San Francisco Wine Tours News for 04/26/2008



Thursday | Las Olas Wine and Food Festival (Miami Herald)
LAS OLAS WINE AND FOOD FESTIVAL: The Riverside Hotel, 620 E. Las Olas Blvd., Fort Lauderdale; 800-325-3280 or www.riversidehotel.com; $70...

Types of white wine (The San Francisco Examiner)
SAN FRANCISCO ( Map , News ) - Occasionally, I dedicate this column to one producer. To do it, I need to be continually blown away by a whole portfolio. Some producers are often reliable, but when it comes to making every wine stellar all of the time, only a handful come to mind...

The history and psychology of wine
I particularly liked this section, which starts with an ancient Persian decision-making technique (still widely used during weekends in London) and goes on to look at the influence of music on wine purchasing: ...

Classy wine bars fill the bill in New York (USA Today)
Restaurateurs in the nation's dining capital have discovered a tasteful method for coping with economic jitters and customers' lessening interest in formality: Open a wine bar or a stylish wine-centric restaurant...

Mead proves one honey of a complex wine (Fort Wayne Journal Gazette)
Forget everything you think you know about honey wine...

Does storing an open bottle change it that much? (split from New .
Opened wine begins oxidizing the moment it's opened, just as an apple turns brown once you bite into it--that's oxidation. For home consumption some wines will be good for as much as a few days beyond that, but no restaurant should ...

Wine: Stars of Argentina (Independent)
Earlier this year, Argentina staged a significant coup. When the country's top reds made from malbec, their signature grape, were tasted by the American magazine, The Wine Advocate, over 100 wines scored 90 points plus. 13 achieved whopping scores of 96 or more. Such ratings are normally reserved for the very finest wines of France. Cue collective Argentinian euphoria. Not surprising then that ...

Vegetarian wine dinner at Marchà (The Tennessean)
The folks at Marchà Artisan Foods and Woodland Wine Merchant will pair up to showcase spring veggies and accompanying wines at a vegetarian wine dinner on Wednesday, May 21. While the menu and wine choices are being determined, reservations can be made by calling Marchà at 262-1111. Cost for the dinner is $40...

No Wine No Song Outstays Rivals On Way To Cup (Virtual Form Guide)
The Kevin Moses-trained No Wine No Song cemented his place at the top of the Sydney Cup markets when he outstayed his rivals in the $200,000 Group Two Emirates Chairman's Handicap (2600m)...

How to Choose Wine in a Restaurant
At a casual lunch or dinner, an upscale restaurant will often feature a few more interesting wines by the glass or by the flight. A flight is several small glasses of different wines, served at the same time or sequentially, ...

Tasting Wine: In praise of Fontodi Chianti Classico (The San Francisco Examiner)
Occasionally, I dedicate this column to one producer. To do it, I need to be continually blown away by a whole portfolio. Some producers are often reliable, but when it comes to making every wine stellar all of the time, only a handful come to mind. Italy's Fattoria Fontodi in Chianti Classico is one...

LG's new Wine Phone has big screens, comfort
The new senior-friendly SV390/LV3900 Wine Phone features a larger screen inside (2.4-inches) and out (1.8-inches) for reading text "comfortably," plus larger buttons for aging fingers to press more comfortably, too. ...

Red, White, and Blues Fest 2008
Jul 04, 2008 (Fri): July 4 - 6, 2008: Red, White, and Blues Fest EUR Rattlesnake Hills Wine Trail, Yakima Valley, Washington State! The third annual Red, White and Blues weekend kicks off with a new evening event featuring The Hudson ...

The Complete List of Wine Blogs
When I started Vinography more than four years ago, part of my inspiration was the fact that when I typed "wine blog" into Google, I got zero results. I did the same with all the major blogging sites/services and came up pretty much ...

Wine saved my life, says Carrollton business owner (The Carrollton Leader)
When Carrollton resident and business owner George Cornelius had a heart attack back in 2001, his doctor recommended that he drink wine one or two times per day to prevent heart disease. After getting tired of paying $50 and more per bottle for wine, George decided to make his own wine...

Shipping & The Big Question For Wineries
As executive director of Specialty Wine Retailers Association, I've been thinking a lot recently about who supports free and open markets in wine and who supports retailer to consumer shippingEUR”the only channel through which consumers ...

Cold snap damages Wine Country vineyards (KGO-TV Bay Area)
Frost in the wine country may cost growers millions of dollars...

Oakville Ranch Vineyards 2004 Cabernet Sauvignon
The Wine Spies feature one exceptional wine each day EUR and we only bring you wines that we ourselves seek out and love. Always, the wines are great. Sometimes even better than that, as is the case with todays wine from Oakville Ranch ...

Date Night Wines - Episode #451
2007 Artadi Artazuri Garnacha Rosato NavarraOther Spanish Blush Wine, play, review at cork'd. 2006 Treana White MeritageOther California White Meritag, play, review at cork'd. 2006 Elio Perrone Barbera DastiBarbera dAsti, play ...

Does Your Wine Need Viagra?
Why America can't make good cheap wine...



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