August 17, 2010
Yesterday in our latest Eddie Vedder Wine Watch post we asked what wine Eddie was drinking at a concert in Bilbao, Spain.
Today we have an answer courtesy of Genevieve from Cellar Tours who recognised the unique bottle - such is the power of social media.
Eddie is drinking wine from Bodegas Dinastia Vivanco.
Forensic evidence is presented below:
The bottle:
Thanks to Genevieve for helping us out with this one.
I wonder if Eddie has ever enjoyed a bottle or two of South African wine - perhaps he has a view on Pinotage?
Eddie?
Ps. When the hell are Pearl Jam coming to play in South Africa - guaranteed it will sell out in a day.
Pps. If you do come to South Africa I will gladly take you on a tour of our winelands Eddie. Furthermore I and can suggest some fantastic wine for the shows.
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August 16, 2010
We continue our Eddie Vedder Wine Watch series with this recent shot of our favourite rock god: Eddie Vedder drinking wine from the bottle at a Pearl Jam concert in Bilbao, Spain.
I’ve tried zooming into the bottle to try and make out what wine it is but with no success. If we combine our knowledge I think we may be able to work it out.
1. The concert is in Bilbao, Spain - so a Spanish wine?
2. The bottle is oddly shaped and has a distinct ‘estate sketch” label
3. It is a red wine without doubt - Rioja perhaps?
Any ideas?
Perhaps Eddie, you would like to comment yourself to help us out (dreaming)?!
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August 3, 2010
If you think that The Cru deserves a nomination in this years SA Blog Awards - then please click on the nice little picture below and gooi me a nomination:
Thanks in advance for your support!
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July 26, 2010
I almost always get a blocked nose when I drink most (but not all ) cheap wines.
It’s something I experience when I drink really cheap, preservative laden fruit juices too - I react instantly - in fact I can smell the stuff in both juice and wine and tell you before I drink it that I’m going to react to it.
So what causes the blocked nose?
I always thought it was the Sulphur in wine and the Sodium Benzonate in the juices - but perhaps not.
A recent tweet from myself led @diproc and @sampugh1 to suggest that the main culprit could in fact be the Histamines found in wine. Interesting.
They pointed me to the following article
Wine and Headaches - Maybe not what you think.
and I found one more that is really worth reading:
This wine is making me feel…Sneezy?
What have I concluded from this research? Nothing really - I still don’t know what cause my reaction.
A usefull tip though: if you think you have an allergy to Sulphur - then go and buy a packet of dried apricots and eat them. If you react after eating them - then you are probably allergic to Sulphur.
If not - then it may be the Histamines.
Failing that - just drink better wine!
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July 8, 2010
Last week I won a set of Sally Little Sunglasses by following @TheFairwayMole (click to follow) on Twitter - it’s about the first thing I have ever won and it was darn easy too!
Spurned on by this recent success I have been entering other competitions at a rate of knots - as they say: you have to be in it to win it.
What a pleasure to discover the following competition - perfect for all us Wine Perverts!
Three readers stand the chance to win fantastic prizes courtesy of Black Knight Wines and Compleat Golfer magazine.
1st prize: a set of Muirfield 1959 and Augusta 1961 wines, both signed by Gary Player. 2 x 2nd prize: a case of Muirfield 1959 wines, valued at R1 800.
To enter, either SMS Player and your name to 34419 (eg Player Michael to 34419) or enter below.
Click Here to Enter!
(Each SMS costs R2, terms and conditions apply)
Good Luck - not sure why I told u guys because I’m hoping to win myself.
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