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Wine Charms for Every Occasion

Wondering what to gift your hostess for today?s cocktail party? Here is the perfect gift. Wine charms. It is as charming as it sounds. Perfect for dinners, get-togethers, parties, wine tasting events and theme parties. With an attractive wine charm, you can keep track of your glass, as it will be tagged with an elegant charm. It can also be used for beer mugs and other glasses. Wouldn?t it be fun to tag a Monopoly wine charm to your glass? With pieces such as Free Parking, Community Chest and Go To Jail, it will surely make excellent conversation. At a poker game, you could choose the poker wine charm, which comes with six different cards. Loop it around your glass and you are surely bound to win!

Going to a bridal shower? Or a wedding party? Carry along a set of Pewter Wine Charms. It comes with a wedding car and cake, a wedding invitation and a bride and groom! It is ideal for the occasion. Do you prefer gold and silver metal beads? You can get it at just $9.99. It comes along with a silver pouch. For the same price you can get gambler charms, mythical charms and art charms. If you are looking for elegance and a little class, then multi-colored beads should be your choice. For those who love the sea, there is a boating wine charm. It has several attachments such as an anchor, wheel and sail. For beach lovers there is a beach wine charm complete with sun, sea and surf!

Or maybe you prefer a BBQ wine charm or a Big Money Pewter Wine Charm, both available at $9.99. A perfect gift for a woman would be a flower based wine charm, which looks so attractive you will want to carry it away with you. If you host is a stargazer, then the celestial wine charm is best suited. There really is a charm for every occasion. You name it and someone has already created it. Such a variety is difficult to find in other products. These wine charms are made with such precision and care that one would think it should be more expensive. However, wine charms are quite affordable and you can buy one that suits your taste.

For example, a golfer could go for the golf wine charm and an artist can go for the art wine charm. You can even find wine charm that relate to different countries in the world. The Egyptian wine charm comes with colored beads. During the festive season of Christmas, the Christmas wine charm is very apt. There is wine charms based on dogs, cats, insects, pets, wild animals, medicine, winter? the list goes on.

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Wine Charms for Every Occasion


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Current California Wine News

The Wines are Great, But Just Check Out their (still single) Vintner:: Southern Oregon

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 07:36:35 -0800
I recently returned from a jammed packed week filled with incredible food, wine and local sights as we explored Southern Oregon. I will go into detail at a later time but here’s my public service announcement for all you single women. Troon Vineyard is an internationally recognized, award winning, boutique winery, with a vibrant team dedicated to the pursuit of “good times and fine wines.” It’s situated right in the heart of the Applegate Valley, set on a beautiful 98 acre property with brea

First Annual Ohio vs Michigan Wine Clash

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 03:56:11 -0800
You've heard of Bud Bowl, right? Well, panels of wine tasters in Ann Arbor and Columbus recently gathered to judge over 60 selected consumer-selected wines from Michigan and Ohio. It was the first purely consumer-selected judging of wines in either state and also unique by being limited to wines from grapes exclusively from Ohio & Michigan wines. Ohio and Michigan share a centuries-old tradition of viticulture which was wrecked by Prohibition but has re-emerged in recent times. From the Oh

A Cupcake Surprise ~ Marketing Genius at its Best & My Happy Unbirthday Party

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 22:34:11 -0800
by Katie Kelley… Wine samples arrived unexpectedly at my door today, in a bright pink box. When I opened the bright pink box, I found another bright pink box inside. This one looked to be a cake box from an upscale bakery, with the Cupcake Vineyards logo printed on top of it. Already a fan of the Cupcake Chardonnay, I began to understand what I’d find inside. When I opened the cake box, I found an 8 1/2 x 11 glossy photo of a chocolate cupcake sitting on a “tile” of wine corks. This added a

All Taste? and Just a Trace

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 18:01:33 -0800
A warm grape design inlay accents this beautiful wood and bamboo chest, accommodating a bottle of selected non alcoholic wine. It truly exudes the rustic spirit of the vineyard, and the sophistication of the fine non alcoholic wine inside. Ariel Chardonnay or Cabernet, are available. Gift is approximately 14” x 5” x 4”. USD 39.95 | Non-Alcoholic Baskets | Read more...


