San Francisco Wine Tours News for 05/12/2009



False Bay Chenin Blanc excels at UK's Sommelier Wine Awards 2009 (South African Wine News)
A fusion of New World and classic winemaking styles, False Bay Chenin Blanc, which stems from a humble bush vine vineyard in the Swartland region, soared to international acclaim as overall winner in its category at the 2009 Sommelier Wine Awards - Britain's only competition dedicated to the restaurant and broader on-consumption trade...

Ted Allen Talks Wine and Vegan Food in Addison (NBC Dallas Fort Worth)
Food Network host Ted Allen came to Addison to talk food and wine, and our friend Lisa Petty got a chance to hobnob with the former "Queer Eye" expert...

Okanagan Wine Region Fall Festival Slated: British Columbia .
Napa is the destination for wine tourism, but serious Oeniphiles are always looking for the next great thing. Look no further than the Okanagan...

The Oyster, Wine & Food Festival - SouthAfrica.info
The Oyster, Wine & Food Festival returns to Johannesburg on 23 and 24 May, allowing Gauteng residents to indulge their taste buds with fresh succulent oysters, a variety of fine wines, oyster recipes and various foods and beverages for ...

UK: Downbeat 2009 forecast for UK wine market - research: Beverage .
A wave of pessimism has broken over the UK wine market, according to the results of a recent survey...

Wine Guy: Roll Out the Barrel to benefit Make-A-Wish (La Jolla Light)
Musical artist A.J. Croce will perform at Roll Out the Barrel. Courtesy of Seedling Records Make-A-Wish Foundation of San Diego will Roll Out the Barrel on May 16, helping to make wishes come true for local children. The event, which will be held from 5 to 10 p.m., has been designed as a premium food and wine fundraising event for the local nonprofit. It is complete with some of the finest ...

Two glasses of wine a day helps to reduce quantity of fat in liver
This is why the administration of natural antioxidants such as resveratrol EUR” two glasses of wine a day, for exampleEUR” helps to considerably reduce the accumulation of fat in the liver. http://www.basqueresearch.com/berria_irakurri.asp? ...

The Soft, Hidden Underbelly of Wine Sales - Vinography: A Wine Blog
The Soft, Hidden Underbelly of Wine Sales. Here's an e-mail that a little bird forwarded to me the other day. Names have been redacted to protect the innocent. Hey [winebuyer for fancy restaurant], I am going out on a limb here, I know, ...

Scoop: Prestigious Wine Spectator applauds Montana
Four of Montana's Sauvignon Blancs excelled in the influential American magazine Wine Spectator's latest tasting of New Zealand wine...

Wine and Spirits / French connection (Haaretz Daily)
As artisanal wineries continue to open on a regular basis, new boutique wine importers also continue to appear on the local scene...

Rendezvous with Riesling @ NY Wine & Culinary Ctr. (WROC Rochester)
Shannon Brock, the wine coordinator at the New York Wine & Culinary Center, joined Katrina Irwin on News 8 at Noon on Tuesday...

Eco-Containers Box Out Wine Waste
Aficionados may look down at boxed wine, but Three Thieves packaging is a portable and low footprint solution...

South Africa - Wine of the Week - Slashfood
I'm not the only one who thinks so: Wine Spectator featured South Africa in its April 30 issue as one of five countries producing delicious wine for the cost-conscious imbiber. Wine Business Monthly published a two-part report on South ...

Food & Wine Calendar (Miami Herald)
THURSDAY Food News & Views: Florida International University beverage-management professor Barry Gump joins hosts Linda Gassenheimer and Joseph Cooper and Miami Herald wine columnist Fred Tasker on ''Topical Currents.'' 1:30 p.m., WLRN-FM (91.3)...

Focus - US wine producers look for export gain: Beverage News .
With a depressed home market and a weakened currency, it is little wonder that US wine producers see opportunities to make headway in the UK and Europe, in spite of the soft market conditions. Ben Cooper reports on the US presence at ...

Wine Savvy Local Wine Stewards - The Westside Story - Wine Bytes
I have tasted a couple of outstanding wines at reasonable prices that were offered up to me by local wine stewards that deserve a little more recognition and the shops they work at. Usually if the wine steward knows where I work and ...

Five new Cape Wine Masters graduate (South African Wine News)
Five new graduates were awarded Diplomas as Cape Wine Masters on Friday May 8, 2009 marking the 25th anniversary since the first South African CWMs qualified. This brings the number of successful examinations to 71, and the Institute membership to 64 (including three honorary members)...

Fancy a drop of Chateau Anglais? English wine tastes international success with a record medal haul (Daily Mail)
Makers of English wine are celebrating after winning a record 24 medals at the world's most prestigious competition...

MAN Vintners Cabernet Sauvignon awarded Best Value in Wine Enthusiast for third consecutive vintage (South African Wine News)
The MAN Vintners Cabernet Sauvignon 2007 has once again been rated as a "Best Value" in the Wine Enthusiast Magazine (USA). In the June 2009 issue, the MAN Cabernet scored 88 points with a Best Value designation and was described as being an "elegant Cabernet appealing, New World style red"...

Wine and tapas, celebrating asparagus and more: Tastings and culinary calendar (The Cleveland Plain Dealer)
Wine and tapas. Bodega, 1854 Coventry Road, Cleveland Heights, hosts a pairing of four selected wines and tapas from its menu at 6:45 p.m. Wednesday, May 13. $30. Call 216-932-3060. California wines. Wine-N-Spirits, 7564 Chippewa Road, Brecksville, offers fine wines...



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