Pearl Cartoon Girl Turns Pro Wein

Pearl  cartoon girl

Meet Pearl our cartoon girl. Yes! a cartoon girl ...who spends her time out and about, posing and air kissing with the best of them. She is not a real person and sometimes the people she hangs out with are not either! Because the WOW girls are far too busy to be out and about all the time, we have appointed Pearl our cartoon girl, to fill us in on what`s happening around town!

M`dears,
Now you all know how fond I am of going to events, but I fear the WOW girls have overstepped the mark this time by sending me to ProWein, in the Dusseldorf  Exhibition Center, under false pretenses.

Apparently  the entire world of wine and spirits gets together here for three days to taste an extensive, international range of wines and spirits.....YAWN....But the girls told me that there was a special exhibition called "Wine‘s Best Friends"and this caught my attention. Considering my life long fidelity to the grape I just assumed it would be full of like minded hedonists.It was after all, promoted as the place to find the right specialties to go with wine in order to make its enjoyment perfect! Imagine my horror when I realized they were talking food matching as opposed to people matching.
M`dears,when it comes to wine...give me a selection of  tasty company as opposed to tasty food...Every Time!

PROWINE 27/29 MARCH 2011

Out of here ,

Kiss,Kiss,

Pearl

Pearl Cartoon Girl Finally Gets A Winner At The Hennessy Gold Cup.

Pearl Cartoon Girl

Meet Pearl our cartoon girl. Yes! a cartoon girl ...who spends her time out and about, posing and air kissing with the best of them. She is not a real person and sometimes the people she hangs out with are not either! Because the WOW girls are far too busy to be out and about all the time, we have appointed Pearl our cartoon girl, to fill us in on what`s happening around town!

M`dears,

Had the great pleasure of being invited to The Hennessy Gold Cup in Leopardstown this weekend by a dear old  family friend Maurice Hennessy.A few years ago Maurice( on behalf of my parents) managed to prevent me from eloping with a rather unsavoury character that I had met in Monte Carlo,and as such is considered quite the hero by the parents.

So we got the old Range Rover out and headed along to what was a most enjoyable day at the races with delicious food and wine, not to mention the  lovely little Hennessy cocktails which went down a treat.

Caroline Sleiman &Aishling Kilduff

 Absolutely stunning couture on the ladies ,and that is saying something coming from me! I really will have to up my game on the style stakes this season after seeing the array of beautifully dressed girls who attended on the day. 

M`dears, let me tell you that on the male front there was plenty to entertain.Obviously the urbane city slickers were well in attendance but,by way of a change ,there were also lots of  skinny, athletic but slightly red faced(could have been The Hennessy!) horsey types with huge strong handshakes, who were strangely attractive in an rural  kind of a way!

Had to be careful not to be too forward ,because the parents were watching, but did manage to nab a few  mobile numbers when their backs were turned .

Tally Ho!

Kiss,Kiss,

Pearl

Pearl Cartoon Girl Visits The Dail For Budget Discussions

Pearl Cartoon Girl

Meet Pearl our cartoon girl. Yes! a cartoon girl ...who spends her time out and about, posing and air kissing with the best of them. She is not a real person and sometimes the people she hangs out with are not either! Because the WOW girls are far too busy to be out and about all the time, we have appointed Pearl our cartoon girl, to fill us in on what`s happening around town!

M`dears,

Imagine my horror when the WOW girls asked me to hang around the Dail to see if I could nab the minister of Finance in order to slip him their budget submission.What would I even wear to the Dail? Did I own any cloths awful enough? How long would it take me to get my hair looking bad enough to fit in with the people that I have seen wandering through those gates? As it transpired, I just stayed out on the town for the entire weekend and headed straight for the Dail bar on Monday morning .I grabbed a particularly naff cardi and fake pearls in Marks & Sparks on the way,and to my credit I think I fitted in quite nicely!

