http://thealienworld.com An effort to understand the real world! Wed, 25 Jan 2012 11:17:50 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://thealienworld.com/2010/08/20/13-things-you-wanted-to-know-about-sparkling-wine/ http://thealienworld.com/2010/08/20/13-things-you-wanted-to-know-about-sparkling-wine/#comments Fri, 20 Aug 2010 12:43:05 +0000 Nitin http://thealienworld.com/?p=905 Sparkling wine is not Champagne “Champagne” is sparkling wine produced only in the Champagne wine region in France Champagne only constitutes ~10% of the worldwide sparkling wine market Sparkling wine produced in other wine making are known by different names, such as Cava in Spain and Espumante in Portugal Primary difference between still wines and [...]

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]]> http://thealienworld.com/2007/05/29/my-new-bar/feed/ 8 http://thealienworld.com/2007/04/15/cocktails-lethal-weapon-%e2%80%93-f-lethal-weapon-%e2%80%93-m/ http://thealienworld.com/2007/04/15/cocktails-lethal-weapon-%e2%80%93-f-lethal-weapon-%e2%80%93-m/#comments Sun, 15 Apr 2007 06:35:22 +0000 Nitin http://alienworld.wordpress.com/2007/04/15/cocktails-lethal-weapon-%e2%80%93-f-lethal-weapon-%e2%80%93-m/ Making cocktails is a good fun. And drinking your own made cocktails is even better… because they are light on the pocket. :) Last week I went out for dinner at Grill Room in Hyderabad. It is one of the best place to have grilled and tandoori food. Also this place has amazing collection of [...]

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