San Francisco Wine Tours News for 03/21/2010



Greene County lawmakers oppose wine sales in grocery stores - The .
At a meeting Wednesday, the county Legislature voted 13-1 in favor of a resolution opposing the sale of wine in grocery stores. Lawmakers said that while they value the role grocery stores play in Greene County, they are concerned the ...

Detecting fake wine vintages: It's an (atomic) blast | ScienceBlog.com
"The problem goes beyond ordinary consumers being overcharged for a bottle of expensive wine of a famous winery with a great year listed on the label," Jones pointed out. "Connoisseurs collect vintage wines and prices have soared with ...

Easy Mushroom and White Wine Risotto Recipe: Calorie Counted .
If you're on a diet but craving carbs, try this delicious recipe for risotto with porcini mushrooms and white wine. It's easy to make too - so ideal for beginner cooks...

Wine Goggle » How Not to Organize a Wine Writing Competition
Since its inception last year, the SA Wine Writers Prize has presented organisers thereof with the fact that a good concept is not going to work without a bit of thought, tact and plain old brains. One of the richest prizes in SA ...

Pink is the New Blog | Everybody's Business Is My Business » Blog .
Considering how much David and Josh like wine, it's no wonder their influence has started to rub off on me ;) We had a really nice time together with a very interesting and spirited conversation. 'Twas fun, 'twas fun. ...

Fifth trophy win for a champion wine (Scoop.co.nz)
For most wines, being awarded a trophy at a major wine show is the pinnacle of achievement. For Deutz Marlborough CuvÃe Blanc de Blancs 2006 it is but one in a series of peaks EUR the wine has just won its fifth trophy!..

Scientists use carbon-dating to check wine vintages: study (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Ever paid top dollar for a bottle of wine that says on the label it's from a much-sought-after year, only to find that it tasted like cheap, non-vintage plonk?..

Carbon-dating for wine (Straits Times)
WASHINGTON - EVER paid top dollar for a bottle of wine that says on the label it's from a much-sought-after year, only to find that it tasted like cheap, non-vintage plonk? Well, a team of researchers in Australia, who think 'vintage fraud' is widespread, have come up with a test that uses radioactive carbon isotopes left in the atmosphere by atomic bomb tests last century and a method used to ...

If Wine Blogging Were More Like Political Blogging EUR Louisville Juice
I know: it's all my fault. I opened this can of worms by suggesting that wine blogs should be more like political blogs. I might as well close it. Below, the comment thread from a hypothetical wine blog, if wine blogs were, indeed, ...

Mondillo scoops awards at prestigious wine show (Scoop.co.nz)
Mondillo Vineyard in Bendigo, Central Otago has scooped all the top prizes for its 2008 Pinot Noir in the countrys oldest, most respected wine competition. The run of accolades began earlier this month when the wine was awarded a gold medal in the Royal Easter Show Wine Awards 2010...

Wine Tasting on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
It wasn't an official meeting of the wine club, but we took the opportunity to refine our pallets (and drink a lot)..

Companies slam British tax on wine (The Age)
Constellation Brands and Foster's Group, which own brands such as Hardys, Lindemans and Penfolds, accuse the British government of ''decimating'' the country's wine trade with constant tax rises...

The Marietta Wine Cellars Still Open After Fire (WTAP Parkersburg)
Five days after the fire, The Marietta Wine Cellars are open and welcoming guests...

CellarBlog: Wine Flight for Virginia Wine Week
Wine Flight for Virginia Wine Week. I see there are already two wine bars that have special wine flights for Virginia Wine Week: Screwtop Wine Bar (which is someplace I really need to get out to) has a an offering of: Thibaut-Janisson ...

Wairarapa takes top place in wine exports (Marlborough Express)
Wairarapa wine exporters can claim to have outperformed the national average as an exporter...

Test developed to find wine's age (BigPond News)
A team of Australian researchers have come up with a test to determine a wine's vintage and age...

Amy Wine
November 16th, 2009 Actor BILL PULLMAN was an odd choice to play a wine expert in 2008 sleeper hit BOTTLE SHOCK - because a theatre accident cost him his sense of smell. The Independence Day star admits he doesn't have a nose for good ...

WINE IN MACEDONIA - uZood Video
WINE IN MACEDONIA TSANTALI - http://www.tsantali.gr/ - Tsantali has set up three wineries in Northern Greece located at:Agios Pavlos in Halkidiki, Naoussa in Macedonia and Rapsani in Thessalia, on the foothills of Mount Olympos...

Drinking Wine Could Help Lengthen Your Life (WHIZ News Zanesville)
There are many health remedies out there that claim to help both men and women extend their lives. Some remain suggestions but others have been proven to work, and medical experts say studies are showing drinking a glass of wine is effective...

Wine Country sounds alarm over grapevine moth (San Francisco Chronicle)
The monster that is threatening to turn premium Napa Valley wine into rotting slime was quickly plucked out from underneath the peeling bark of a grapevine. The white cocoon containing the beast was barely large enough to cover biologist Monica Cooper's...



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