Study claims Vino helps women shed pounds
New data released Monday from the Archives of Internal Medicine manages to make both our hearts and palates soar. Here's the scoop. Light to moderate alcohol consumption, especially red wine, is not only good for a woman's heart, it's also good for her waistline. Producers from the television...
Seattle Wine Gal’s strange trip to Tweetup Queen
Yes, my past surprises people. I openly admit to having had a rough adolescence. I had severe depression and behavioral problems, which led me to “special kid” classes/schools, learning disabilities, and other problems which I will not mention (but thankfully overcame). I created Seattle Wine Gal as an experiment....
Diesel knows Stupid is as Stupid does
One of the first things that come into my head when I think about any clever ad campaign with clothes is precisely what the brand is trying to sell me in the coming season. And most of the time my idea is right, but Diesel is a label that routinely...
Is Curling the world’s sexiest drinking game?
Let's talk about fun, drinking and romance while gaming but let's not look away from reality when we do it -- wine is not and has never been a beverage for the drinking game. So we can eliminate it from this conversation. There are and have always been...
Video+Book=Vook. Do the cash math
A Vook is a digital kind of book that manages to interweave video, links to the internet and text into one application that's available both on the Web and as a mobile application. It was interesting when it began in 2009 with some modest titles ranging from The 90...
Sidney Crosby, Wine and The Hockey Zen
Hockey used to be the quintessential beer sport, right? It's true. I mean think about it. Would any self respecting hockey fan ever have been caught dead with a glass of wine watching a game with friends who knew actually him? But it's beginning to happen. ...
San Diego’s Vin De Syrah; Go Ask Alice
When you reach out to a brilliant designer like Michael Soriano and ask for a completely sick wine bar stand back cause what you're likely going to get is something like the incomparable Vin De Syrah downtown in the Gaslamp district. Soriano was able to do what he does best—create...
Beatles Wine: Please Please No
Beatles artist Shannon has taken the Beatles butcher cover and given it some vintage through the design of a new set of wine bottles. If the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame had a category of worst band ideas ever, this would surely have to land near or at...