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How to Make Wine at Home

Today, wine-making is considered something of an art form. People pay ridiculous amounts of money for what they consider to be fine wines. But years and years ago, all wines were made within the home. When you know how to make wine, you can not only save yourself some money, but also take pride in learning this lost art.

When you set out to learn how to make wine, there is so much different information available that wine-making suddenly becomes a complicated scientific process. While it?s true a certain amount of scientific ?magic? is needed to turn grape juice into wine, there?s nothing complex about it. In fact, once you learn how to make wine you discover that it?s actually rather simply done.

If you know how to make wine, you can use almost any recipe and even being experimenting with different ingredients to produce the flavors you most enjoy. Most wines originate with grapes, and in fact grapes are probably the easiest base ingredient to use for wine (grapes already containing much of the natural sugars and yeast that are needed to produce wine), but in fact you can get creative and use almost any combination of ingredients you desire.

One simple recipe if you?re just learning how to make wine beings with a few gallons of grape juice. Depending on how much wine you want, you can use as few as one or as many as ten gallons of grape juice. Do not open the container, but place it somewhere out of the sun where it will remain at a fairly constant room temperature. Leave it there for at least four weeks to allow for the fermentation process. Next, open the grape juice (do not stir or shake), and siphon off the contents on top. You want to leave the sediment in the container, and throw the entire container away. Voila! Now you know how to make wine. You can even put your wine into bottles with corks to make it seem more decadent.

The basic recipe for wine-making is simple. You simply extra the juices (and flavors) from your ingredients by pressing, soaking, or crushing them. Next, add sugars, spices, and yeast and put everything into a jar, crock, bucket, or pail. Store, covered, at room temperature for at least one week to allow for fermentation. After this, strain the liquid from the pulp and put the liquid in some sort of tightly-closed jug. Allow this second batch of liquid to ferment for several weeks (up to two months) and repeat the siphoning process. You?ll want to repeat the fermentation process one more time (at least three in total, or as many times as it takes for the wine to have a clear appearance) before bottling your home brew. If the taste is not to your liking, allow the bottles to ?age? for several months and then taste the wine again. When you know how to make wine, you can create any flavor you desire ? and will never again have to spend a fortune on buying ?fine wine.?

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Headlines on Wine Ingredients

Think Godzilla's Scary? Meet His Lawyers

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 15:35:14 -0800
Godzilla's owner wages an epic legal battle in the United States, suing or threatening to sue anybody it believes is infringing the great monster's copyrights and trademarks — from bloggers to movie studios, national advertisers and even wineries. Just like in the movies, Godzilla usually prevails.

Fermented grape juice languishes

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 15:10:47 -0800
Anyone living in California over the last ten years or so has surely noticed the explosive growth in the state's wine industry. Having developed something of a taste for red wine over the years, we've felt fortunate to have lived in an area where you can get such decent wine for such a low price. We are reminded of how spoiled we've become every time we travel and this will surely be one of the few downsides to leaving the Golden State. What's been funny to watch over the last three or four ye

Solar Sailor Unveils Solar Powered Yachts

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 14:56:39 -0800
Everyone takes a trip via the sea at times and yachts have been known to be powered via the usual fuel engines that are contributing towards carbon emissions everyone is talking about as well. While many boats can turn to the usual natural wind power to navigate by sea, Solar Sailor has unveiled its solar powered contraptions that can help not only bring down carbon emissions but reduce the fuel consumption of sea lovers today. Solar Sailor believe that by using solar and wind energy powe

Wineries ask council to reconsider bylaw (Belleville Intelligencer)

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 14:07:48 -0800
PICTON — An attempt to alter a bylaw limiting the operations of wineries in Prince Edward County hit a snag here this week. Council voted ...]

Calcareous Cellars - Paso Robles Winery Info

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 14:00:05 -0800
Good site for winery reviews. Interactive with fancy search engine to find wineries. Maps. Education. Very cool.


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