San Francisco Wine Tours News for 04/09/2010



RIP Thomas Angove, Inventor of Boxed Wine : College Candy
Thomas Angove, inventor of boxed wine, died at the age of 92. Was it a coincidence that he chose Boxed Wine Wednesday to make his departure? I think not. The man was devoted to his life's work until the end. ...

Checking up on Dr. Wine
Photo by Nicholas Deroose It was 8pm on a Thursday night and we were dying for a place that would give us a buzz to last into the weekend - yes, we're alcoholics like that. Luckily, located conveniently on Fumin Lu and Julu Lu was the prescription for our needs: Dr. Wine. The first level of the two-story building is adorned with plush leather couches set in low lighting and a bar opposite, with ...

Cheap Beer & Wine Ban In Spokane
The Washington State Liquor Control Board approved a new ban on cheap beer and wine in downtown Spokane...

Leeds wine firm placed into administration
A Leeds-based wine company has been placed into administration, leaving dozens of customers across the UK with empty glasses...

The Wine Critic's Week Without Drinking Wine - Diner's Journal .
Eric Asimov, hindered by a broken nose, discusses his forced abstinence...

The Political Carnival: Sarah Palin Bombs At Wine Wholesalers Expo
Here comes Palin! Big hair, white jacket. And now a salute to the "beautiful people working so hard in Nevada." Heck yeah, I want to speak at this convention! Three bad wine puns in a row: "Going ros", "stand on a wine box (instead of ...

Sparkling Wine Cocktails
Mix together one of these sparkling wine cocktails for a light and refreshing tipple; perfect to celebrate the beginning of spring, or any special occasion!..

Kami no Shizuku: Wine manga | CNNGo.com
'Kami no Shizuku' is a popular Japanese manga about wine. We interviewed the authors to find out more about their passion-turned-vocation...

Blame the Wine wins Santa Anita feature
Blame the Wine defeated Wood Art by three-quarters of a length to win Thursday's $46,400 feature for California-bred fillies and mares at Santa Anita. Ridden by Omar Berrio, Blame the Wine ran seven furlongs in 1:23.81 and paid $3, $2.20 and $2.10 as the 1-2 wagering favorite. Wood Art returned $4.80 and $2.80...

Whole Foods Market to Recycle Customers' Wine Corks - Slashfood
Photo: themooring, Flickr This week, Whole Foods Market announced that all 292 of its stores in the US, Canada and England will collect customers...

What a Blass! Oak Room celebrates Australian wine night Yvette U .
Oakwood Premiere's Oak Room recently held its monthly Gourmet Wine Dinner. It's the restaurant's third so far, the first focusing on French Wines. This time, it's Australian wines that's on the spotlight, specifically Wolf Blass wines, ...

Reds and whites to flow tonight at wine tasting
Michigan International Wine Expo: Reds and whites will flow freely at the annual tasting and learning event. You can sample offerings from familiar wine names like J. Lohr and Geyser Peak or opt for a vintner with a less conventional moniker. (Mad Housewife, anyone?) 5-10 p.m. today, Rock Financial Showplace, 46100 Grand River, Novi. 248-348-6942. $50, $45 advance. Also 4-9 p.m. Saturday...

Wine bluffers exposed by research
Britain is a nation of wine bluffers with two-thirds of drinkers falsely claiming to be connoisseurs, according to research...

Let Them Drink Wine | Carrie Battan | Big Think
At least, that's what might happen on Sunday when politicians and wine critics meet in Berlin for a "protest wine-tasting" conference, during which the British wine critics will try to curtail the building of a new autobahn along the ...

Berkeley wine maverick: Kermit Lynch EUR Berkeleyside
Lynch, whose 22-year old book, Adventures on the Wine Route: A Wine Buyers Tour of France, is still selling briskly, practically created the EURcuratedEUR wine store with selections from small French and Italian producers. ...

A little wine, a good cause: Dover Children s Home benefits from charity event
John Huff/Staff photographer Cathy and Chip Craven celebrate Cathy's birthday at this year's Pacific Vineyard Tour wine tasting fundraiser to benefit the Dover Children's Home, hosted by Blue Latitudes Thursday...

Wine buffs' treat
A Penwortham deli and restaurant is inviting customers to help choose their new wine list by going along to their next wine tasting evening...

Blame the Wine wins Santa Anita feature
Blame the Wine defeated Wood Art by three-quarters of a length to win Thursday's $46,400 feature for California-bred fillies and mares at Santa Anita...

Recession nothing to drink about; CA wine sales down three percent
California winemakers shipped nearly the same amount of wine in the United States last year as they did in 2008 but consumers bought lower priced wines because of the recession, according to the Wine Institute...

Obscure Wine Company Unveils the World's Most Expensive Press .
If you knew about PR strategies, you would know that sending out press releases to bloggers, newspapers, journalists and other media related entities is a...



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