Wine lovers and connoisseurs everywhere will soon be able to enjoy the full experience when it comes to wine. The Wine Glass Mask, a recent project on the crowdfunding website Kickstarter, is hoping to reach it’s target of $78,000 by the end of March. The innovation, from inventor James Piatt, is a contoured wine glass that fits directly onto a drinker’s face and is shaped rather like (more…)
Tulip glass or balloon snifter? Which glass is best to use to enjoy a fine cognac or brandy is purely a personal one. Often regarded as one of the world’s most enjoyable and finest of (more…)
According to a recent survey carried out by the Wine and Spirit Trade Association (WSTA), wine drinking is no longer just the reserve of connoisseurs.The survey found that (more…)
The world’s oldest recorded and longest established sporting competition, The Antient Silver Arrow was first competed for in Scorton, North Yorkshire in 1673, with a field of 22 archers.They shoot for a (more…)
Widely regarded as the most prestigious and popular event in the dog breeder’s calendar, the annual Crufts awards are just a couple of weeks away, giving competitors a chance to get their hands (and paws) on (more…)
A European Union directive may be overturned, as calls are being made to replace the current glass stamp ‘CE’, which guarantees the glass’s correct size, with the traditional 300-year-old Crown stamp, the (more…)
The Nobel Prize was established by Alfred Nobel in his third will and testament dated 27th November, 1895. With opposition to the legacy from his family after his death in 1896, it was not until 1901 that the (more…)
Awards and trophies are not just the reserve of red carpet celebrities, sporting legends or business moguls; they are also an excellent way to recognise some of those people among us who go (more…)
January saw the inaugural award ceremony of The Best FIFA Football Awards.This trophy will be a (more…)
The four most important dates in the tennis world calendar are known as the Grand Slam tournaments. A Grand Slam is achieved when all four tournaments are won in the same calendar year, and this can be (more…)
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