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NASCAR Dads Drink Chardonnay; Wine Helps Tremors in Elderly

“I get the shakes without it!”

• Everyone knows men drink wine too, as long as it isn’t froofy. Now FLASQ Wines, which sells its wine in quick-chilling 375ml aluminum bottles, has made the first ever alliance between a winery and a sports venue, with the Infineon Raceway in Sonoma. [PR Web/SFGate]

• A new study of elderly Italians shows that drinking wine lowers their risk of having tremors. [Wine Spectator]

• Eric Asimov would like everyone to start appreciating Vouvrays from the Loire Valley a lot more, OK? [NYT]

• Overheard at Pebble Beach Food & Wine, among a group of sommeliers: “The DP 2002 is showing incredibly well. That bottle really restored my faith in DP.” (That’s Dom Perignon, folks.) [Grub Street]

• This week Christie’s Auction House sold a set of grape-themed Andy Warhol prints for $104,500, but it’s unclear what kind of grapes they are, and that seems to make Wine Spectator upset. [Wine Spectator]

• The lineup for WineFuture 2011 has been announced, and it includes Robert Parker. The three-day conference will take place in November in Hong Kong, and it follows the first event of its kind in Rioja in 2009. [Harpers Wine & Spirits]

• In celebration of their 25th anniversary, Wente Vineyards in Livermore, California, is upping the ante with their annual summer concert series, and this year will feature Diana Ross, Tears for Fears, and Chris Isaak. [Grub Street]

NASCAR Dads Drink Chardonnay; Wine Helps Tremors in Elderly