Drinks After Dark

October 16th, 2008

Pour like a Pro

Take a look at this baby. Now you can pour like the pros.
“A sleek blend of form and function, the Skybar(tm) Wine Preservation & Optimization System as designed by Altitude, Inc. is the first home accessory to chill, pour and preserve multiple bottles of wine from a single system. “
What does that […]

By Colleen Coplick -- 0 comments

September 29th, 2008

Beautiful Bordeaux

Tis the season for Bordeaux, the beautifully complex wine that collectors vie to get a single bottleof. In fact, a bottle of 1787 Chateau Lafite became the most expensive wine ever in 1985 when it sold for $210,000 at Christie’s.
The reason for this? Bordeaux completely embraces the concept of terroir: the idea that wines taste […]

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September 5th, 2008

A Bottle and a Half

Like music, wine is made in an almost limitless variety of styles to suit every meal, mood or occasion. Within any given bottle you might find an uplifting sparkling wine; a fresh and racy white; a lusty red, or a luscious dessert wine. The problem is, however, that because so many people are limited […]

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September 4th, 2008

Gary Vaynerchuk, Unplugged.

A few months ago, when Gary was in Seattle, I had the pleasure of getting a precious 45 minutes with him, in which we sipped, slurped and critiqued wine,  and talked about some of things his book touches on, but that the other reporters he talks to haven’t asked him about.

See, I didn’t want […]

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August 19th, 2008

Wine Searcher: The Industry Go To

I’m a full-on spirits girl. I love my hard alcohol.

Don’t get me wrong, I like wine too, but I really KNOW spirits. Now that Drinks After Dark is my own world, I need to start being schooled more about wine. I’m learning. Quite seriously, actually.
In the process of my education, I found […]

By Colleen Coplick -- 2 comments

August 17th, 2008

Paris Hilton Makes Wine

Who knew? I found out at VinoCamp.

The drink is described as: "The perfect ’starter drink’ for your night or a special pleasure as a reward at the end of the day." Paris has launched a new "bubbly blonde" drink - which comes in original, passion fruit and strawberry.
Of course she has. She already has her […]

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July 3rd, 2008

At the bar and not sure what to drink

There will be many times you’re in a new place with unfamiliar sounds, people and menus. In fact, if this sounds odd to you…then I really do suggest you branch out and explore your city some more.
Some places will veer in the direction of ‘tourist’. The wine offerings here might just make you or someone […]

By Rachel Segal -- 1 comment

June 27th, 2008

What would you ask Gary Vaynerchuk?

If you had an hour to sit and talk with Gary Vee, what would you ask him?
I’m moments away from crashing so that I can get up early and head down to Seattle to have my hour of face to face with Vaynerchuk himself. I’m looking forward to it, and working on coming up with […]

By Colleen Coplick -- 2 comments

June 4th, 2008

Wine + Twitter = winetweets!

As an avid wino AND Twitter-er, this makes total sense to me. Thanks to fellow wine lover and VC, Fred Wilson, we now have winetweets - “a self organizing twitter group bot”.
From Fred’s post about winetweets:
1) join twitter
2) go to winetweets and hit the follow button (if you want the updates on your phone select […]

By Rachel Segal -- 1 comment

June 2nd, 2008

Light Reading: Cheese & Wine Book by Janet Fletcher

Want to impress your friends? Step up from the same old chips and dip at your next soiree? Not a problem - with Janet Fletcher’s Cheese & Wine: A Guide to Selecting, Pairing, and Enjoying, side effects not only include salivating while looking at the lovely photos (keep a napkin next to you, let’s […]

By Rachel Segal -- 0 comments