La Vallée des Arômes: The multiple award-winning chardonnay from a small cooperative in Southern France

La Vallée des Arômes


by Dora Haller Southern France’s Languedoc-Roussillon region is the single biggest wine-producing area in the whole world. Vineyards of all sizes can be found among the region’s 700,000 acres stretching from Provence to the border of Spain, but one standout we recently had…

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SOMM: Director Jason Wise offers a glimpse into the most grueling test in wine

SOMM


How much do you know about wine? That’s essentially the question that a few select candidates are asked each year at the Master Sommelier Exam. But the manner of questioning is far from straightforward, instead taking…

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Poptop!

Like the name suggests, the Poptop wine stopper (say that 10x fast!) takes the form of the aluminum can’s distinctive tab for an intuitive and playful way to preserve your favorite libations. Super easy to use, simply push the rubber stopper into the open bottle and click the tab to create an airtight seal. When you’re ready for more, just pull the tab and yank the reusable stopper out!

Designer: Jae Hyuk Lee


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Reinventing the Bottle: Three specially packaged white wines for warm-weather drinking

Reinventing the Bottle


Sometimes a simple tweak to the classic wine bottle is all it takes to turn a chilled glass of white into an all-out warm weather celebration. Dressing up all kinds of leisure activities—from watching the playoffs on TV to attending baby or wedding showers—elements like fluid shapes, storied inspiration, and…

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This Corkscrew Sucks!

Literally. It’s called “My Corkscrew Sucks” and it does… in the best way! Lots of people love to collect their old wine corks for keepsake, but regular wine corks damage the cork in the process of opening. This design uses suction to pull out the cork, ensuring that it’s left perfectly in tact. It’s just as quick to use, safer, and takes less muscle!

Designer: Alan Kwok


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Animals Getting Tipsy

Gotto love this clever wine rack that resembles the spirits of the animal kingdom! With the options of stocking your wine on a reindeer, elephant, penguin and Doberman, the choice is really tough. On a side note, you better assemble the wine accessory before you down a glass or two!

Designer: Choi Jinyoung – Conte bleu


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Iron and Wine – Joy

Voici le clip officiel illustrant le morceau « Joy » d’Iron and Wine, issu de l’album Ghost on Ghost. Cette création visuellement forte, mélange des projections d’animations faîtes à l’aquarelle sur des décors filmés en stop-motion. Une vidéo poétique réalisée par Hayley Morris à découvrir dans la suite.

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Interview: Richard Geoffroy: Dom Pérignon’s Chef de Cave on the vintner’s exquisite 2002 Rosé

Interview: Richard Geoffroy

One of my favorite people to sit down and have a glass of champagne with is Dom Pérignon’s head wine maker, the doctor turned Chef de Cave Richard Geoffroy. He’s a magician, a poet and a man deeply passionate about the quirks of the land and the grapes it…

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Phenol55: Off-site wine storage in Seattle introduces an iPad app to make collecting more convenient

Phenol55

For the wine enthusiast looking to get serious about keeping bottles, but lacking the space at home to do so, off-site storage can provide a handy, well-managed solution. Even those with the square footage and disposable income to install a temperature-controlled catacomb in their own home might still miss…

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