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WineRack 2.0 - For Your Bottle Viewing Pleasure

Written By: Matthew Apsokardu on Thursday, June 26, 2008

Classic Wines introduces revolutionary software to improve your wine shopping experience.

Wine is such a traditional part of human culture, it's difficult to envision anything besides rows of bottles in a dusty cellar. With such an old-world persona, it stands to reason that wine has seen a sluggish transition into the online universe. Classic Wines has worked hard to bring vino into the 21st century, and now has taken a dynamic...read more

 

Not Your Typical Wine Dinner

Written By: Randy Torban on Wednesday, June 25, 2008

Wine and Food Pairings at Marmont Steakhouse

Who isn't a fan of wine dinners -- food prepared by an executive chef, and wine selected especially for those dishes. Great pairings not only make for a great night; they also give you plenty of ideas to take home with you. There's just one thing: I don't want so much structure throughout the whole meal. I'd like the education, but I would...read more

 

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The Hottest Wine Accessories You Might Not Know About

Written By: Matthew Apsokardu on Thursday, June 19, 2008

Got all the gadgets and wiz-bangs there are to get? Maybe not.

All anyone really needs to enjoy wine is a glass, a corkscrew, and a bottle. But what fun is that!? There are some really neat accessories out there that can enhance your wine experience. Here are some fun ones that might just change your outlook on wine. Wine Saver Concerto by Vacunin - What happens when you open a bottle of wine but...read more

 

The 2008 Philadelphia Wine Festival

Written By: Randy Torban on Wednesday, June 11, 2008

PLCB - Show us what you've got!

I'm not able to get out to the California wine regions as often as I'd like to. So, I always look forward to the 200 plus wineries that come to me for the Philadelphia Wine Festival. That special time of the year when I can stumble around, tasting $10, $20, $50 -- even $100 bottles of wine that I've only passed by while shopping in liquor...read more

 

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The Birth of LocalWineEvents.com

Written By: Randy Torban on Tuesday, April 22, 2008

How one man saw a need for organization and created one of the most popular wine communities on the web.

Eric Orange is a pioneer in the age of online wine marketing and sales. His concept of an interactive way to help wine advocates find wine tastings not only came to fruition, but has grown to represent the number one place where people go to post and find wine events. For some it is a portal through which industry leaders can market to...read more

 

Drinking For Charity

Written By: Randy Torban on Friday, April 11, 2008

Randy Torban explores the 13th Annual Miami Wine and Food Festival, and also reveals some intriguing new trends in winery behavior.

This past weekend, the Miami Wine and Food Festival brought together 60 wineries and some great restaurants in beautiful Merrick Park -- an outside, upscale shopping center. The weather was a gorgeous 75 degrees, and the setting sun painted stunning colors across the sky. What could be better than an outdoor wine event? How about the United...read more

 

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Everything is better...In Bed

Written By: Randy Torban on Tuesday, March 11, 2008

You may have heard of breakfast in bed, but how about a full course meal smack in the middle of South Beach?

Who knew that fortune cookie wisdom could be so right on the money? I had the opportunity to enjoy a great dinner in BED, the posh South Beach hot spot known for its night life and fine Latin infused dining. With a solid wine selection, Executive Chef Freddy Vega's creative tapas dishes, and great seating, eating in BED has never been so...read more

 

Wine Glasses - The Loud Speaker of Wine

Written By: Randy Torban on Thursday, March 6, 2008

There is a very large selection of wine glasses available to the consumer - but are the high end wine glasses worth the price?

Why spend $20-50 on a glass, when you could spend that money on a great wine instead? Well, you do this because the glass has a huge effect on how your nose and taste buds perceive the wine. I've always believed in this principle, but I had never seen how true it could be until tasting the Riedel Vitis line with Max Riedel at the South Beach...read more

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The 2008 South Beach Wine and Food Festival

Written By: Randy Torban on Wednesday, February 27, 2008

Never Forget the Afternoons You Can't Remember.

As the voice came over the loud speaker to let us know the 2008 South Beach Wine and Food Festival had only 10 minutes left, my mind reeled at the thought of waiting an entire year before being able to attend the 2009 festival. It was that good. By "it" I can honestly say all of it, because I was lucky enough to take part in at least 75% of the...read more

 

ClassicWines.com Removes Wine.com from Site due to Aggressive Behavior

Written By: ClassicWines.com Team on Thursday, January 17, 2008

A Message to our Site Visitors

The wine community is a very congenial place... usually. It's true that consumers constantly debate the value of wine, new wineries emerge almost daily, and online retailers compete for traffic. At ClassicWines.com we deal with these issues everyday in our ongoing effort to promote wine eCommerce and online marketing for everyone from small...read more

 

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