My Sleeping Chamber

Obviously I had no idea what the minister looks like as I don`t do newspapers...far too depressing...however the dishy little barman Sean said he would point him out to me when he arrived in .Three hours later and a similar number of glasses of wine, still no sign, and fatigue from the long weekend started to kick in. I decided to have a little mooch for somewhere quiet to grab forty winks and found just the place on a balcony with benches that I could stretch out on.

I had no problem drifting off but  was awoken to a persistent  high pitched droning noise which turned out to be several badly dressed people shouting at each other across the room below.

Now here is the interesting part M`dears ,I distinctly heard  them shouting something like the  tax revenue on drink is down and that only wine volumes are up. While this meant absolutely  nothing to me this news sent the WOW girls into wine buying mode, as they reckon the minister will have to get duty from somewhere in the budget .Personally I found the whole discussion very distasteful as I don't  like to have to think about money let alone talk about it ,I just enjoy spending it.

Kiss,Kiss,

Pearl

Pearl Cartoon Girl checks out The Dublin Web Summit.

Pearl Cartoon Girl

Meet Pearl our cartoon girl. Yes! a cartoon girl ...who spends her time out and about, posing and air kissing with the best of them. She is not a real person and sometimes the people she hangs out with aren`t either! Because the WOW girls are far too busy to be out and about all the time, we have appointed Pearl our cartoon girl, to fill us in on what`s happening around town!

M`dears,

I had hardly drawn breath from the The European Wine Bloggers Conference in Vienna when, low and behold, I start getting tweets from Jack Dorsey and skypes from Nicklas Zennstrom ,my new best "teckie" friends,to let me know they will be in town this weekend for the Dublin Web Summit 2010.
Jack has promised me his brand new app which will allow me send, and more importantly receive, money using my smart phone .He was telling me that this will revolutionize commerce, and despite the urge to nod off as he spoke, I vaguely recall him saying that it will end the need for cards,cheques and even cash.

However much more importantly,on the social front I am in deep trouble because bright and all as these boys are, they will not exactly help my street cred in the more fashionable clubs around town.They may be part of the "smart economy" and they definitely look smart ,but m`dears ,only in a embarrassingly brainy way!

I may appreciate that they are worth billions but try telling this to the doorman in Crystal on a busy Saturday night ,not to mention them trying to  pay for my Champagne by offering the barman their mobiles whilst naively imagining that this will be a first for him. Security!

  Wont see you there!

   Kiss, Kiss,

     Pearl

Pearl Cartoon Girl checks out The European Bloggers Conference

Pearl Cartoon Girl

Meet Pearl our cartoon girl. Yes! a cartoon girl ...who spends her time out and about, posing and air kissing with the best of them. She is not a real person and sometimes the people she hangs out with aren`t either! Because the WOW girls are far too busy to be out and about all the time, we have appointed Pearl our cartoon girl, to fill us in on what`s happening around town!

M` dears,

 Just to let you know that I am off  to join bloggers, journalists,and social media innovators on October 22-24 in Vienna, at The European Wine Bloggers Conference.Rather technical for me I hear you say, but who can resist Vienna in October and anything that deals with social innovation is a must for me.I am told that this three day conference is a fantastic opportunity to expand, learn and debate about the intersection of wine on the internet with passionate wine lovers from around the world.

A girl has to keep up with the latest trends in socializing and who better to do it with than passionate wine lovers!

See you there.

Kiss Kiss ,

Pearl

DEAR DOCTOR...let us solve your wine problems

Dr Hannah Wine Therapist
and perfect housewife

Dear Dr Hannah,
 I do hope you can help me.My friend and I have been invited to go to a Debs dance with two nice girls from the Northside.My friend Lorcan,who is from Ranelagh, has never been over to that side of the city  before and is getting a bit nervous.I have tried to reassure him that there is nothing to worry about but he is convinced that we will be fed fish and chips and that they might only serve beer with the dinner.As he is a Coeliac ,he is unable to drink beer and obviously would have an intolerance for the flour in the fish batter.What would you advise we do?

