Archive for October 2008

Wine Bottles Go on a Diet - The Food Section

Wine Bottles Go on a Diet
The Food Section, NY - 6 hours ago
Most of the bottles lose the “punt” — the indentation usually found on the bottom of a wine bottle. Despite the economic and environmental benefits of

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Winery sees clear benefits in lightweight glass - San Francisco Examiner

Related Topics: HOPLAND, Calif. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg) Ann Thrupp, manager of sustainability and organic development at Fetzer Vineyards, holds an older wine bottle with punt in the bottom at left, and a new lighter version near a bottling line at …

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24yo charged with wine bottle assault - Australian Broadcasting Corp.

A 24-year-old man has been charged with assaulting another man with a wine bottle during a fight on Sydney’s northern beaches. Police say the 32-year-old victim was trying to stop a fight at Avalon about 2:00am (AEDT) on October 18. It is alleged the …

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24yo ‘assaulted man with wine bottle’ - ABC Online

24yo ‘assaulted man with wine bottle
ABC Online, Australia - 1 hour ago
A 24-year-old man has been charged with assaulting another man with a wine bottle during a fight on Sydney’s northern beaches. Police say the 32-year-old
Good samaritan felled by wine bottle The Australian
Man charged over alleged assault, detectives appeal for witnesses NSW Police Online (press release)
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Wine Jones: Keeping it cool - Sierra Sun

Almost every wine drinker at one time or another will begin to collect bottles of one or more favorite wines. It is hard to pass up a “good” buy, or not to pick up a few bottles of that extremely delicious wine you found while visiting a winery …

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Good samaritan felled by wine bottle - The Australian

Good samaritan felled by wine bottle
The Australian, Australia - Oct 30, 2008
POLICE have charged a man after a wine bottle was thrown at a good samaritan, leaving him in a Sydney hospital with critical head injuries.
Man charged over alleged assault, detectives appeal for witnesses NSW Police Online (press release)
24yo ‘assaulted man with wine bottle ABC Regional Online
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Good samaritan felled by wine bottle - News.com.au

POLICE have charged a man after a wine bottle was thrown at a good samaritan, leaving him in a Sydney hospital with critical head injuries. The victim, a 32-year-old man, allegedly intervened in fights occurring on Avalon Parade on Sydney’s northern …

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Catalina a ‘Favorite Haunt’ — and Not Just for Boaters - The Log Newspaper

Catalina a ‘Favorite Haunt’ — and Not Just for Boaters
The Log Newspaper, CA - 2 hours ago
She said the women realized they weren’t alone when the cork suddenly popped out of the wine bottle and flew 5 to 6 feet across the room.

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New Scientist goes innumerate in ’save the planet’ special - The Register

If you’re going to start demanding a new economics, as the New Scientist just has, then it would be useful if you understood what the old economics you’re trying to replace has to say… as the New Scientist clearly doesn’t . Take this …

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Boozy nostalgia for the days of cheap Chianti - Georgia Straight

Boozy nostalgia for the days of cheap Chianti
Georgia Straight, Canada - 6 hours ago
there’s a screw cap now, and despite the thematic carry-through, I have to tell you that blue is not an attractive colour for a wine bottle.

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