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May 19th, 2009

Angie

Bottle Stand

Vinturi Essential Wine Aerator

Wine needs to breathe to allow it to open up, release its intended aromas, and of course, make it taste better. Vinturi’s patent pending design speeds up this process by instantly aerating with ease and convenience. The perfect aeration in the time it takes to pour a glass of wine….

Dolphin Manual Drinking Water Pump

$15.49

This is the Original Dolphin Brand Drinking Water Pump, Model 8080. There are many imitations out there. If you want a reliable, long lasting quality drinking water pump, the Dolphin Pump is the one to get!…

Trudeau Aroma Aerating Pourer with Stand

$14.07

For better-tasting wine the easy way, choose the Aroma aerating pourer from Trudeau. This handy tool is constructed of durable BPA-free plastic and fits onto your bottle for one-handed operation. The double aeration allows wine to be aerated while inside the bottle as well as during pouring. This method instantly adds the same amount of air into wine as 30 minutes in a traditional decanter. Inject…

Health and Environmental Risks of Bottled Water

The bottled water industry is now a huge industry generating billions of dollars in annual worldwide sales. However, according to number of studies done on bottled water claims of purity could not be further from the truth enough to be skeptical of claims that bottled water is cleaner than tap water. For example, “distilled water” like Dasani, Aquafina or Nestle Pure Life extracted from city water is far from being healthy, since the oxidation is potentially harmful along with the fact that it can contain improper pH balances and ionization. There is also the plastic problem.

HEALTH RISKS OF PLASTIC BOTTLES

Most bottled water comes in plastic bottles and when stored in hot or warm temperatures, chemicals may be leached into the water. Storing the water into the garage or near gas fumes could affect the smell and taste of the water. Many people leave bottled water out in the car at high or low temperature facilitating the materials from the plastic to go into the water. Some people also use plastic juice bottles with tap water to carry around. It is better using safer container or simply glass bottle. For all those health risks and other considerations as well, it’s better to filter your tap water. Water filters are relatively inexpensive these days and for the best benefits, filters need to be changed frequently.

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF BOTTLED WATER

With bottled water comes a whole lot of environmental impact that can be avoided with a turn of the faucet. While we struggle to cut down on our consumption of fossils fuels, water bottled increases them. Virgin petroleum is used to make plastic bottles; the more bottles we use, the more virgin petroleum is needed to crate new bottles. And more, fossil fuels are burned to fill the bottles and distribute them. Even more, it is not just bottled water, but juices, soft drinks and other beverages packed in plastic that had to this waste and the fuel used for shipping bottles.

According to a study of the Oregon State University, it takes about 273 billion litre of water a year, worldwide, just to make empty bottles. Treating and filtering tap water for bottling creates even more waste. It takes about two litres of water to make every litre you see on stores shelves. Also, it is estimated that less than half of water bottles ever make it to a second life. The y are tossed on beaches, roadsides and into landfills, where they could remain for a thousand years. It is time to stop that waste for good. Take action and get a filter right now to save the future our planet. Everyone should stand up to stop this unacceptable waste. It’s a MUST.

Gilles Coulombe B.A. B.LL D.S.A.

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What does the V.S.O.P on a bottle of brandy stand for?

I was wondering does anyone know?

Brandy is distilled wine – wine with most of the water removed – which changes the taste and makes the alcohol content higher. The Cognac region of France produces the best known brandy, although very fine brandies are made around the world. Brandy can be made from grapes, berries or other fruit. Slivovitz is made from plums and Kir from cherries.

So what does VSOP mean? VS stands for Very Special. VSOP stands for Very Special Old Pale, and XO is Extra Old.

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