                                           Ken from Kimmage.



Dear Ken,
My,my, you do appear to be in a dilemma here.
I suppose the first question that we need to clarify is what you mean by "nice girls"?Obviously if they are really nice... as in,handsome and good looking ...your friend Lorcan might be prepared to forego eating and drinking on the night in question if he is truly keen on his Debutante date.Another option would be to alert the girl in question to Lorcan`s special needs and maybe he could get fish without any batter..although I do believe this would be considered rather unusual on the Northside.As for beer, maybe they will have a gluten free one available,though again this would be considered unusual on that side of the city.However despair not! because as a coeliac Lorcan can drink cider without getting ill, and I know for a fact that it is extremely popular over there.
However a word of caution.Advise Lorcan not to drink too much as he might be tempted to make rash advances on his date, which could result in rejection..and that is not easy to bear on an empty stomach!

Ken, I do hope that my advice works out for both you, Lorcan and the two lucky girls.
Dr Hannah

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Dear Dr.Hannah.

I am suffering a critical food pairing dilemma. My mother passed away 12 months ago, just after my 37th Birthday. On realising how spacious the family home had become without the chair lift and shower seat etc. I set about rectifying my space issues. I thus met a lovely girl via the World Wide Web on a friendly chat room. A nice pleasant young lady from Chang Mai.
She arrived and her cooking skills were far from bacon and cabbage. I am having difficulties with matching the fish curries or noodle soup that we are substituting for my mother's mash and gravy.
None of these dishes seem to work with Guinness, could you please offer me an alternative.
Desperate for some wine advise in the West.
Anon.

Dear Anon,
I'm delighted to hear of your new companion. Amorous advice is not my forte. On a wine front my advice would be to stick to New World, traditional German grape varieties. If your preference is red I would suggest a fruity un-wooded pinot noir. Ideally a Margaret River or a Hawkes Bay. There are more reasonable alternatives from Chile and Argentina. Ask in your local wine specialist for un-oaked options.
Whites are much easier to acquire. New World Pinot Gris, Gewurtztraminer or Riesling are ideal accompaniments but equally a decent German Riesling such as Dr.Loosen which is relatively widely available. My preference would be a Nelson Pinot Gris and these are becoming quite popular as aperitifs but also great with an Indian or Chinese take-away. Do your research in your local Off-Licence and explore your options.
Hope this helps the food pairing dilemma and hoping that the language barrier is a little easier to live with.
Dr.Hannah.

DEAR DOCTOR...let us solve your wine problems

Dr Hannah Wine Therapist
and perfect housewife.

Dear Dr Hannah,
I do hope you  can help me.My sister is getting married on Saturday and while she was out with her fiancee last night ,I crept up to her bedroom and tried on her wedding dress.I know! I know ! What was I thinking of? Well actually I wasn't thinking because, I was having a glass of wine and as I have been dieting to fit into my bridesmaid dress ,the alcohol went straight to my head. Anyway there I was,swirling around in front of the mirror admiring myself ,when I managed to knock over the remainder of my glass, which was on the floor beside the mirror. I nearly died in fright, as this is a really expensive wedding dress and you can clearly see the pink stains around the hem. I did not have a clue what to do about the stain so I just crammed the dress back in its carrier and ran.
Please can you help me .Can you tell me how to remove red wine stains.I really do not want to tell my sister what I have done, as she is marrying my ex boyfriend and might think I did it on purpose.Which of course I didn't!

