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more about #wine Jack_Burton: Seth, no Botox joke? It must have been tough. more » browngirlinthering: EW Roberto Cavalli reminds me so much of "the continental" from SNL. more » ImDatNinja (loves her Red Sox): I have a color changing face (when people put me on the spot). Thank goodness Seth doesnt share my affliction. more » suddenvalley: I hear that Cavalli's wine tastes like the urine of Satan after a hefty portion of asparagus. more » cate3710: Color-changing yacht?! I do not believe it. more » bowleserised: At university, my friend set up a cheese and wine society, after sweet talking the local cheese merchant. It was great. The cheese guy would get drunk... more » salthegeek: As a guy with a really low booze tolerance ( I'm drunk after a few sips of a martini I just made), I really wish there was a class on what to drink cu... more » foodandshoes: I found out that Universities and hospitals have their own pubs in the UK, so why not have an organized class where the boozing actually helps you lea... more » the zeeba is galápagosing it up!: cool and all, but yeah, this probably won't work. i go to a school that isn't private, but the majority of the students come from relatively affluent... more » Thus Spake KATE!: How sophisticated. I heard that there was a wine-tasting class at my university and got super excited. Until I realized that it was offered by the bu... more » Jack_Burton: Emphasizing quality over quantity is probably a good idea, IMHO. more » jenrobe: We're handwringing over binge drinking down here in Australia, too, and as was pointed out last night on a rather horrifying ABC news piece, all the w... more » Evie Havok: If these girls are from wealthy families they're probably already being served wine with their meals anyway (when they're at home). All I have to say ... more » i'm a bottle: Okay. Let's put this all in perspective. When I was sixteen, I think that I would have benefitted from the offer of a social situation in which I wa... more » fatmonalisa: I went to a NYC prep school and in the 8th grade when we couldn't pass for looking 21 and didn't have the mind to just have the booze delivered to the... more » nothanks: of course you know that "Top Independent Girls School" means very fancy private school, so on the whole its probably just a lot of very wealthy young... more » Turbopixie: This is new?! Damn, I always knew that I was lucky. I went to a UK independent school for sixth form (equivalent to 11th and 12th grade, I believe). ... more » futuremrsrickankiel: My all-girls' school had skirt measuring and purity retreats. I feel cheated, but at least I have a handy excuse for alcoholism. more » Sir: Wait, did anyone else read this: "The girls in the class learn about bouquet, color and palate, and try the wines with foods (cooked in another class... more » morninggloria: I would hope that there's a hangover-fighting prerequisite to this wine-tasting class. more » -
#clips
Seth's The Third Wheel On Martha's Date With Cavalli
On her show today, Martha Stewart asked guests Roberto Cavalli and Seth Meyers if they have anything in common. Cavalli has a color-changing yacht and brought wine from his own vineyard, so that's a no. Clip at left. -
#invinoestveritas
If You Can't Beat 'Em: British Girls' Schools Introduce Wine-Tastings
Maybe it wasn't until we read this headline that we really appreciated the scope of the British teen binge-drinking problem: "Wine-tasting club is the toast of top independent girls' school." Oh, and heard that the "critical thinking" teacher started it. More » -
#bottomsup
Finish Your Holiday Shopping Early
The giant wine glass holds an entire bottle of wine and certain people who shall remain nameless could really put it to good use, especially on a Friday at the end of the longest week ever. [Rurally Screwed, Kotula's] -
#finewine
R.I.P. Kathryn Kennedy
Kathryn Kennedy, a pioneering California winemaker famed for her cabernet sauvignon, has died at 82. [NYT] -
#quoteunquote
In Vino
Sommelier Emily Wines: "Never be ashamed of your wine choices...I'm the one who once poured a nearly empty bottle of one of my favorite wines into little travel-size shampoo bottles so I could finish it off during a trip." [NYT] -
#leftovers
Chinese Bride Wears Record Breaking Dress • Wine Improves Sex, Study Says
• A Chinese bride may set a new record for saying "I do" while wearing the most insane gown. The groom purchased the dress, which is adorned with a record-breaking 9,999 silk flowers and a 1.2 mile train. • More » -
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#yum
Chocoholic
The new book Chocolate: History, Culture and Heritage reveals, among other pieces of choco-centric trivia, that during the American Revolution, soldiers were wont to mix their ration of chocolate with wine. [NYT] -
#wine
In Vino Est Veritas
"A life in wine is such a wonderful thing...Something of our heart is rendered in that bottle," says one of the impressive "women winemakers" profiled by Reuters. [Reuters] -
#snapjudgment
Spanish Dog Is Not Drinking Any F-cking Merlot
[Novelda, Spain; December 29. Image via Getty]
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#aintthatfine
An Occasional "Tipple" Of Wine May Stave Off Dementia
Just in case you needed another reason to pour yourself a glass of wine: researchers at the University of Glasgow have found that "moderate consumption" of wine can actually help stave off dementia in women.
