Posts Tagged ‘Wine’

Mar
4

BLOOD INTO WINE – WHAT WINE ON THE ROCKS WANTS TO BE WHEN IT GROWS UP

BLOOD INTO WINE – WHAT WINE ON THE ROCKS WANTS TO BE WHEN IT GROWS UP

Hallelujah, Hallelujah, God all mighty, Hallelujah. I’ve seen the light and held the hand of the Devil as I walked through the shadows. Free at last, I’m free at last. I have no idea what that means but…

If you like wine – like even this much l..l – the BLOOD INTO WINE trailer Continue Reading…

Feb
2

there’s nothing like “cold p…..” on a hot summer day

there’s nothing like “cold p…..” on a hot summer day

I ordered a six pack of “COLD P….” because of the conotation alone… “Muschi” in German is, you guessed it… images do speak a thousand words. Would I have come up with the idea of mixing wine and cola… would I want to? Since you can make your own similar mix, I wanted to find out if Kalte Muschi was worth the purchase price. Continue Reading…

Oct
1

Gambero Rosso Tre Bicchieri 2010 – wines announced

Gambero Rosso Tre Bicchieri 2010 – wines announced

The yearly Gambero Rosso Tre Bicchieri (Three Glasses) have been announced. The complete list of wines awarded the “Three Glasses” is 392. Here are the winners… Continue Reading…

Sep
1

Damn cool labels… me want MEATY BEATY BIG AND BOUNCY Shiraz – NOW!

Damn cool labels… me want MEATY BEATY BIG AND BOUNCY Shiraz – NOW!

Now we all know it’s not right to judge a book by its cover, or a wine by its label for that matter… BUT these freaking labels defintely do their job: make you want to drink what’s in the bottle. In this case, I’m gathering it’s Liquid Pitbull! Continue Reading…

Sep
0

harvest 2009: prices of italian wine are set to drop – a wine lover’s dream

harvest 2009: prices of italian wine are set to drop – a wine lover’s dream

In a report published by Assoenologi (www.assoenologi.it), it was forecast that the 2009 harvest in Italy would see a drop of 5% compared to production numbers in 2008 – for a total of 46M hectolitres – which translates to much less product being transformed into bi-products (rectified must, alcohol etc.)… a good thing. But it has also been announced that the price of Italian grapes are planned to drop up to 20%!!! Continue Reading…

Sep
0

wine, wine, wine… all he does is wine

wine, wine, wine… all he does is wine

Like the Wine On The Rocks project wasn’t already enough.
After working so freaking hard on the new WOTR site I figured it was time I have my own blog as well – I’m starting to enjoy this – Continue Reading…