Upset from Ulster

Dear Upset from Ulster.
My my you are in a pickle here.First off can I point out that excessive dieting prior to a special event can be disastrous for the very reason mentioned by you. I have been to several  weddings where the bridesmaids have been quite tipsy because they have not been eating properly prior to the wedding. Secondly to avoid long-term damage to your sisters wedding dress you should  have acted as fast as possible by blotting the stains to remove any excess wine ,using a white cloth as the dye from coloured cloth could leak into the fabric and cause further damage. You should have run cold water over the stain immediately to dilute it. If  the red wine has dried in it will be much harder to get it out now.
Given that you have done none of the above, it is highly unlikely that the stain can be got out of your sisters wedding dress . My best advice to you, is to suggest that you do a runner before the wedding ,preferable with your ex boyfriend/her fiance ...that way she will probably just burn the dress without looking at it and so will not be angry with you about the red wine stain.

I do hope that my advice works out for both you and your sister.
Dr Hannah

DEAR DOCTOR...let us solve your wine problems

Dr Hannah wine therapist
and perfect housewife

Dear Dr Hannah,

I have to visit my mother once a month and she serves me a half bottle of red wine with my dinner,which I rarely finish in one sitting.She always seems too busy to help me drink it, but  insists on keeping what is left in the bottle for my next visit. Obviously I refuse to drink a month old wine, so now she has resorted to using it in the gravy that she serves me with my rare roast beef,yorkshire pudding ,garden peas, cauliflower cheese and roast potatoes.
Do you think she is trying to kill me by poisoning me with off wine?I have always been a good daughter,aside from that time that I stole her car ,and that other time that I inadvertently forgot to collect her from the convalescent home,but that wasn`t really my fault.

                                     Please  can you help me and my mother?

                                     Petrified from Portlaoise.

Dear Petrified from Portlaoise,

My my you and your mother do seem to have a problem here .First off let me assure you that she is not trying to kill you,because if she was I am sure she could come up with a better plan than this.For example, locking you into her car that you stole and running a hose up from the exhaust.However I can see your dilemma and appreciate your concern.Wine that is kept too long after opening will lose its essential fruitiness and  become tainted after a while.You mention that you visit your mother once a month .My advice to you is perhaps to consider visiting her on a weekly basis.That way the wine she uses in the food that she prepares for you will still be in condition .Another option would be for your mother to freeze the left over wine in ice trays which she can then just pop into the gravy.Advise her from me,to purchase a really large chest freezer which could come in very handy in the near future .

I do hope that my advise has put your mind at ease.

Dr Hannah

Wine therapist and perfect housewife

Pearl Cartoon Girl checks out Riedel Tasting

Pearl Cartoon Girl

Meet Pearl our cartoon girl. Yes! a cartoon girl ...who spends her time out and about, posing and air kissing with the best of them. She is not a real person and sometimes the people she hangs out with aren`t either! Because the WOW girls are far too busy to be out and about all the time, we have appointed Pearl our cartoon girl, to fill us in on what`s happening around town!

M`dears ...Just received a confidential note from my very good friend Günther Sucher,the Commercial Counsellor at the Austrian Embassy ,to alert me to the fact that another V.G.F.of mine is coming to town .The lovely Max Riedel...or  Maximilian J. Riedel  to you, of the famous Austrian glass dynasty is popping over to see me in Dublin. 

Max ,like myself,is a  regular on the more fashionable ski slopes of Austria where we often share the odd bottle of Sekt or two( using the flutes from the hand blown Sommelier range of course!).

He is quite the man around town, so while visiting me in Dublin I believe Max will find the time,between our numerous lunches etc, to host a unique comparative tasting on Friday, 17 September at The Convention Centre, Spencer Dock .

I don`t normally do convention centres ! but for the lovely Max i will make the exception.

See you there.

Kiss Kiss ,

Pearl

DEAR DOCTOR...let us solve your wine problems

Dr Hannah wine therapist
and perfect housewife

Dear Dr Hannah,

I really hope you can help me as I have a serious problem regarding my sister and her choice in wine.For over fifteen years now she has consistently drank Errazuriz Merlot and refuses to drink any other wines at home.She does sometimes drink different ones when she goes to a restaurant ,but only because her lovely husband insists upon it. Her daughter ,who happens to be my  godchild, has just turned 18 and also seems  reluctant to try wines other than Errazuriz Merlot herself.

