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Robert Parker Blind Tasting Pinot at CIA Greystone

UPDATE: Check out my post here for the results of the tasting.
From the CIA website:
This year’s event will focus on Pinot Noir, one of the world’s most prized and difficult varietals. Mr. Parker has chosen a dozen examples of Pinot Noir and red Burgundy, which he will share in a blind tasting with the participants.
“Pinot [...]

Why Walmart Is Good For High End Wineries

You may have heard about AOL’s ridiculous screw-up in releasing 3 months of around 650,000 of their users search histories earlier this week. Since the file was leaked, dozens of online, searchable databases have sprung up. While most of the blogoshpere has been focusing on finding creepy users with disturbing search histories, I’m positive there [...]

We’ve been Slickdealed!

Not on the front page of slickdeals.net, thankfully, but the influx of traffic has been enough to cause problems with the sign up form. If you had issues with it, try back later this afternoon.
However, due to the OVERWHELMING response (thank you!), we will be closing the free tee shirt offer later tonight. So, if [...]

Wine Now On List of Banned Carry On Items

Just another sad example of how wine is not immune from the war on terror.
More info at the Ship Compliant Blog.

How To Get Red Wine Out

The short answer:
Use equal parts hydrogen peroxide and Dawn liquid soap as soon as possible after the spill.
UPDATE: El Jefe from El Bloggo Torcido adds in the comments that Wine Away has worked for him and his wife, and that they like it so much they offer it in their tasting room. Wine Away is [...]