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Wine: Cork or Screw Top? Cork: the environmental choice
Not exactly new news, but just a reminder:
I know screw-top (or the stuff that comes in a box) wine is often cheaper than the cork variety, but please keep a few things in mind when making your purchasing decision:
1) cork is made from the bark of a tree and is sustainable. Cork trees can be used again and again this way.
2) Cork tree farmers are losing a lot of money due to the 20% increase in wine stoppers made of plastic and metal.
Wine Cork Wreath
You Will Need:
a straw wreath base (the one we used in the photo was 18 inches in diameter)
wine corks (for the 18 inch base, figure on between 175 - 200 corks)
hot glue gun and hot glue
Optional:
artificial silk grape leaves (see notes above)
artificial grapes (we used artificial frosted grapes)
about 5 yards of 1 1/2 inch wide ribbon
a Big Ribbon Bow (click for instructions)
a few long straight pins
Step 1. Cover your work surface with several layers of paper to insulate it against any spilled hot glue. Use the hot glue gun to run a strip of hot glue down one side of the cork (I like to position the corks on my wreaths so that the most interesting side of the cork is facing up).
Fab's Spring Shoe Guide! Cork Heels
You all knew this was coming...
The one accessory a woman can't have too many of: shoes, shoes, glorious shoes! Whether you're a live-in-heels-die-in-heels woman, shoe chameleon, or laid back flat gal, there is something for everyone this Spring.
How would you wear these wedges?
How would you wear these Old Navy Women's Knotted Cork Wedges??
Before you pop the cork...
Hey Everyone! Found this article in the Chicago Sun Times, and thought I'd share...might be helpful! Have a happy and safe New Year weekend!!!
Curry spice 'kills cancer cells'
An extract found in the bright yellow curry spice turmeric can kill off cancer cells, scientists have shown.
The chemical - curcumin - has long been thought to have healing powers and is already being tested as a treatment for arthritis and even dementia. Now tests by a team at the Cork Cancer Research Centre show it can destroy gullet cancer cells in the lab.
Older Bordeaux tasting notes
I haven't seen any posts in ths area for quite some time so I hope no one will mind my notes on a recent tasting. I had the opportunity recently to taste a few of the many good bottles from the 80's and the results were delicious. I tasted an 83 Boyd Cantenac and Prieure Lichine both from Margaux, an 82 Lanessan from the haut medoc and finally an 85 Lynch Bages which is a Pauillac. The bottles had been stored reasonably well and the fills were very good, although the two Margaux had corks which were almost wet to the top and crumbled. Having just found a bottle from 1998 which was leaking in a case of my own, there can be no better advice than to constantly monitor your wines, especially if they are still in a wooden case. While 82 Bordeaux put Robert Parker on the map (he declared it the wine of the century) and subsequently led the way to his favorable word on any review raising the price of wine, it was fun looking back and seeing what these were all about. Though fortuitously donated by another cellar, I was looking forward to tasting mature wines I had never been able to experience when they were young. Each was carefully standing upright for 4 days and then decanted carefully one hour before serving.CHIC.FRESH.FUN!! III
Christian Louboutin�, Cork wedge sandal JEJIA Dress IOSSELIANI Drop Necklace Euphoria New York Gold Chain Necklace Chic Dior Sunglasses!! Gucci Icon Ring Lanvin�, Leather metallic bowler bag This so reminds me of small out-of-the-way streets in Paris where you can find the 'no-name' boutiques full of interesting local designers. This despite that my look below incoroporates Dior, Gucci, Lanvin and Christian Louboutin....But what's in a name???ADC: Buzz Whiteyear To TCL
Betsey Johnson 'Jordan' Pump Generra Belted Dress : PinkMascara B'eautique natural canvas and shell small tote DISNEY COUTURE - ALICE SUITES BANGLE 14K Gold Cultured Freshwater Pearl EarringsWine Club - Champagne Style!
This is what I call a good meeting...
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