Wine Teasers at Barnes & Noble
Wine Teasers at Barnes & Noble
Wine Teasers is in Barnes & Noble stores throughout the country. They’re not at BN Online, but they’re in the stores.
Where do you find them in the stores? Look for a display titled “Gifts” or in some stores “Entertainment” or something similar. It will probably look like the photo on the right — at least in my experience, that’s where they seem to be most commonly found.
In the photo on the right, Wine Teasers is on the second shelf, right side.
Even if you ask and they can’t find the game, don’t give up until you’ve searched the “gifts” or “entertainment” displays – in one store, the clerk couldn’t find the games, but after more searching, I found it on this display.
S.S.
Add comment August 17, 2009
Everyone knows what the date on the bottle means, right? Or do they?
The Wine Teasers is: Everyone knows what the date on the bottle means, right? Or do they? It indicates:
A: When the wine was bottled
B: When the grapes were harvested
C: The ideal time to drink
While most people will know it’s not C, many people won’t know for sure if the answer is A or B. But it’s OK not to know for sure because all Wine Teasers questions have a GREAT BIG HINT, which usually nudges people toward the right answer. Players move ahead more quickly if they don’t need the hint, but it’s always there, ensuring that Wine Teasers wine game is playable by even people who know little about wine.
Hint: Ask John Deere
John Deere … harvested … sure, it’s a little corny (ha ha), but it’s a definite nudge toward the right anwser.
Answer: B. The reason vintages matter is because weather conditions can be so different from year to year. Especially in Europe. In regions like Australia and America it’s not as big a deal.
That’s an actual question from Cork Jester’s Wine Teasers wine game, the most fun, zany, unintimidating wine game on the planet!
Add comment August 14, 2009
The saucer-shaped Champagne glass was supposedly modeled on…
The Wine Teasers is: The saucer-shaped Champagne glass was supposedly modeled on:
A: Marie Antoinette’s breast
B: The head of Dom Perignon’s infant son
C: A Spanish orange
Like all Wine Teasers questions, it doesn’t really matter if you know the answer, because each question has a GREAT BIG HINT. You move ahead more quickly if you don’t need the hint, but it’s always there, ensuring that Wine Teasers wine game is playable by even people who know little about wine.
Hint: Let them drink 34B!
Answer: A. This glass, called a “coupe,” is now out of fashion, since its wide surface area allows bubbles to dissipate. Much better is the long, thin tulip or flute-shaped glass. No word on what or who was the model for that.
That’s an actual question from Cork Jester’s Wine Teasers wine game, the most fun, zany, unintimidating wine game on the planet!
Add comment July 3, 2009
Wine Teasers at Barnes & Noble: Still time for Father’s Day!
Yay, we did it! Cork Jester’s Wine Teasers is on the shelves at Barnes & Noble stores! Actually, it is more likely to be on their special tables & stands promoting their summer games collections. But it’s there – just ask if you can’t find it!
Go get it for Father’s Day – didn’t you just KNOW there was a good reason you were waiting for the last minute?
Find your nearest Barnes and Noble using their store locator: http://store-locator.barnesandnoble.com/
Learn more about Wine Teasers here: http://www.wineteasers.com
Add comment June 19, 2009
Wine Teasers at ASTRA 2009
Wine Teasers at ASTRA 2009
ASTRA: American Specialty Toy Retailing Association.
ASTRA 2009: The premier event for the best in specialty toy products and resources and is an essential tool for you and your business!
If you’re going to ASTRA 2009, make sure to check out Cork Jester’s Wine Teasers at booth #108. Ask for Catherine or Richard – they’ll have samples to view and a VERY GENEROUS OFFER for first time wholesale buyers of Wine Teasers wine game.
Click here for more information: Wine Teasers at ASTRA 2009
Add comment June 11, 2009
How’s this for wine prose?
From Gods, Men, and Wine by William Younger, 1966. These are the two opening paragraphs of this rather old and musty book, which I hope turns out to be as good as its beginning:
“A bunch of grapes is beautiful, static, and innocent. It is merely fruit. But when it is crushed it becomes an animal, for the crushed grapes become wine and wine has an animal life.”
