Archive for March 19th, 2008

Halfway through Spring Break, here's what's on air:

    - Facebook has some privacy and security updates.  Check it out and stop giving out everything on the 'book.. it might come back to haunt you.

    - Jennifer Lopez will debut her new twins tomorrow in People Magazine and with the $6M she sold the pics for she's hired herself a trainer to lose the baby weight.  All 40 lbs of it?  That's it? Hell, I gained more than that in sympathy weight!

    - At this rate they might have to rename Hollywood the Twin City.  Patrick Dempsey, Marcia Cross, JLo, Julia Roberts and now .. Brangelina all with twins.  The rumours have been out there, this weekend Star goes at it full force.

    - Binge drinking in your youth is nothing new.  But is it becoming more socially acceptable?  Ick.  Gotta be careful out there. Look at what's up with Audrina.  And who's surprised the Spritzer escort was a Girl Gone Wild.

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If you dont know a lot about wine (like me) you get easily seduced by the labels on the bottle. The pretty colours, the style, the design.

I used to buy music this way. Back in highschool, when I was getting to music, I would go to A&A Records and flip through stacks of wax by bands I had never heard of - if I liked the cover, I’d buy it.

You can’t judge a book by its cover, but let’s be real - we all do.

So what’s in a label for a bottle of wine. Check out these three:

Which are you more apt to buy? The classic art piece on the Gabbiano? The richness of the Rosemount? The simple Penfolds?

The Rosemount label is a redesign, but to me it still looks 80s. It lokos like a rich steakhouse, but to me it’s just a little cheesy. The Lindemans labels are the same for me.. meh. Now that says nothing of the wine inside, because last week I RAVED about the Lindemans Bin 95, but if I just saw that label, I’d scream right past it.

I’m not a fan of the Gabbiano label either. It may be a vintage representation of Il Cavalieri, a representation of the knights who protected the winery castle in the middle ages, but it just looks old to me. Like a 50s version of vintage, not a timeless interpretation. I would walk right past that one too.

The Penfolds labels are the ones that really make me stop and take notice. Classic, simple and refined. Simple white labels with the red name splash and the varietal beneath. There are a wide variety of wines from the Penfolds house, but they all have the same format on the label, and it’s a winner.

Jen and I were taking it light this week on the libations, no real drinking was done. Next week, however, Wine Wednesday will come to you live from France with the goooood stuff.

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