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Grocery stores in England are struggling to keep up with customer demand for Le Froglet. Basically a lunchbox pudding cup with a stem, Le Froglet is a single-serve plastic goblet of French wine with a tear-off lid.

Once you get past the imprudence of introducing yet another single-use, disposable plastic item into the waste stream, it is easy to understand the product’s appeal, in a down-market kind of way. The convenience and freedom of glass- and corkscrew-free portability even outweighs the less than stellar reviews received by the wines. Read entire article.

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What was once an anecdote is supported by mounting evidence: we really do ‘let ourselves go’ when we’re in a relationship.

Cozying up on the couch with Netflix and a pizza. Intimate dinners complete with wine and dessert. Lazy Sunday mornings with bagels and the newspaper.

Of course you’re getting fat. Read entire article.

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Hand over that wine list, buster!

Women wine drinkers have overtaken men. Women buy more, spend more, drink more. And it’s not the proverbial glass of Chardonnay– red wine is favored by a wide margin.

Women and wine are a natural match. Read entire article.

House beer makes its move.

We have grown comfortable with the concept of house wines. Gone are the days of wine by-the-glass or carafe whose only virtue was a low price. House wines today are more likely to be high quality bottlings  that are selected for their ability to complement the menu. Now we see restaurants doing the same for beer. Read entire article.

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The Wall Street Journal has one. And the New York Times. Playboy Magazine too.

What’s a news organization to do?

Newspapers and magazines have turned to selling wine as a new way of generating revenue from readers. There’s nothing new about the business model. Classified ads were the traditional way for publishers to take advantage of the communities they created. With subscriptions dwindling and the advent of free Craigslist classifieds, a diverse group of publishers has applied the same principles to wine clubs. Read entire article.

The office party.  The neighbors’ open house. Nogs and bubbly and toddies.  A little too much holiday cheer?

Forget about the hair of the dog; you need food.

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