$1,000 bottles in Times Square basement
Big Apple wine lovers are enduring a sour season. It’s been a rough year for people who spend big bucks on rare bottles and entrust them to New York City’s … Read More
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UK: Alcohol-free beverages to be labelled as ‘wine’ amid industry rule easing
The UK government wants to water down wine in an effort to make consumers’ lives easier and favour the post-Brexit UK wine industry. ADVERTISEMENT The relaxed rules proposed by the … Read More
River of wine flows through Portuguese town
They sure kept the wine flowing. Locals of a small town in coastal Portugal were left stunned when a river of red wine flowed through their streets on Sunday, after … Read More
LA Thieves make off with $700K worth of rare wine from liquor store
They made a grape escape. Brazen thieves broke into a Los Angeles liquor store and stole roughly $700,000 worth of rare wines, according to the store owner. The heist happened … Read More
Jeff Bezos mocked for $4K engagement wine: ‘Mega ripped off’
Jeff Bezos splashed out some major dough on wine to toast his engagement to Lauren Sanchez last week. But a popular New York City wine seller said the billionaire Amazon … Read More
Jeff Bezos, Lauren Sanchez toast engagement with $4,000 wine
You can’t expect a billionaire to toast his engagement with Bartles and Jaymes. Jeff Bezos, 59, and Lauren Sanchez, 53 celebrated their new relationship status with some very pricey and … Read More
‘Two Buck Chuck’ wine creator Fred Franzia dead at 79
Wine legend Fred Franzia — creator of the iconic “Two Buck Chuck’ blend” — has died. He was 79. Franzia was a founding partner and CEO of Bronco Wine Company. … Read More
Americans snubbing stocks for sneakers, video games, purses
Freaking out about the markets? Turns out, there’s an alternative asset class that’s surging even as the indexes are de-fanged: luxury goods. According to Bordeaux Index, a wine and spirits … Read More
More people ‘treat themselves’ now than ever before: poll
Carpe diem, as they say. Two-thirds of Americans claim they have adopted a “seize the day” mindset ever since the onset of the pandemic, a new survey says. Conducted by … Read More
French wine country has earliest harvest ever after drought
The landscape in the prestigious vineyards of Bordeaux looks the same as ever, with healthy, ripe grapes hanging heavy off rows of green vines. But this year something is starkly … Read More
