I’m probably not the only one who has wine news feeds coming into their InBox. I can’t say I look at them every day, but if there’s a few moments to kill, I’ll take a peak. Sometimes there are gems in them – this morning for example brought news of someone using Kickstarter to fund a new idea of his, Wine Condoms, while another story was about a funeral home setting up a wine cellar.

Most of the time however, it’s more of the same old same old. You know, the wine stories with headlines such as the following…

• Is Moscato the new bacon?
• Seven steps to matching red wines with Gummy Bears
• The best Liebfraumilchs for Thanksgiving
• Can I serve oaked Chardonnay with cornflakes?
• Everything Nebraskans need to know about malolactic fermentation
• West Wind Winery to take on new cleaning staff
• Romantic ideas for those visiting the Berry Bros store in Basingstoke
• 18 uses for old corkscrews
• New study says drinking rosé wine lowers your risk of verrucas
• Does Icewine have a laxative effect?
• Six lessons from a lifetime designing wine capsules
• The wines to buy for the gardener in your life
• Is wine in a clear bottle better for you?
• Five go-to Marsalas that will impress on a date
• Could wine from Tibet be the next big thing?
• Which stemware to use for the Superbowl

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