Filed under: Wine
Filed under: Wine
Martini & Rossi, the Italian winemaker founded in 1863 and famous for its iconic vermouth, has launched a new sparkling rosé in time for summer. Filed under: Wine
Paris Hilton once dipped herself in gold for an ad campaign to promote Rich Prosecco, a sparkling wine in a can but that may not have been enough. The Sun reports that 30,000 units of the canned wine are sitting in a warehouse in Serbia. They say that a Stockport auctioneer has been given the task of offering up the wine at discount prices. So far the cans are only offered in batches of at least 5,000 and they expire in May.Filed under: Wine
Filed under: Wine
Karma, the elegant California brut-style sparkling wine in modern single-serving bottles, has partnered with Richard Branson's California-based Virgin America airlines on upscale cocktails for high fliers. Created by San Diego native Patrick Wilson, the premium ready-to-drink treat is packaged in a glass bottle resembling a champagne flute. Filed under: Wine
Filed under: Wine
Rising fuel prices have some curious and wide-ranging consequences. The Financial Times reports it may be making your Champagne bottles thinner. Champagne bottles traditionally weigh more than a bottle of still wine in order to contain the pressure of sparkling wine. Bottles used to be smashed against ship bows for launching are thinned for easy breakage. But thinner bottles take less energy to create and are cheaper to ship.Filed under: Wine
Donna Karan's fashion line DKNY is celebrating its 20th anniversary in traditional fashion, with a bottle of bubbly. Or many bottles in this case, the brand is working with Napa winery Chandon to create a DKNY sparkling wine which will have a special bottle design and will be available at the Chandon winery in Napa and on Chandon.com, as well as being given to guests attending the spring/summer 2009 runway show in New York.Filed under: Wine
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Italian prosecco is in the process of re-branding itself as the "softer, lighter" bubbly, not to mention cheaper. Production has already increased thirty-fold over the past four decades, with plans for greater distribution particularly to emerging wine markets like China, where marketing drives the majority of sales, relegating prosecco to champagne wannabe status. Hence Italy's support of reserving the name prosecco for wine produced only within the region, a formerly Slovenian area that's been growing grapes since the 1500s, to up the exclusivity factor. Oh, and then there was that little Paris Hilton promo. Italian winemakers disparaged the pairing (she was, after all, promoting an Austrian-crafted sparkling wine in a can), but Paris certainly knows a thing or two about aspirational status.Filed under: Wine
Following fast on the heels of Spanish wine, Mundo Gay comes France's first gay wine. Decanter reports that Tendre Bulle Gay Vin will be launched by Domaine de Boyer on July 1.The wine is a sparkling rosé from Languedoc-Roussillon. The bottle will show two heads in profile facing each other. The words 'Gay Vin' appear underneath and the letters G and L, for gay and lesbian, will appear on the capsule. About 13,000 bottles have already been made of the non-vintage, méthode champenoise Gay Vin. Sounds like the perfect wine for a gay marriage celebration.Filed under: Wine
Champagne producer Louis Roederer has put a new twist on aging their sparkling wine, they are testing out aging the wine in the cold seawater 50 feet down in the bay of Mont Saint-Michel off the coast of Normandy, France. Roederer has placed several dozen bottles underwater and plan to bring them up in one year and hold a tasting session to compare them against wines aged the traditional way in their sellers. Roederer is the first producer to test aging sparkling wine in this way but others use this message for still wines including the Cavas Submarinas wine from Chile.Filed under: Wine
The folks from Marilyn Wines, the brand emblazoned with the image of Marilyn Monroe, have released a new sparkling wine for those who want to celebrate New Year's Eve with a bubbly blonde. The Blonde de Noirs 2004 is a sparkling blend of Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Pinot Meunier from California's North Coast. The lightly pinkish wine is described as having delicate fruit and a persistent sparkle. They have produced 1,000 cases of the wine and it sells for $30.Filed under: Wine
Filed under: Wine
Ayala, a French champagne house owned by Bollinger has launched a sugar-free version of French champagne. The Cuvée Rosé Nature is a a pink champagne with no added sugar. While a normal flute of champagne runs 89 calories, the new rosé will be around 65 for a per bottle total of 390 calories rather than 534. The wine is missing the liquefied sugar, called the dosage, which is normally added to champagne before bottling to balance the flavor. The zero dosage rosé is is designed to appeal to wmen looking for a low-calorie, low-sugar option. The bottles will sell for around £45 each. The company also makes a no dosage version of their Brut Majeur champagne.Porsche EstateOfTheDay furniture travel sothebys Golf art HandbagOfTheDay celebrity main-pedia scotch decor-awards auction-house superyacht handbag CelebrityRealEstate Hamptons watch NewYork hotel artwork decor auction china FrankfurtMotorShow scotland HotelDeals NewYorkCity bmw london chronograph frankfurt italy Mercedes-benzFashionWeek cadillac-pedia FrankfurtAutoShow LouisVuitton Mercedes-Benz Frankfurt2009 hotels artist whisky wine auctionhouse timepiece ferrari handbags fashion jewelry RealEstate
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