Here"s What 170-Year-Old Champagne Recovered From A Shipwreck Tastes Like

Every wine connoisseur knows the value of an aged wine, but few get the opportunity to sample 170-year-old Champagne from the bottom of the sea. In 2010, divers found 168 bottles of bubbly while exploring a shipwreck off the Finnish Aland archipelago in .....»»

Category: weirdSource: huffingtonpostApr 22nd, 2015

Russia"s Heavy Drinkers Turn To Moonshine, Cleaning Products

MOSCOW (AP) — As the economic crisis sweeps through Russia, a dangerous trend is emerging in this heavy-drinking country: the rise in consumption of potentially lethal moonshine, medical alcohol or even cleaning products. Layoffs, wage cuts and price i.....»»

Category: weirdSource: huffingtonpostMar 25th, 2015

New Self-Cleaning Paint Could Put An End To Washing Your Stuff

How great would it be to own a car that cleaned itself? Or clothing that resisted even tough stains like coffee and wine? You may soon find out. A new paint developed by researchers overseas can be applied to clothes, paper, glass, and steel and--when c.....»»

Category: weirdSource: huffingtonpostMar 10th, 2015

Wine From Civil War-Era Shipwreck To Be Uncorked In South Carolina

By Harriet McLeod CHARLESTON, S.C., March 6 (Reuters) - An intact bottle of wine recovered four years ago from the wreck of a Civil War blockade runner that sank off the coast of Bermuda in 1864 is going to be uncorked and sipped on Frid.....»»

Category: weirdSource: huffingtonpostMar 6th, 2015

Honest Wine Labels Describe Which Drinks Pair Best With Divorce Papers, And Other Situations

Chances are you've stepped into a liquor store not knowing exactly which bottle of wine you want to purchase. You might have an idea of the price range and whether you want red or white, but you might leave everything beyond that to the little placard rec.....»»

Category: weirdSource: huffingtonpostMar 5th, 2015

Judge seen driving tycoon"s seized Porsche in Brazil

The Brazilian judge presiding over criminal proceedings against charismatic entrepreneur Eike Batista, once Brazil's richest man, was seen on Tuesday driving a Porsche belonging to the fallen tycoon that had been seized by the court. The Brazilian judg.....»»

Category: weirdSource: canoeFeb 25th, 2015

Brazil judge in Batista case seen driving tycoon"s seized Porsche

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - The Brazilian judge presiding over criminal proceedings against charismatic entrepreneur Eike Batista, once Brazil's richest man, was seen on Tuesday driving a Porsche belonging to the fallen tycoon that had been seized by the c.....»»

Category: weirdSource: reutersFeb 24th, 2015

Red Wine -- And, OK, Grape Juice Too -- Might Help You Burn Fat

Everybody's heard (and perhaps too enthusiastically held on to?) the old maxim that a glass of red wine is good for your heart. And now, in new research that makes for a very happy headline, a small, proof-of-concept study suggests that the very same glas.....»»

Category: weirdSource: huffingtonpostFeb 11th, 2015

$300,000 in fine wine stolen from famed restaurant recovered

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- More than $300,000 in world-class wine stolen from a famed Napa Valley restaurant has been recovered from a private cellar on the other side of the country.........»»

Category: Source: associated-pressJan 23rd, 2015

Brandi Glanville Tosses Wine At Jeff Lewis After Eileen Davidson Incident

"Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" star Brandi Glanville certainly has her wine-toss down. On Tuesday night's episode of the Bravo reality series, Glanville threw a glass of wine in the face of "Days of Our Lives" actress and "RHOBH" co-star Eileen Davi.....»»

Category: weirdSource: huffingtonpostJan 7th, 2015

One Man Spent $150,000 On Cosmetic Procedures To Look Like Kim Kardashian

This takes "Keeping Up With The Kardashians" to a whole new level. Jordan James Parke, a British makeup artist, has reportedly spent $150,000 on cosmetic surgery to turn his dream of resembling Kim Kardashian into a reality: Bitch hand me the WINE!.....»»

Category: weirdSource: huffingtonpostDec 18th, 2014

Motor City drinkers rev up for free crack fries

The promise of free Crack Fries for a year had some Detroiters lining up outside the city's newest gastropub early Saturday morning. The promise of free Crack Fries for a year had some Detroiters lining up outside the city's newest gastropub early Satu.....»»

Category: weirdSource: canoeDec 14th, 2014

Unusual Company Curates the Ugliest Clothing Ever Made

Never drink box wine through a 3-foot bendy straw.It is not advisable to set an apron on fire and then raise it up a flagpole, to dramatically flap fireballs across the neighborhood, even if the article is composed 85 percent of nonflammable jingle bell.....»»

Category: weirdSource: huffingtonpostDec 5th, 2014

Peruvian frog juice drinkers laud health benefits

LIMA, Peru (AP) -- Frogs from Peru's Lake Titicaca are the main ingredient in a juice blend that some Andean cultures believe has the power to cure asthma, bronchitis, sluggishness and a low sex drive.........»»

Category: Source: associated-pressNov 18th, 2014

"The League," Season 6, Episode 11 Recap: EBDBBnB

Andre and Russell's wine bar, Menage a Cinq, is officially open for business and as such, the two have embarked on the best marketing campaign they could think of: vlogs! We're fortunate enough to get a glimpse of episode #34 and it DOES NOT disappoint. T.....»»

Category: weirdSource: huffingtonpostNov 13th, 2014

12 Cards To Celebrate Being Single And Blissfully Ex-Free

We've always subscribed to the belief that crying is necessary after a breakup. Curl up in the fetal position with nothing but a blanket and a tear-soaked Kleenex box. Let the tears and the wine flow freely during girl's night, ugly crying face be damned......»»

Category: weirdSource: huffingtonpostNov 5th, 2014

Amar"e Stoudemire Takes A Bath In Red Wine -- And Drinks In The Attention

Oft-injured New York Knicks forward Amar'e Stoudemire is hoping for a vintage year, so he's taking baths in red wine, naturally. On Wednesday, Stoudemire, 31, posted an Instagram picture of himself in a tub with red liquid. The caption reads, "Recovery.....»»

Category: weirdSource: huffingtonpostOct 17th, 2014

Dot Whine: France Angry Over .Vin Domain Names

The world's leading wine producer attacks the body that governs internet addresses over the new web domains......»»

Category: weirdSource: skyJun 24th, 2014

Rwandan warlord pleads not guilty of Congo crimes

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) -- A Rwandan-born warlord known as "The Terminator" insisted Tuesday he is innocent of charges including murder, rape, pillaging and using child soldiers in eastern Congo at his first appearance before the International Cri.....»»

Category: Source: associated-pressMar 26th, 2013

Britain"s government sells French wine to pay its drinks bill

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's government is selling vintage French wine at around 5,000 pounds a bottle ($7,500) in a bid to make its wine cellar self-funding as part of a national austerity drive and clamp-down on extravagant expenditure......»»

Category: weirdSource: reutersMar 1st, 2013