Vin de Garde

A wine to save—in other words, a wine that can and should receive AGING.

Sportswear brand Nike has recently released new wine themed soccer shoes in honor of iconic Italian soccer player Andre Pirlo. The soccer shoes are colored in a deep shade of a certain grape to reflect Pirlo’s love of winemaking. What grape is it?

A. Sangiovese

B. Merlot

C. Nebbiolo

D. Pinot Noir

Pirlo owns a winery in northern Italy and grows merlot among several other grape varieties. Merlot is Pirlo’s favorite wine. To emphasize the wine theme, the shoes also feature a cork sockliner and the box that the shoes come in resembles a wine box.

The Birthday Present You Always Wanted

It is an old tradition among the wealthy British upper classes to give a newborn child a “pipe” (about sixty-one cases!) of Port from the newborn’s birth year. In the past, vintage Port and single… Continue reading

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