I love an innovative company especially when it's a small one with a handful of employees. Afro cafe is one such company with African themed products consisting of coffees, teas and other African themed merchandise. Their wine box radio is a novel way of promoting African Music and is really quite ingenious. And yes the radio

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Want to be the talk of the office party this season? Let’s face it. Serving yourself food with a wine glass in the other hand can be a challenge. That’s where this gadget, the wine holder necklace, comes in handy. Hands free imbibing for $15 for the discerning wine lovers in our midst! I enjoy these silly gadgets, and it would make a good gag

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What makes wine expensive is not just the taste or how much it was aged. Sometimes, it's not even the wine itself that gives it its value - it's the bottle. People have the tendency to collect old stuff and would pay a high price to have a certain item. Here are three of the most expensive bottles of wine in the world.

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Wine making depends upon a wine maker's knowledge of delicious flavor profiles. In other words, you can't make good wine if you don't know what good wine tastes like. While this is somewhat subjective, there are basic components of quality wines that seems to be universal in nature. This article explores the relationship between winetastin

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Every once in a while there seems to be another scientific study telling us about the incredible health benefits of drinking wine.

I generally don’t like the taste of alcohol and may have a sip or two of wine once in half a year, if that.

But according to some research at the University at Buffalo, drinking white wine may help your lung

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Picking the wine in a restaurant can be an intimidating task for many people. As you move up the corporate ladder, the business dinner will become part of your life. Learning to pick the wine at a business dinner allows you to shine in front of the boss in a very subtle way. It shows that you are mature, well rounded, assertive, and that y

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Earthlings, beware! Fancy dinner dates are out during the economic recession. We do not understand why humans spend so much money to go out on dates when the end result is the same every time. Humans are sexual creatures and very predictable. It is all about sex, sex, sex.

Why don't Earthlings simply ask the opposite sex to

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Join me in my umpteenth trip to Paris, where I leave all the usual sites behind. I try to visit unusual places that will give me a real flavor of the city. I'm not always successful.

This is from my blog FoodNetworkMusings.blogspot.com, which includes reviews and analyses of many Food Network Shows. I try to look at these d

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Wine and food pairings are not just delicious but fun too. Many people are intimidated at the thought of choosing a wine for their meal. Should I pick Cabernet, Chianti, Chardonnay or Merlot? Don't be intimidated, forget about the stereotypes and go with what tastes good to you. Be willing to take a chance with things you've

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Greek wines are gaining a lot recognition these days internationally. Although, other wines such as French and Italian have a strangle hold on the international wine markets, Greek wines are slowly gaining the recognition they deserve. Greek wines are high quality wines primarily due to the excellent quality and great varietie

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Imagine eight distinctive Californian wineries rolled into one fashionable tasting room in the heart of San Francisco. The Press Club, which opened in Sept 10, is one such venue which is creating quite a buzz among connoisseurs and amateurs alike. You walk into a spacious and stylish tasting room which allows you to acquaint

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If your a homebrewer or winemaker and have trouble fiquring out how to use your hydrometer you need to read this article. You get a step by step explanation on how to use your hydrometer. For those that do not know what a hydrometer does, it measures the amount of sugar in your beginning beer or wine. Yeast then turns the sugar into alcohol

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