What can I do to prevent this legacy going forward.

A worried Godmother  from Dollymount

Dear Worried Godmother  from Dollymount.

Your letter throws up some very interesting issues.Firstly I note with interest that it is a Chilean Merlot that your sister drinks. This could actually be a good thing because Chilean Merlot may have the highest concentrations of polyphenols  which may reduce cardiovascular disease and protect ones memory into old age .While I am not a cardiologist perhaps your sisters lovely husband should not be so quick to order other wines when they go out.

You say that her daughter has just turned 18 and likes to drink Errazuriz Merlot as well.
Could I suggest here that both mother and daughter start keeping extensive notes on the various vintages that they drink. Between the 15 years that your sister has drank it and maybe the 70 or 80 years that her daughter will drink it ,this could form an important  study of Errazuriz  vintage variation which could be a great legacy in  the future.

I suggest the extensive notes just in case that polyphenol memory theory is incorrect.

I do hope that I have helped to solve your problem .

Dr Hannah
Wine therapist and perfect housewife

Pearl Cartoon Girl

Pearl Cartoon Girl

Meet Pearl our cartoon girl. Yes! a cartoon girl ...who spends her time out and about, posing and air kissing with the best of them. She is not a real person and sometimes the people she hangs out with aren`t either! Because the WOW girls are far too busy to be out and about all the time, we have appointed Pearl ,our cartoon girl, to fill us in on what`s happening  around town !

M`dears.... Let me tell you confidentially that absolutely every one who is anyone, is planning their social diary around the Lughnasa Beer Festival next Friday at The Pod. Even the WOW girls will find the time to attend as it  their own Wow Girl Ruth who is organizing it !
200 Premium Bottled Beers from around the world.Entertainment by ''Prison Love'' and Suzanne Purcell.A social must for any girl around town as it will attract only the most discerning tasters and not a larger lout in sight! 

See you there.

Kiss Kiss ,

Pearl

http://deveneysbeer.blogspot.com/

DEAR DOCTOR...let us solve your wine problems

Dr Hannah wine therapist
and perfect housewife

Dear Dr. Hannah,
Is it possible to buy half decent wine in boxes anymore?
 I ask as I imagine it would keep for longer and I wouldn't mind having a box of it in the kitchen for the odd glass or two of red in the evenings.
 My wife has been either pregnant or breastfeeeding for the last 6 years so I have been the only one indulging for this length of time. I find when I do sit down for that much deserved glass of wine at the end of each evening, I end up polishing off the bottle. My reasoning behind this dreadful over-indulgence is that I feel it doesn't keep once open.  Some might see this as a rather inconsequential problem but my wife is getting a little sick and tired of having to manouever me up the staircase come the end of the bottle and as I have been brought up on the strong Irish belief of   "waste not want not" I am finding it difficult to change these habits as the wanting is definitely there.

         I wait in earnest for some much needed advice,

           Desperate Yet Hopeful in Tullamore.

Dear Desperate Yet Hopeful in Tullamore,

 You are not alone as this is a question I am asked about quite frequently. Bag-in-box often comes with the misperception that all to be found inside is cheap, undrinkable plonk whereas in countries such as Sweden and Denmark,  the quality of some of these wines is excellent as the demand is high. However the selection in Ireland generally does end up being exactly the forementioned as there is no real market for it here.  The choice is very limited and generally all that can be found is some inexpensive 5l. Aussie and American "God only knows what Blends" on the bottom shelf of your supermarket. .While there seems to be a market for such wines you do sound like a man who enjoys the finer things in life so these would only lead to disappontment. However don't despair as Dr. Hannah has two possible solutions for you. Firstly though before I start on these I need to set you straight on something you mentioned. Unless you are drinking vintage wines every night which I doubt you are as who is, there should be nothing wrong with replacing a cork on a half finished bottle of wine in fact just like my famous lasagne sometimes they taste even better on the second night. If you don't want to finish the entire bottle then recork it as quick as you can and even put the bottle upright in fridge door, this works for reds just as well as whites, you just have to remove it a few hours before drinking so it returns to room temperature.