“Wine suffers a heaving birth. It has a rough, groping childhood. It develops into adolescence. Then, if it does not sicken, it matures; and in this it is almost human since it does not mature according to a fixed rule but according to the law of its particular and individual personality. The act which gives it personality is the act of fermentation. In this metamorphosis it is changed from fruit into animal; sometimes even into an animal of splendour.”
Don’t forget to order a copy of Cork Jester’s Wine Teasers wine game in time for Father’s Day!
Add comment May 22, 2009
What’s most likely to kill you at a winery?
The Wine Teaser is: What’s most likely to kill you at a winery?
A: Exploding tanks
B: Tractor accidents
C: Falling in a wine vat
That’s a pretty esoteric question – one that few people will get right on the first guess. But Wine Teasers wine game is not really about knowing the answers, it’s more about exploring the questions. So, in this case, the GREAT BIG HINT leads everyone –gently and pleasantly — to the answer and discussion point.
Hint: Cool! Can I choose the wine?
Answer: C. To survive in a vat of wine, you’ll need a gas mask, not a snorkel, since you’ll probably be overcome by noxious gasses. Vineyards and wineries can be dangerous places, so much so that OSHA has released an educational movie title, The Safe Winery.
That’s an actual question from Cork Jester’s Wine Teasers wine game, the most fun, zany, unintimidating wine game on the planet!
Add comment May 18, 2009
What color grapes are used for rosé?
The Wine Teaser is: What color grapes are used for rosé?
A: Pink
B: Half red and half white
C: Red
Definitely an easy question for many wine drinkers. But the great thing about Wine Teasers wine game is that you don’t have to know a thing about wine to play – it’s really just an excuse to talk about and learn about wine! So to keep everyone — even complete beginners — in the game, we always provide a GREAT BIG HINT!
Hint: Like your face after getting this wrong.
Answer: C. Rosé is made from red grapes without their skins, which contain the color. A good rosé can be tangy, robust, and bone dry. Real men do drink it. Ernest Hemingway downed a bottle of Spanish Rosado at the bull fights every day with lunch, and they don’t call him Papa for nothing.
That’s an actual question from Cork Jester’s Wine Teasers wine game, the most fun, zany, unintimidating wine game on the planet!
Add comment May 6, 2009
Vineyards all over the world often have rosebushes growing at the end of vine rows. What is their purpose?
The Wine Teasers is: Vineyards all over the world often have rosebushes growing at the end of vine rows. What is their purpose?
A: To honor the wine god Bacchus, a rose-lover
B: To be an early warning system for fungus and disease
C: To attract insects away from the vines
Like all Wine Teasers, this question comes with a big hint. If you were actually playing the game, you’d move ahead faster without the hint, but since this game is for beginners as well as wine experts, the hints help keep everyone in the game!
Hint: You should plant one in your shower.
Answer: B. Like the canary in a coal mine, rosebushes, being more susceptible to disease, start looking sickly before vines do. This gives vineyard workers time to treat the vines before it’s too late.
That’s an actual question from Cork Jester’s Wine Teasers wine game, the most fun, zany, unintimidating wine game on the planet!
Add comment May 3, 2009
Which word would you NEVER see on a bottle of Champagne?
The Wine Teasers is: Which word would you NEVER see on a bottle of Champagne?
A: Sec
B: Demi-sec
C: Triple-sec
OK, that’s probably pretty easy. But just in case you don’t know your liqueurs or have never made a Margarita (you must have, sometime!), here’s the BIG HINT:
Hint: It IS possible to have too much secs!
Correct Answer: C. In French, sec means dry. But in the weird language of Champagne, dry Champagne is labeled brut, slightly sweet is called sec, and really sweet is demi-sec. As for triple-sec, that’s for Margaritas.
That’s an actual question from Cork Jester’s Wine Teasers wine game, the most fun, zany, unintimidating wine game on the planet!
Add comment May 1, 2009
