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Recycling Bottles

by Rhino Wino on August 25, 2010

A lot of people are concerned about our planet after more and more evidence is found supporting globing warming.  But being environmentally friendly can have many other benefits for all and there are many ways to help the planet achieve this balance.  A new one in the states is a bottle washing center being set [...]

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Are Wine Clubs Worth It?

by Rhino Wino on August 23, 2010

Through various routes of advertising almost everyone has been offered to join a wine club once or twice.  They promise to offer you amazing deals on rare and delicious wine that only you and the other members get a chance to buy.  Some say they will look for wine they think you specifically will love.  [...]

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Climate Change and Wine

by Rhino Wino on August 17, 2010

It is hard to deny that the world is changing, in particular the climate.  Climate can really affect a lot of things because even the slightest change in temperate or rainfall is enough to ruin or help any given crop.  Well wine grapes are especially sensitive to changes in climate.  Well the world’s climate is [...]

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Epcot Food & Wine Fest

by Rhino Wino on August 12, 2010

This is the fifteenth year that Epcot Center will hold its annual Food & Wine Fest this coming Oct 1 – Nov 14, 2010. Unlike the majority of wine festivals out there this is truly one that brings together wine lovers from all around the world. Of course this festival is more than wine, but [...]

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There is an App for That

by Rhino Wino on August 5, 2010

Technology really can make any part of life just that little bit easier for everyone, as proved by the new application for Apple’s Ipad.  It can help you pick a wine to go with your meal by expertly informing you about the wines available, pairings and even hints from the growing region.  It can help [...]

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White Wine to Your Health

by Rhino Wino on July 29, 2010

When most people think of getting some health benefits from their indulgence, they think of a good deep glass of red wine or a fine dark chocolate.  While it is common knowledge that white or even milk chocolate doesn’t have as many health benefits to offer as dark, it is actually faulty thinking to assume [...]

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Graham Beck Leaves Us

by Rhino Wino on July 28, 2010

Pioneers in the wine industry are often looked up to by the common wine lover as inspiration because most of them start as humble wine connoisseurs themselves.  A perfect example of this can be found in Graham Beck, a major man in the South African wine industry.  But sadly all great things cannot last forever [...]

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Napa’s Wine Library Events

by Rhino Wino on July 23, 2010

Fans of the Napa Valley experience will be sad as the season for events in the valley draws to a close for this summer.  The most recent event that you could have, or maybe did go to, was a big Wine Library Tasting hosted on the 15th.  But every summer brings a slew of wonderful [...]

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Ancient Wine Found

by Rhino Wino on July 19, 2010

                A group of Swedish divers recently found what they believe to be the oldest sparkling wine in the world.  This cluster of bottles is thought to have been meant as a part of a gift to Russian Empress Catherine II from French King Louis XVI.  These 30 bottles of sparkling white wine were still [...]

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Alabama’s Wine Country

by Rhino Wino on July 12, 2010

In the United States most areas have a small vineyard of some kind around them, so that almost every state has a “wine country” but Alabama’s has drawn some attention lately from writers.  While normally when you think of wine country you think of Napa or Finger Lakes, perhaps think of giving Alabama a visit.  [...]

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