An inexpensive fool-proof solution would be to invest in a gadget known as a Vacuvin pump(pictured left) which comes with two stoppers for around €12. You simply insert one of the stoppers into the bottle and pump out the oxeygen which is what causes the wine to deteriorate. This keeps an opened bottle of wine for up to 3 to 4 days.

The second solution requires a slight bit more investment but I did know someone suffering from the same complaint as yourself and this however expensive has actually saved their marriage. Gone are the days of your partner manouevering you up stairs as this chair lift does all the hard work and yes there is the expense of the fit-out but it will also add value to your property.




Hoping something here makes you more hopeful and less desperate.
Dr Hannah,

Wine Therapist
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Wine & Health

DEAR DOCTOR...let us solve your wine problems

Dr Hannah wine therapist 
and perfect housewife

Dear  Dr Hannah,
I was hoping you maybe able to shed some light on  my query. Myself and my girlfriend drink red wine a lot but occasionally we drink white. It strikes me there is clear difference between drinking white wine in a good wine bar or a good restaurant. The difference is not only the quality of the wine itself but the temperature it is served at .Firstly what is the correct temperature to serve white wine? Secondly its very hard to recreate to perfect temperature as enjoyed at a good restaurant or wine bar ,could this be because the wine has been stored at the correct temperature prior to drinking it? If both of these factors play important role in ones enjoyment is there a correct storage temperature or will it differ from bottle to bottle?

Daragh

Dear Daragh,

Thank you  for your inquiry

First off  your  letter would seem to suggest  that the quality of the white wine that you and your girlfriend consume in  good restaurants and wine bars is superior to that which you normally drink at home and elsewhere.This should not be the case as the mark up on restaurant and wine bar wines is in many cases double that of an off license or  wine shop.So in theory you should be able  to buy a wine just as good elsewhere for 50% less .

Why not try  to find a good off license or wine shop  to suit your needs and  that can help you choose the type  of wine you like.Get to know the people working there. Explain what you like and dislike and they will inevitably come up with something you like and  over time can guide you through a whole range of wine styles that will suit your particular taste.

Regarding temperature a lot of restaurants and wine bars actually serve  their wines too cold at  almost beer temperature. In terms of storage they often refrigerate the wines for several days even weeks and this tends to mute the flavour of wine.So Daragh it would appear that white wine is maybe not your thing and that is why you like to drink it so cold.
Temperature is probably the most crucial factor to appreciate any wine at its optimum best. Glass style & shape, food and environmental conditions all play a part but serve your wine at the wrong temperature and it just will not develop to its true potential.

Wine Temperature Guide

The following guidelines should provide the best starting points for your wines...

Young Whites : 10°-12° C
Mature Whites : 12°-14° C

Young and light Rosé : 10°-12° C
Mature and bodied Rosé : 12°-14° C

Nouveaux Reds : 10°-14° C
Young, light and slightly tannic Reds : 14°-16° C
Mature bodied Reds : 16°-18° C
Aged Reds : 18°-20° C

Sweet and aromatic Sparkling wines : 8° C
Charmat methode Sparkling wines : 8°-10° C

Champagne and vintage Sparkling : 8°-10° C

Sweet wines : 10°-18° C
Fortified wines : 10°-18° C


Each bottle of wine will have it's own characteristics and you have a unique palate so these guides are just that - guides. Experiment with the temperatures of your wines and you will soon build your own preference of service temperatures for your favourite wines. It's a good an excuse as any to try more wines!

My advise to you is to approach your choice in wine in a similar way as you approach your  choice in women.

