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The top 10 top 10s from 2012
Over the course of 2012 the db top 10s have proved very popular and we’ve gathered together the best from naughty adverts to hangover cures.
We recently revealed our most popular stories of 2012, and that revealed db readers to be fans of the unfortunate and the extravagant.
But would the same rules apply to our top 10s?
We’ve covered a huge range of topics in out top 10s over the last 12 months, from red trousers to the royal family and from naughty adverts to rude labels. But what has been the most popular?
For the fun purposes of this list we’ve taken out our more serious features of the top Champagne brands, wine brands and beer brands. We’ve also not included the 50 most powerful women in wine.
10. Top 10 alcohol health claims
As we close in on Christmas and New Year celebrations it is a good time to latch onto some of the health claims related to alcohol. Study after study claims to find new health benefits for wine, beer or spirits, so we rounded up the best alcohol related health claims.
9. Top 10 red trousers in the wine trade
Trends in wine usually means looking at the rise of various grapes, regions or even countries.
Some of db‘s eagle-eyed editorial team noticed there was another trend developing, one for red trousers and we celebrated the renaissance in 2012.
Top 10 red trousers in the wine trade
8. The royal family’s favourite drinks
It is a bumper time for the royal family. After starting a royal wave with the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton last year, the family carried on riding high with diamond jubilee celebrations and have capped it off with the announcement of a royal pregnancy.
Admittedly this top 10 was put together before the Duchess of Cambridge’s pregnancy was announced so she won’t be enjoying her favourite cocktail for a while now.
The royal family’s favourite drinks
7. Top 10 weird and wacky drinks gadgets
Sometimes a top 10 just presents itself to you and when a six foot, half ton robot wine rack was announced, we just knew we had to unveil the top 10 weird and wacky drinks gadgets.
Top 10 weird and wacky drinks gadgets
6. Top 10 wine and spirits tattoos
Tattoos have become increasingly fashionable over the last couple of years and it’s now hard to spot a pop singer or footballer who is not sporting some kind of skin ink.
Why should the drinks industry miss out? Well, as this top 10 revealed it isn’t.
Top 10 wine and spirits tattoos
5. The world’s rudest wine names
This top 10 came about after we reported that a new wine called If You See Kay was causing controversy in the US. The story proved really popular so we thought “why not compile a list of the rudest and most controversial wine labels and names?”
You liked it so much that you sent us some that we had missed and we put together your top 10 rude wine labels.
The world’s rudest wine names
4. Top 10 hangover cures
Who doesn’t love finding out a good hangover cure? After a chat in the db office we realised there were a good number of crazy cures around and then thanks to Twitter we were able to pull some really interesting thoughts.
As part of our public service we re-published this ahead of the Christmas party season, to help you get through the following day.
3. Top 10 totally pointless wine accessories
In many ways wine is like golf, both have numerous gadgets that claim to help you enjoy it more.
We trawled the web to find some of wine industry’s more creative gadgets, among the objects we found, notably silly examples included stemware designed to make you feel drunk, as well as a beer jug that doubles as a wine glass, and a Paris goblet that fills itself.
Top 10 totally pointless wine accessories
2. Despots and their favourite drinks
The second most popular top 10 for db this year was a look at the drinks that despots have enjoyed throughout history. In many ways researching this piece actually proved a bit disappointing.
It’s not that there is anything particularly wrong with the drink but we all thought that if any of us became a tyrannical dictator we would be unlikely to go crazy for Mateus Rosé.
Despots and their favourite drinks
1. Top 10 naughtiest alcohol ads
Who would have thought that something a bit naughty and risqué would prove popular on the internet? What is the world coming to?
This top 10 proved to be our most popular top 10 of 2012. We counted down the naughtiest advertisements ever created by booze brands to prove that sex really does sell.
Top 10 naughtiest alcohol ads