Given its name, you’d expect the “invisibles collection” – a new line of glassware from crystal makers Ravenscroft, to be light, and probably thin. You’d be right of course, based on the stemware sample that they sent to me recently. What you might not expect, though, is the effect that the “Invisibles” glass has…
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The Funky Reclaimed Wine Stylings of 8point8
An interesting set of sample items found their way to my door recently. Not wine, but wood. The wood (or rather what’s been done to the wood) is the brainchild of Brian Behncke, a construction company owner who is in the process of starting up a wood reuse company in San Diego. The idea is…
Do You Take Wine Notes? (Giveaway! 33 Bottles of Wine Pocket Notebook Edition)
Well… do ya? We’ve got another nifty giveaway this week (this time courtesy of Scout Books) to help stimulate some stimulating conversation about taking detailed wine tasting notes. The thing is, I don’t do it. I know. I suck. Seriously, though, I don’t take copious notes when it comes to tasting wine. At massive tastings…
Your Screwing Preferences (Giveaway!)
I’m talking about corkscrews, people. Geez, what were you thinkin’? Honestly, this is about wine, it’s supposed to be sophisticated, right? So get your mind out of the gutter already! Since I read up on the topic of corkscrews in the excellent Pocket Edition of Wine For Dummies, I’ve been wondering what corkscrews people prefer. …