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Your Brain on Bubbles
According to French neuroscientist Gabriel Lepousez of the Institut Pasteur in Paris, and as reported recently in Falstaff magazine, a glass of sparkling wine (or Champagne) is stimulating emotionally, physically, and neurologically—all at once. The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.
By the Numbers
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The number of glasses of Prosecco served daily at the Olympics in Cortina and Milan, Italy, according to the Prosecco DOC Consortium. Spectators can drink their Prosecco for $10 a glass at 13 different competition venues. The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.
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Age that patrons must be to get into Dirty Franks, a time-honored Philadelphia dive bar, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer. The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.
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Percentage of US wineries that make Grenache, Tempranillo, or Pinot Grigio/Pinot Gris, according to the WineBusiness Analytics Winery Database. While that percentage seems small, it’s actually larger than in the recent past. The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.
Each week, my team and I will bring you a fascinating and fun dose of wine intel. You’ll find my top wine recommendations (for every one wine we recommend to you, we taste 50 to 100 wines), plus great wine and food quizzes, my takes on happenings in the wine world, and my (hopefully thought-provoking and helpful) blogs. Plus, as always, lots more!
~ Karen MacNeil