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Number of fortune cookies Jay McInerney has been commissioned to write by Hakkasan, the luxury Chinese restaurant chain, according to The New Yorker. McInerney’s new gig (he’s normally a novelist and wine writer) suggests an until-now untapped field for wine writers wanting to branch out. The cookies will be produced by Wonton Foods which makes 5 million fortune cookies a day.

Women in Wine

Jalapeños and Rosé

In the Hot Pink department: it seems there’s a “trend” (if that’s the right word) among some rosé drinkers to plop sliced-up raw jalapeños into their glasses of rosé. (Gag). Why not just throw in… Continue reading

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