I've spent more than the $30 it will cost to pick up for of these on a single wine glass, so grabbing a set of these to try out is a no brainer.

And yes, better wine glasses make wine taste better. Even to the point of real Riedel working better than the Spiegelau clones of the exact same glasses*.

"Wine lovers have long used crystal stemware to help experience the exquisite nose of a French merlot or a frisky Australian vin ordinaire, and now the Boston brewer thinks beer connoisseurs have achieved a similar level of discernment when it comes to appreciating state-of-the-art advances in lager delivery-systems."

Sam Adams unveils ultimate beer glass

*which isn't to slight the Spiegelau glasses. I love the Spiegelau glasses. They're nearly as good as Riedel (maybe 85-90%) and they cost 1/2 to 1/4 as much depending on where you shop. That's an unbeatable combination.

Sideways: Man this NaNoWriMo is killing me in terms of seeing movies and or reading books… It's good to live without slack every once in a while. It helps you appreciate the times you do have for simple pleasures.

Anyway, this movie was pretty good. IT would have been MUCH better if it weren't so flabby and indulgent. It's ostensibly a comedy, but since it was paced erratically and occasionally ponderous in terms of scene length, montage length and the like; it felt considerably LONGER than its two hour running time. that's NOT a good sign for a comedy.

Still the cast was excellent, their chemistry was wonderful, the spirit of love for wine was well capture and there were some honestly hilarious bits. Flawed, but recommended.

Wired News: Web Wine Sales Still Bottled Up
Please let me get wine shipped to my house. Pretty please? I've passed on dozens of bottles at zachy's because of the arcane, crappy laws about wine sales in MA. Grrrr….

Yahoo! News – Life-Extending Chemical Is Found in Certain Red Wines

Chirac sends Blair wine as birthday peace offering
Six bottles of Mouton Rothschild 1989! That's one serious peace offering. It's not even the price, but the quality that makes it such a big-time gift- a basically ready-to-drink example of one of the world's great wines. Rated 99 (out of 100) by the Wine Spectator. I'll take it if Blair isn't interested.