San Francisco Wine Tours News for 04/10/2009



Who Has The Best Wine List in Las Vegas?
If you love wine and you love to eat there really is no reason why you cannot have the best of both worlds in Las Vegas. These are some of the best places for wine in Las Vegas. I am a fan of the beefy reds from the Peidmont Region of ...

Travel Picks: 10 Top International Wine Destinations (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Wine tourists are a growing breed as wineries around the globe step up their game and offer visitors better services and gourmet food alongside wine tasting...

Wine, yes tanks | Dr Vino's wine blog
A spirited wine blog with independent picks for value vino, wine maps and commentary...

Bad Label, Good Wine (BusinessWeek)
B&G's Bistro Wine Chardonnay sells for only $9 a bottle but tastes like it costs a lot more. Just try to overlook the label..

Israel Wines for Easter
If you are planning a Passover or Easter celebration this weekend, then you might want to consider including wine from Israel's latest releases. While, many of Israel's wines maintain their "kosher" status, that is not the only driving ...

Red Wine Bolognese Recipe
This particular red wine based Bolognese recipe is super easy and sure to be a fast family favorite. The recipe calls for two 14 ounce cans of diced tomatoes, but if you are making this Bolognese recipe when tomatoes are in season it is ...

Wine combos can enhance both grapes (The Scranton Times-Tribune)
In the United States, wine is packaged, marketed and sold by the grape variety used to make the wine. Americans are more likely to describe their favorite wine as pinot noir, merlot or riesling, rather than a Tuscan, Rioja or Burgundy...

Court Theater restoration: A wine and cheese tasting in Livingston (Merced Sun-Star)
LIVINGSTON -- Yoy can enjoy some fine California wine, locally made cheese and music on April 19 at..

A toast to cheaper B.C. wine prices (CTV British Columbia)
Thanks to the economic storm that is battering the world, the amount of wine being consumed is down. Hard times in B.C. vineyards equals a softening of prices at the liquor store...

How to Endear Yourself to a Wine Writer - Tasting Room | Food & Wine
Ray Isle's Wine BlogHow to Endear Yourself to a Wine Writer -..

Wine growers against ban - Nationmultimedia.com
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61 Exceptionally Creative Wine Label Designs | WebUrbanist
Wine labels that capture our attention are the most creative ones that feature beautiful artwork, sleek and elegant designs or the clever use of humor...

The World's Best Kosher Wine?: Tasting The Covenant - Vinography .
The World's Best Kosher Wine?: Tasting The Covenant. The more stories I hear about how some wineries get started, the more I tend to think that by far the best way to start a wine brand is almost by accident...

We're Going Wine Tasting: Walnut City Wine Works (Salem Statesman Journal)
Walnut City Wine Works is located in Historic Downtown McMinnville about 30 miles from Salem. Farmers and wine makers John Gilpin and John Davidson started Walnut City Wine Works in 1999. Their tasting room has an airy open feel that is quite inviting. They planted and grafted over a million vines in the Willamette Valley and they produce pinot gris, pinot noir, cabernet sauvignon and a viognier...

Parks Commission Backs Beer, Wine Service Policy (Leesburg Today)
Members of the Leesburg Parks and Recreation Commission Saturday endorsed a policy that would allow beer and wine to be served at some of the town's recreation facilities...

Wine and Pizza - The Pour Blog - NYTimes.com
The predictable bottle was a 2001 Montevertine, which is just about my favorite Chianti Classico except that the producer does not call the wine Chianti Classico. It was subtle, refreshing, light-bodied and absolutely delicious. ...

Perfect wine - and a party too (The Business EDP 24)
A burgeoning online industry in Norfolk has a new kid on the block. Following in the wake of Virgin Wines, Naked Wines and Harper Wells, Emily Barclay hopes to exploit what she sees as a gap in the market with The Perfect Wine website...

Oakland House plans wine event Thursday (Spartanburg Herald-Journal)
Published: Wednesday, April 8, 2009 at 4:44 p.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, April 8, 2009 at 4:44 p.m. The Oakland House, 168 Oakland Ave., will have a Tax Relief wine event Thursday. Five wines and themed dishes will be served. Admission is $20...

Critic says tax hike on wine, spirits hurts state's price advantage (Press of Atlantic City)
TRENTON - New Jersey's wine and spirits dealers are hoping a proposed tax increase will not scare the state's neighbors away from buying New Jersey alcohol...

LENNDEVOURS: Damiani Wine Cellars 2007 Cabernet Franc
I'm not sure when I first stumbled upon my now-friend Dave Honig's blog, 2 Days per Bottle, but I do know that it changed the way that I taste and review wines. I've always frowned upon the "power tasting" that...



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