National Wine Day: Raise Your Glass on May 25th

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Cheers! We are coming up on National Wine Day on Saturday, May 25th. Wine has been with us for a long, long time and I think we should celebrate. What will you be drinking; red, white, or maybe a rose'? You could also visit local wineries if you have any in your area. Cheers!

Chardonnay Day: May 23rd

Once again #ChardonnayDay is coming up. This year it's Thursday, May 23rd. It's a virtual online tasting with people joining worldwide. Sign up on Evenbrite and tweet away using the hashtag #ChardonnayDay.

World Whisky Day: Saturday, May 18th

What will you be sipping for World Whisky Day on Saturday, May 18th? Tell me, on the rocks, neat, or maybe with soda? You can follow along on Twitter @WorldWhiskyDay.

DeLille Cellars: Bacchus Capital Management Now an Investor

Bacchus Capital Management Provides Significant Growth Capital to DeLille Cellars And Acquires Panther Creek (via PR Newswire)

Renowned Wine Makers Chris Upchurch and Tony Rynders to Join Forces with Bacchus View all images Download image Download image Download image SAN FRANCISCO, May 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Bacchus Capital Management, LLC, a San Francisco-based private equity firm providing strategic capital in the wine…

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How to Enjoy Wine: Wine

Wine Talk: How to enjoy wine (via The Register-Mail)

  Tapping into the pleasure of wine would seem to be a simple matter of popping a cork and pouring the wine into a decent glass, and for the most part it is. Yet there are easy things anyone can do that might enhance the experience. Half the battle for most people is finding out what they like. Do…

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Wine Tasting: There's an App for That!

Wineries Launch Innovative Mobile App Programs For Spring Holidays (via PR Newswire)

Wine marketers leverage new Hello Vino app features including a retail locator using geolocation and targeted messages on shoppers' smartphones. Download image SAN FRANCISCO, April 11, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Hello Vino, Inc., creator of the Hello Vino mobile app with an installed user base of…

Wine Crafts: 8+ Ways to Upcycle Wine Corks Creatively

8+ Ways to Upcycle Wine Corks Creatively (via sustainablog)

There is a bit of a toll on the environment when it comes to wine. The bottles are dark glass and so are easily recycled. But the corks are another story. What are you supposed to do with those strange little tops? How about upcycling them? There are plenty of ideas online. Here are seven cool ways…