Wines are very similar to women. There are many different types.Some are more complex than others.Some are bubbly others serious.Some are forward others shy.Some have very impressive packaging but this is not a guarantee that they will be enjoyable.Some are for immediate consumption others for keeping. Some need some age for their personalities to shine through and show their true potential.Others if not cared for correctly will not improve with age .For all these reasons, if you persist in your search ,one in particular will eventually appeal over all the others and you will  settle on your favourite.

I do hope this solves your problem.

Dr Hannah,

Wine Therapist


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Dr Hannah Our Resident Wine Therapist 

and Perfect Housewife

Dear  Dr Hannah,
I hope you can help me.

My husband Eamonn and I argue all the time about the best way to clean our wine glasses.He likes to use washing up liquid but I don`t and, every evening after dinner, we have terrible arguments about this and generally end up not talking to each other. We have been married for ten years and I am beginning to think our marriage is in crises.Things have got so bad that I cannot decide whether to give up wine, use disposable glasses or just leave him. Can you advise us as I want to save our marriage?  

                                                                                                                                                                          Yours in desperation,

                                                                                                     Carmel

Dear Carmel,

My, My, you and your  poor husband Eamonn do seem to have a serious problem here. Try as we might to ignore it, the truth is that wine glasses do need just a little bit more care in the washing arena than your average glass. Keep in mind that the liquid in the wine glass is typically a bit pricier than your glass of milk or orange juice, so the extra measures to ensure a clean glass could be viewed as merely protecting a valuable investment.

 Every marriage can have its problems however I must admit that yours is particularly complex and as such has several solutions.  My advice Carmel, to both you and Eamonn, is that you can take one of  the several approaches below which should help restore happiness in your marriage:

The Rinser Method

As easy as it sounds, just rinse, rinse and triple rinse your wine glasses with hot water. Make sure that all of the residual wine is removed and allow glasses to air dry, turned upside down on a clean towel.

The Washer Method

Using a very mild detergent, sparingly add a drop to each glass and sponge the soap around to remove all wine stain. Then rinse the heck out of the glass. Soap residue left on your wine glass will interfere with the flavor and aroma of wine.

The Soda Method

Often reserved for delicate crystal glasses, washing soda (or baking soda if you are hard pressed) will gently clean the glass and absorb residual wine. Washing soda is available in most grocery stores in the detergent section. Remember that crystal is much more porous than typical glass and is more likely to absorb odors from its surroundings, including storage companions - like a cupboard full of coffee or cleaning detergents used in the process.

Dishwasher Method

Wine glasses that have shorter stems and that are not made from crystal are ideal candidates for the good old dishwasher. Just use a bit less detergent than you would for a normal, full load and don't set the wash cycle on "heat dry," so that you avoid baking on detergent that has not washed clean. Once the cycle is complete, immediately remove glasses and hand dry with a cotton (lint-free) dish towel.

Why not try to introduce a bit of excitement into your marriage by taking turns with the various methods above.  The method may vary, but the result should be the same - a clean glass of wine, every time.

 Carmel, I hope this advice helps you and Eamonn resolve your difficulties.

Doctor Hannah

Wine Therapist


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WOW WINE GAZETTE 6

Well Known "Art Dealer"Caught Not Cooking Chicken

Reports are percolating through the grapevine that photographic evidence has emerged of Ms C O Sullivan well known "Art Dealer" and Chicken Connoisseur caught cooking something other than chicken, at a secret location somewhere in Ireland.

Ms O Sullivan is rumoured to have to lived predominantly on chicken for the first 49 years of her life and it is only when eating out that she manages to diversify her diet and eat other foods.
When questioned about this Ms O Sullivan is quoted as saying" I am just too polite to insist on chicken when I am invited to other peoples houses so I just grin and bear having to eat other foods.
It is not that I don`t like cooking ,in fact I adore it but unfortunately, I have such a busy lifestyle running my International Company that, I sometimes have to let my friends do it .
The truth is that it just makes them so happy to cook for me that I don`t like to object!

