Category Archives: GENERAL

Bubbles For New Year’s Eve—England ‘n’ France, Sparkles ‘n’ Spats

Posted on December 31, 2011 by intoxreport

Little known Champagne fact:  Dom Perignon did not say, “I’m drinking stars,” he said, “I’m seeing stars” after being clubbed over the head by a British arquebus. Verily, there’s been little love lost between France and England over the centuries, … Continue reading →

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Wine Is For Rich People

Posted on December 24, 2011 by intoxreport

Ever heard the old expression ‘Put your money where your mouth is’?  Apparently—according to Sotheby’s auction house—this does not refer to forty-ouncers of King Cobra. Wine writers tend to talk in some pretty tight aphorisms too: ‘Wine should be accessible … Continue reading →

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Christmas Wines: Walking In A Vintner Wonderland

Posted on December 23, 2011 by intoxreport

Every year for the last decade or so I’ve struggled to come up with a unique and innovative approach to Christmas wines.  I’ve perpended, puzzled and pondered. And after countless sleepless nights, endless brainstorming sessions with Jack (Daniels) and Jim … Continue reading →

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Wine, Women and Just Plain Wrong

Posted on November 21, 2011 by intoxreport

I recently read a post by Huffington reporter Brooke Carey in which she got all full of herself because her boyfriend called her ‘more of a man than him’ when she ordered whiskey instead of what he’d asked for: Bud … Continue reading →

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e-Cigs®: ‘E’ Is For ‘Eeeeeeew’

Posted on November 17, 2011 by intoxreport

I have about as much business writing about electronic cigarettes as I do writing about inflatable sex dolls, but I can’t help noticing that they are being marketed in a manner that might be charitably referred to as ‘identical’. Here … Continue reading →

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Twist Makes Me Shout

Posted on November 13, 2011 by intoxreport

I normally don’t review water—for three good reasons.  First, I’ve never been poster child for ‘Find A Happy Medium’ campaigns, and considerable research has led me to believe that if you drink too little water, you die, and if you … Continue reading →

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Amazing Wine Facts With Which To Bore Your Friends, Annoy Your Neighbors and Pick Up Hot Babes

Posted on November 4, 2011 by intoxreport

They laughed when I sat down at the piano, but when I started to play with myself, they asked me—in no uncertain terms—to get the hell out of their villa. Well, those callous, holier-than-thou sophisticates actually did me a favor.  … Continue reading →

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A Custom-Painted Wine Glass By Becky Suriano Will Make You The ‘It’ Taster At Wine Shows, Absolutely Guaranteed

Posted on November 4, 2011 by intoxreport

Artist Becky Suriano of Wine Me? refers to her hand-painted wine glasses as ‘highly collectible’. A very unique perspective, I thought—isn’t ‘collectible’ (like ‘unique’) a word without qualifiers?  I mean, something is either collectible or it isn’t.  You can’t be … Continue reading →

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Celebrities Who Own Wineries: The Ego Has Landed

Posted on November 3, 2011 by intoxreport

Disclaimer:  What follows are the bitter ramblings of a winery-owner, Hollywood hambone, Heisman-Trophy-winner, rock-star wannabe.  They are to be taken with a grain of salt—whatever that means. And not only ‘taken with a grain of salt’—a lot of these cherished … Continue reading →

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Leading Women of Italian Wine Unite for a Worthy Cause

Posted on October 16, 2011 by intoxreport

Don’t you love it when wine people do things other than promote themselves?  And when they do good other things, it’s for some reason other than to garner publicity to promote themselves? An example?  On Wednesday evening, October 19, 2011 … Continue reading →

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