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02/20/2018

A well known winemaker is leading the effort to put more wine in a in your local grocery store.

02/19/2018

If you want to make a fashion statement with your wine, how about buying a leather covered barrel? Yes, it's a thing.

The barrel is the fruit of a canny collaboration between the winery and fashion house, which are both owned by luxury goods giant, the LVMH group. The 225 litre barrel, equivalent to 300 75cl bottles, is crafted from French oak and covered in Loewe leather.

02/18/2018

Yes, apparently drinking Champagne from a woman's high heels has been a thing, for a long time.

Quaffing bubbly from a high-heeled women's slipper is oddly iconic. Where did this strange practice come from, and where did it go?

02/17/2018

It's official. The former Russian republic of Georgia now has bragging rights when it comes to the history of wine.

Following the discovery earlier this month of the oldest wine in history, Georgia’s fame has made it into the Guinness Book of World Records. The evidence of ancient wine-making was found to date back as far as 8000 years ago during the Neolithic period.

02/16/2018

You may soon be able to mix your own Champagne at home, if you have the right kitchen appliance.

It will be available for a limited time through Germany's SodaStream online store.

02/15/2018

One distiller is taking the old saying, "waste not, want not" seriously when it comes to reusing the wine in a spit bucket.

Spit buckets containing 500 litres of discarded wine give Tasmanian distiller an idea on sustainability

02/14/2018

Want to impress your wine snob friends? Test them on their knowledge about Penfolds' G3 vino.

The Penfolds G3 wine is twice as expensive as it should be.

02/13/2018

Just in time for Valentine's Day. The list of the world's most expensive wines to help you shop for that special gift for that special someone.

List of the 50 most expensive wines in the world with average prices for investing. Top 10 best worldwide. Dearest large-format bottle ever sold globally.

02/12/2018

Believe it or not, unsold wine may be ending up in your car's gas tank.

In the wine industry, when your product outweighs your demand, there are few ways to legally dispose of it.

02/11/2018

Trading socks for wine? Restaurants in one city gave it a try, to help the homeless.

Best deal ever.

02/10/2018

When it comes to winemaking down under, one family's motto is "Like father, like daughter."

“MAYBE I was stubbornly hopeful,” Howard Anderson says of the mindset that carried him through the first decade of running his own winery in North East Victoria.

02/09/2018

If you're hitting the slopes this winter, more resorts are keeping chilled bubbly on hand after your hard day on the slopes.

The bubbly allure of beer and Champagne is being adopted by ski resorts around North America -- with an educational twist.The latest après ski is...