Ms O Sullivan has long been the flag bearer of food standards in both Ireland and the USA and is credited with giving Michael Moore the idea for his Mc Donalds film "SUPER SIZE ME" when he overheard her now ground breaking question to a counter assistant in McDonalds "What is the least fattening thing on your menu"?

In terms of wine consumption she holds herself to the same high standards and has consistently drank Pinot Grigio for the last 31 years. She is considered one of the worlds leading authorities on this grape variety.Extensive research,into this very "complex" wine style and it`s service, has yielded several research papers. Her latest paper entitled " TapWater versus Bottled Water and their impact on the taste of Pinot Grigio"is considered even more groundbreaking that her controversial paper published in 2009 entitled "Pinot Grigio and its impact on liver function".She is currently working on a paper entitled ""That`s loads" ! Ah okay just a little bit more Pinot Grigio "which promises to be a revelation


Ms O Sullivan we salute you for your dedication!

wow wine gazette 5

    Man Caught Red  Boa`d  Handed Drinking Bad Wine

 As part of the WOW  girls ongoing battle to save the world from bad wine they have appointed Detective Sergeant Louise Carpenter to head up a crack unit dedicated  to stamping out the insidious practice of consuming crap wine.  Detective Carpenter formerly fronted  up the Head Shop investigation unit and brings with her a serious  reputation for her undercover skills.  During her tenure in that unit she is reputed to have infiltrated a complex labyrinth of these establishments successfully identifying the core hallucinogenics that were ultimately banned.

She has brought the same dedication to her new role using her undercover skills to embed herself within several dodgy bars and clubs reputed to be selling  the offensive liquid.She uses a blend of glamour coupled with brute force to convince unsuspecting patrons not to be lured into a life of bad wine.

"I know how easy it is to get sucked into this damaging lifestyle.  It starts with a sip of a really nasty wine in a club and rather than refusing to drink it there is peer pressure to just get it down your neck.  Life is too short to drink bad wine!", she is quoted as saying .

Her evangelical approach is already yielding results and she is frequently observed cautioning  nite club patrons if they attempt to purchase crap wine.  Failure to comply generally results in Detective Carpenter handcuffing the suspect to her wrist coupled with several stern words and  the brandishing of her  truncheon (pictured above).

To date the Detective has confined her investigation to  handsome, single, unattached  males between the age of 25 to35 and has stated that her ultimate objective is to exhaust every avenue in a bid to save these young men from themselves!
If  you are aware of anyone who fits these parameters and who may  need her help please send a full description, preferably with a flattering photo, to our confidential(!) blog and we will  get the intrepid Detective Sergeant Carpenter on the Case.

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 Wine Prices Cut To The Bone By Emerging Markets!

 PICTURED ABOVE: MARCO REILLY , A TYPICAL CONSUMER IN THIS NEW MARKET

Concerns are growing within the wine industry regarding the emergence of new markets and the resultant inflationary impact on wine prices.

The WoW girls having observed this trend in their own shops decided to consult with their Chief Wine Economist Professor Deveney who stated."There was a time when this market segment did not have the discretionary income to allow them to buy wine however they have assumed much greater Socio-Economic importance and  many of them now have their own house, the latest in designer clothing and  regularly get their hair done not to mention manicures and pedicures. It is hard to comprehend the poverty gap in this market.You have the privileged classes mentioned above and yet many others still sleep rough or at best in a outbuilding or shelter.”

At the top end of the market these new consumers tend to favour very plump meaty reds preferably with gamey flavours and with good bite and power so it is these wines that fetch the highest prices.They like a well aged style and  frequently like to bury away a few bottles and go back to them when they are fully mature.

In terms of service requirements  they can be a bit clumsy,quite demanding,  are used to getting their own way but appear to be extremely loyal almost to the point of habit in their buying patterns.