Kris Chislett

Funny April 1, 2011

Facebook Announces “Breathalyze My Status” App…

A little-known website called “Facebook” (apparently it’s some sort of “social networking” service), recently announced a brand new application, which it hopes will revolutionize the way you think about updating your social status! It used to be that drunk dialing was the thorn-in-the-side of the intoxicated cell phone user, then it became drunk texting; and now with the recent surge in social media, drunken status updates have become the next big problem. Introducing the “Breathalyze…

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Funny, News March 30, 2011

Frisbee Golf and Wine – As It Turns Out, a Great Combination!

I’d never even heard of Frisbee Golf until a couple of years ago. As it turns out it’s a perfect Sunday activity! The basic premise is kind of the same as regular golf, except you are using Frisbees, and the holes are metal cage-type nets. 18 holes, lowest score wins. Oh, and it helps if you bring some wine!      

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News March 30, 2011

What it Takes to Become Featured

  Over the previous months, and increasingly over the coming months, you are going to see more and more wineries becoming featured on this website. I have spent and continue to spend a huge amount of time working on this site and its social media accounts (and I’m having great fun doing it) . I therefore thought it was worth explaining the criteria a winery needs to meet in order to officially become featured, and…

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Funny March 29, 2011

Wine Fact of the Day – Taste the Rainbow.

Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company, a division of Mars, Inc, in a joint venture between an undisclosed French vineyard, have recently announced that they have managed to replicate the flavors of their popular Skittles brand into grape form (see photo on left)! The flavors of individual grapes range from Strawberry, Banana and Orange, through to the more obscure Kiwi Lime, Strawberry Starfruit, and Blue Raspberry Lemon. "We’ve been looking for a way to take our brand…

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Facts, News March 28, 2011

Top 10 Facts about FLASQ Wines

  10. FLASQ is the first domestic wine sold in 100% recyclable aluminum containers. 9. Aluminum is recycled at a rate of over 50%, compared with 20% for glass, thereby making it a greener product. The FLASQ bottle is made of 99.7% pure aluminum, which makes it ideal for recycling. 8. From the package to the wine itself, FLASQ wines are made using 100% American-made products. There’s not too many wines which can boast that!

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News March 28, 2011

Introducing FLASQ Wines!

  FLASQ wines are 100% American-made and bottled in eco-friendly, easy-to-handle, easy-to-chill aluminum bottles. FLASQ wines are half bottles that conveniently serve two full glasses of wine. Currently, FLASQ is only available in Chardonnay and Merlot, so this is only a 3-day feature, however they are looking to expand into more grape varietals in the near future (and are accepting suggestions). The wines have been tasted, and I’m happy with the quality, so let’s get…

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Facts March 26, 2011

What is a Negociant?

Négociant [Nay-hohs-yahng] is a term that gets thrown around a lot, but not too many people really know the true meaning of the word. French in origin, a négociant is a word used to describe someone who buys their raw materials i.e. grapes or wine, and then produce, bottle and market it under their own label. Sometimes, such as in the label in the photo, you’ll see négociant-éleveur which really just means that the négociant…

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Facts, News March 25, 2011

Preserving Wine – The Facts

Sometimes (but admittedly not that often for me), you run into the issue that you have an open bottle of wine which you just can’t seem to finish-off. There seems to be an ever increasing amount of gadgets on the market which claim to preserve your opened bottle of wine, much longer than if you were to simply put the cork back in. I’ve always found that in the extraordinary case of having an unfinished…

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