...]

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