Browsing Category »Wines & Spirits«
→ January 5, 2012
Are you about to peel the plastic off your ready-made microwave dinner in preparation for a lonely night in front of the television? Don’t worry, millions of others will be lying when the telephone rings right in the middle of Neighbours to their parental figure of choice about their wellbeing, just to get them off the phone [...]
→ December 15, 2011
Being the season of all things festive, chances are you’ve already consumed your fair share of wine from all price brackets, but mostly the stuff that would strip the paint off a weatherboard house. When vin is more vinaigrette than anything palatable, sometimes it’s time to find a new enabler with better taste. In the first of our [...]
→ November 30, 2011
Some men, namely heavy drinkers, choose to wear their signature scent, Eau de L’Hobo, most mornings after a hard session on the brown spirits. It’s not easily disguised, much less masked by a heavy dousing of Aramis or similar relics of the 1980s, yet some attempt albeit unsuccessfully. Alcohol and fragrance are not usually regarded [...]
→ September 14, 2011
Two of life’s luxuries little luxuries—champagne and exotic leather—have been combined in champagne brand, Piper-Heidsieck‘s “Bodyguard” limited edition vintage. Well almost. Although the red sheath is mock croc, Bodyguard is a new vintage with a distinctive palate made from the Pinot Noir grape and it will be available exclusively throughout travel retail outlets, starting with Aelia Duty Free [...]