San Francisco Wine Tours News for 04/04/2009



Chateau Latour Fetches $62,000 at Sothebys Hong Kong Wine Sale (Bloomberg)
April 4 (Bloomberg) -- A 6-liter bottle of 1961 Chateau Latour sold for HK$484,000 ($62,000) in Hong Kong, the most- expensive item at Sothebys first wine auction in the city where dozens of lots sold for several times their estimates...

Vinography Images: Where Wine Comes From - Vinography: A Wine Blog
Vinography Images: Where Wine Comes From. Where Wine Comes From While no doubt unremarkable, and even boring to those who make their living by growing wine grapes, I don't tire of seeing great pictures of the raw materials that go into ...

Ahwatukee wine-shop owners pour charm as well (The Arizona Republic)
The owners of My Wine Cellar and Lucy's Place in Ahwatukee aren't seeing as many big spenders these days. Still, free wine tastings, classes and events for social drinkers are keeping the parking lot full...

150 women gather for Ladies Night Out event better than expected;EUR good eats, fine wine mark 3-way fundraiser (Rome News-Tribune)
Chatter wafted across Broad Street Friday night as 150 women gathered in a newly renovated reception room above the DeSoto Theater for EURA Ladies Night Out.Women were serenaded by local quartet Marthas Finest and were welcome to drink wine and eat hors doeuvres, donated by local restaurants, before a show of the musical EURGypsyEUR was presented by the Rome Little Theatre.EURWe got here before ...

Wine Fit for a Prince - Slashfood
They make a Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon and Carmenere, and if you haven't tried them, you should, because they have the coveted trifecta of wines: inexpensive, taste good and good for the environment. Tags: biodynamic wine, camilla, ...

Drinking white wine can lead to stained teeth (CNN)
If you think you're doing your teeth a favor by sipping white wine instead of red, you may need to rethink your tooth-whitening strategy...

Ari Bendersky: Who Wants (Organic) Wine?
Who Wants (Organic) Wine? - The Huffington Post. . 2007 Orleans Hill Lodi Syrah, $9.99 -- this wine is sulfite free -- so don't be surprised if it's lighter than you're used to but if you're a purist, this is one to check out. ...

April Showers Bring White Wines! Wannabe Wino Wine Blog
Overall Id describe the wine as tart and refreshing with well balanced acidity. This would be an easy drinker for a summer evening on the porch, hopefully in my backyard (or second front yard as the county calls it) where Ill still ...

European Union Extends U.S. Wine Restrictions
Filed under: Wine. After twenty years of grappling over the trade agreement between winemakers in Europe and the U.S., 2005 marked the beginning of a somewhat peaceful understanding between the two markets -- with a few conditions. ...

Annual SCV Wine Classic pours May 30 (The Signal)
The College of the Canyons Foundation invites local wine connoisseurs to partake great wine and gourmet food at the 22nd annual Santa Clarita Valley Wine Classic, from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. May 30, in the California Institute of the Arts main gallery...

Has the wine auction market bottomed? | Dr Vino's wine blog
A spirited wine blog with independent picks for value vino, wine maps and commentary...

City Port Authority EURhooks Chamber into co-hosting Wine and Walleye Festival (Star Beacon)
With hopes of creating new excitement and boosting the local economy, the Ashtabula Area Chamber of Commerce, in conjunction with the Ashtabula City Port Authority, will host the citys first-ever Wine and Walleye Festival...

UCSF stops at $75 bottles of wine (Moldova.org)
Wine served at faculty recruitment dinners and other functions at the University of California in San Francisco can cost up to $75 a bottle, school rules allow.The San Francisco Chronicle reported the school's new rules say it will only reimburse a maximum of $75 per bottle of wine, or $15 per glass. However, there is no limit on how many bottles of wine may be purchased, the newspaper noted.The ...

UCSF draws the line at $75 bottles of wine (San Francisco Chronicle)
UC San Francisco has issued new rules on how much money its medical faculty and staff may spend for wine at recruitment dinners and other University of California functions. The maximum reimbursement: $75 per bottle of wine, or $15 per glass. There is no...

UCSF stops at $75 bottles of wine (UPI)
SAN FRANCISCO, April 4 (UPI) -- Wine served at faculty recruitment dinners and other functions at the University of California in San Francisco can cost up to $75 a bottle, school rules allow...

Wine Tasting in Niagara-on-the-Lake: Touring Vineyards in Southern .
Taking a day trip to tour wineries in the Niagara region is a fun and delicious experience. Taste award winning icewine and crisp Pinto Gris, all grown here in Canada...

Abnormal Interests: Friday Culture Word: *wyn(?), wine
These reflexes appear to represent a single Mediterranean culture word for wine with a very ancient origin. To be sure, the semantic range of the lexeme expanded over time to include "vine" and "grape." Rabin, 138-139, thinks that the ...

Stratus Vineyards- Wine Tasting and More: Experience Cheese with a .
Spend an afternoon tasting cheese with Scott McKenzie while he shares his knowledge, favourite shops and the reason he prefers Stratus wine to enhance any cheese plate...

Wine Blogging | Secrets of the City
Wine drinking has moved online in Minnesota, with Sacre Bleu doing full on wine blogging; but for those who partake of the grape, there is also Sorella, Solo Vino, and the Botle House, among others. Where do you go for your wine needs, ...

State OKs restaurant wine to go (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
DES MOINES --- Iowa diners can take their unfinished bottle of wine home with them under a bill approved by the House 93-2 Thursday and sent to the governor...



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