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<title><![CDATA[How to serve wine properly!]]></title>
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		Most of the times, we drink a bottle of wine without fully releasing its best aroma and taste.  Wine is volatile.  When reacting to its environment, it can reveal or hide its best bouquet and flavor.



Luckily, there are three simple things we can do to get the most out of our wine.   



(1) Serve the wine at the right temperature:



Though it is common wisdom that red wines are to be served at room temperature and white wines chilled, this will not give you the best ...]]></description>
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<pubDate>2008-08-06 21:33:58</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Its teaits punchits refreshing!]]></title>
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		By Lana Christian



Long before Ruth Bigelow added orange peel and spices to tea bags, our great-grandparents made sunny sippers with tea as their base. Our great-grandparents called it tea punch. Whether its tea or punch depends on your frame of mindand what you pour it into. Its absolutely refreshing on hot summer days. Even your kids will like it.



The recipe our family uses has been handed down for more than 80 years. My mother served this at my high school graduation pa...]]></description>
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<pubDate>2008-08-06 21:33:57</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Mon Dieu! It's Whisky From Champagne ]]></title>
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At the height of the worst wine crisis for years, a Frenchman has turned his back on tradition and is successfully distilling malt whisky amid the vines.



As viticulteurs grapple with harsh proposals from Brussels to stem over-production of wine grapes, Thierry Guillon&#039;s only challenge is to meet rising demand for his Single Malt de la Montagne de Reims.



Guillon, 39, who expects to produce at least 60,000 bottles this year, says the Champagne region is a natural home for whisky. &#039;Apart ...]]></description>
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<pubDate>2008-08-06 21:33:55</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Beauty and the Bean]]></title>
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		Back in the mid-80s (yikes, was it really 20 years ago?), I was a young teacher working in New Orleans. To earn extra money, I worked part time across the street from my Magazine Street apartment, at PJ&#039;s Coffee and Tea. Having grown up on instant Maxwell House, I was not the most coffee-savvy drinker in the world.



In the days before Starbucks, before coffee houses became trendy and common, I learned the basics about roasting coffee beans and serving coffee from exper...]]></description>
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<pubDate>2008-08-06 21:33:53</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Toxin In Your Drink]]></title>
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		By Elizabeth Gilley



People are always reminded to refrain from consuming too much sodas and softdrinks because they contain lots of sugar and can cause tooth decay. But never because they contain benzene. Benzene is a byproduct and chemical present in the atmosphere where there is presence of  concentrated  chemical pollutants. Benzene presence in softdrinks had been confirmed by a team of doctors in a research facility in Australia. This now posed a new barrage of he...]]></description>
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<pubDate>2008-08-06 21:33:52</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Wine lovers, how tasty is your wine?(What you need to know)]]></title>
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		For all those wine lovers out there who would like to know everything about wine, (but are afraid to ask) here is a quick reference, a must for any connoisseur. Several minor problems can inhibit your favourite beverage being enjoyed to the full. All too often wine is drunk at the wrong temperature, be it too warm, not warm enough, to cold or not cold enough. 



Below is a guide to keep you right, on the correct serving temperature, storing and preservation of both wine...]]></description>
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<pubDate>2008-08-06 21:33:51</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[The origin of cocktails......Fact or Fiction]]></title>
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		Cocktails throughout history



No one actually knows who invented the cocktail as there is no historical evidence or timeline that would enable us to pinpoint when cocktails came into existence. It is, however, certain that there have been a number of influences that lead to the making of the 1st cocktails, availability of alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages; curious consumers that were  eager to try something  new and exciting, suitable establishments with the knowle...]]></description>
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<pubDate>2008-08-06 21:33:50</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Beer, Its older than you think!!!]]></title>
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		When you think of how old beer is, you probably think maybe a few 100 years or so, but beer is actually over 6000 years old, historians speculate that prehistoric nomads may have made beer from grain &amp; water before learning to make bread. Beer also became integrated into the culture of civilizations with no significant wine growing capabilities.



Even the Bible has reference to this beverage when it tells us that Noah&#039;s provisions included beer on the Ark. 



Beer was...]]></description>
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<pubDate>2008-08-06 21:33:44</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[It takes this long time to perfect a good whiskey]]></title>
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The origin of Irish whiskey is a little cloudy, no one is actually sure when it was 1st created, it is surmised that brewing started sometime in the 12th century.



Irish whiskey is barley, malt whiskey made in Ireland. Irish whiskey resembles Scotch whisky in that its ingredients and formulation is slightly different.



Note that Irish whiskey is written differently. Peat is almost never used when malting Irish whiskey, resulting in a whiskey with a smoother, sweeter flavor. In most Irish...]]></description>
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<pubDate>2008-08-06 21:33:43</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Scotch Whisky - The Inside Scoop]]></title>
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Scotch Whisky



The term &#039;whisky&#039; derives originally from the Gaelic &#039;uisge beatha,&#039; or &#039;usquebaugh,&#039; meaning &quot;water of life.&quot; Gaelic is the branch of Celtic spoken in the Scottish Highlands. It&#039;s believed that whisky was produced in Scotland long before 1400s. Until the 19th century, there was no clear distinction between brewer and distiller in the understanding we have today. 



The first evidence of Scotch whisky making is in 1614. The will of John Denoon, merchant of Tain recorded his...]]></description>
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<pubDate>2008-08-06 21:33:42</pubDate>
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