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Do It Yourself Project

October 14th, 2010 by Tom Johnson

Wine cork place card holders. Actually, kind of cool.

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Today’s Do-It-Yourself Project: Breaking the Tyranny of the Wine Establishment

September 27th, 2010 by Tom Johnson

Spike Your Juice is a kit that allows you to turn any 64-ounce bottle of storebought juice into “a fizzy and refreshing alcoholic beverage” in only 48 hours. Gizmodo gives it a try using Welch’s grape juice as a base: “I swear you’re making poison,” my wife warns. I pretend I’m not afraid…Just an hour [...]

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Today’s Do-It-Yourself Project: Vegetable Wine

September 22nd, 2010 by Tom Johnson

They key is, of course, to choose the right vegetables: Consider the following vegetables for the best wine: carrot, corn, cucumber, sweat pea, pumpkin, sweet potato and zucchini. Keep in mind the time of year and choose a vegetable that will be in season. Recipe here. Start now and the wine will be ready by [...]

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Todays Do-It-Yourself Project: Wine Labels

August 26th, 2010 by Tom Johnson

If you’d like to combine your affinity for collage with a desire to hide from friends the brand of wine you’re serving, Bueno Bueno has a plan: when Jacob and I go to california, we stock up on 2 buck chuck. (charles shaw) it’s only $1.99 a bottle, but has won awards, great reviews, and [...]

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