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A Quick Vineyard Tour of Alsace for Rally Driver Petter Solberg. Those Poor Grapes!

  Rally driver Petter Solberg clearly must be more of a beer drinker, as is shown in these two videos by his blatant disregard for the delicate grapes of Alsace! The Norwegian Solberg started the day in 4th place, narrowly missed spectators when he careened off the road on the opening stage, through a vineyard, over the same road again, into another vineyard and then for a grand finale he took out an electrical pylon….

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17 of the “Best” Halloween Wine Accessories.

Why only 17? Well, I’d originally intended to do 30, but then I got just-over halfway through and started losing the will to live (no pun intended). My reason for this post was that I don’t want people thinking Christmas is the only holiday that can inspire tacky wine-themed accessories. After a little research, I found that this DEFINITELY wasn’t the case. FYI: I’ll provide links for all these Halloween wine accessories, should you wish…

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The Wine Spectator FINALLY Discovers the Secret to a Successful Facebook Post.

This made me smile when I saw it yesterday! Let me explain what we’re looking at… The below image shows a screenshot taken from the Wine Spectator Facebook Page from this September. The range of likes they received (at least when you look at this particular month), ranges from 11-40, the number of comments is from 0-20 and the number of shares is from 0-13. I would be quite happy with those numbers, but then…

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M. Chapoutier Wine Name Stolen by Chinese Clothing Manufacturer.

Michel Chapoutier of Maison Chapoutier has vowed to fight Chinese forgers who have launched a brand of clothing using his name. This isn’t the first time Chapoutier has fallen victim to counterfeiters. His wine has been faked before, but this is the first time a clothing brand has used his name. Advertised under the ‘M Chapoutier’ label, the fake was first spotted by Michel’s daughter, Mathilde Chapoutier, who happens to be spending three years studying…

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