This is an actual receipt from Nello's in New York City. The customer was Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich, who had no problem dropping 47k on food and drinks for himself and five other people.

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Not the finest vintage, but it makes up for its acrid bouquet with a totally adorable finish.

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CULTURE BUZZ: Miss North Dakota (1997) has been working as a freelance journalist in Iran and is currently MIA. She was last heard from on February 10th, when she called home after being arrested for buying a bottle of wine. C'mon everybody, let's find this girl and bring her home.

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The Best Links:

1. Miss North Dakota Arrested in Iran
2. ND family says US journalist is detained in Iran

FOOD BUZZ: Playboy now has a wine collection: limited-allocation wines bottled with vintage magazine covers. Surprisingly, none of the wines are described as “full-bodied.”

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The Best Links:

1. Playboy Wine Collection
2. A Jug of Wine, a Nudie Pic, and Thou: Playboy Wines
3. Playboy Makes Wine a Little Sexier

FOOD BUZZ: An electronic wine-taster that can identify wine as easily as a human palate. The electronic tongue is also handy for spotting fake wines or illegal preservatives. But how do they square off against human supertasters ?

The Best Links:

1. Electronic Tongue Tastes Just As Well As a Real One
2. Electronic Tongue Tastes Wine Variety, Vintage
3. E-Tongue and Wine Fraud
4. The Electronic Tongue Is Still In Development
5. What The Electric Tongue Looks Like

FOOD BUZZ: This sweet wine is the perfect summer drink, and did you know that it has 20% fewer calories than regular wine? It’s kind of like for the sort of people who think Olive Garden is authentic Italian food. But it’s actually kind of delicious. I can’t wait for the impending Zima comeback.

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1. Riunite Brings Back Lambrusco
2. Lambrusco, No Longer Tainted by Bad 1970s Reputation
3. Lambrusco is the New Rosé
4. Lambrusco on Wikipedia
5. Vastly Underrated Wine Is Perfect for Picnics
6. It’s a Good “Beginner” Wine
7. Communist Party Secretary Snubs Lambrusco

FOOD BUZZ: How to come off like a well cultured wine snob. It’s not just what you say, its how you say it.

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1. 5 Steps To Being a Wine Snob
2. Wine Tips For Cheapos

FOOD BUZZ: The latest trend in home booze-making. Like most DIY projects, all it takes is some time on your hands, a little spare cash and a dream . And, if you’re patient and skillful and just plain lucky, you’ll create something that won’t make your guests vomit.

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The Best Links:

1. You May Need to Subscribe to WineMaker Magazine
2. Making Wine, Not As Hard As You Thought. Making GOOD Wine, However…
3. Start At the Beginning: Grow Your Own Vines
4. Learn to Make Summery Wild Berry Wine
5. How To: Make Your Own Wine
6. “My name is Terry Garey and I’ll be your home winemaker for this site.”

TECH BUZZ: Initially having found success as a video blogger - his wine show attracts 80,000 viewers daily - the “social media sommelier” is out to conquer the world with TV appearances, a Hollywood agent, and a book already in sixth place on Amazon’s Cooking, Food & Wine section. In keeping his fans constantly abreast via e-mail, Facebook, Twitter, and countless other social networks, Vaynerchuk has developed as ubiquitous a presence online as Jamie Lee Curtis has in those commercials for the yogurt that makes you poop.

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The Best Links:

1. Gary Vaynerchuk’s Daily Wine Video Blog
2. Jeff Jarvis, Essentially the King of the Internet, Claims Vaynerchuk Will Become “The Online Oprah”
3. The Definitive Guide to Gary Vaynerchuk
4. Buy “101 Wines: Guaranteed to Inspire, Delight, and Bring Thunder to Your World”
5. Gary’s Blog!
6. Conan Today, Tomorrow the World!
7. The Pop17 Interview
8. Dude’s On Hulu, Too!
9. Kristen Wiig’s Dead-On Jamie Lee Curtis Impersonation
10. Hang Out With iJustine and Gary Vaynerchuk! Together! For Real!