San Francisco Wine Tours News for 08/22/2009



The Science Of Wine And Cheese
Sure, you can tell by the title the science is not the paramount issue, the wine is, but I'm always going to take the opportunity to get a little smarter and if other people listen, that's great too...

Inspecting Gadgets | The Garçon! Wine Opener - The Moment Blog .
Image courtesy of MoMA The Garçon Wine Opener. When it comes to kitchen tools, design often trumps function. And since I'm a fairly practical cook, I choose function over design. This means I often end up with not-so-stylish but useful ...

Niagara Wine Festival returns to its roots (St. Catharines Standard)
The Niagara Wine Festival is strengthening its community roots. After spending a few years pursuing a more cosmopolitan crowd from outside Niagara, festival organizers have turned their attention to making the marquee event a real homecoming in St.[.]..

Get a load of Napa, take the Wine Train (San Francisco Chronicle)
There was plenty of pooh-poohing when the Napa Valley Wine Train started choo-chooing 20 years ago from Napa to St. Helena twice a day. Locals fretted about the noise, the smoke and the general kitschiness of the little train that would wine and dine...

NileGuide: Friday Link Love: California Wine Country on the Cheap .
But, there are plenty of ways to visit California Wine Country (whether it's Napa, Sonoma, Carmel Valley or elsewhere) without breaking the bank. Check out BootsnAll's story, California Wine Country: Planning a Cheap Trip Yourself for ...

Food and wine as collateral for bank loans - Boing Boing
Italian banks may soon accept high-end prosciutto and wine as collateral for loans. The Italian agriculture minister is into the idea. Apparently, it's not as far-fetched as it sounds. From The Guardian: ...

The Wine Expert's Lawsuit - The Pour Blog - NYTimes.com
A look at Michael Broadbent's lawsuit against the author of "The Billionaire's Vinegar.''..

Bread, Wine, Politics (New York Times)
A biography of Ignazio Silone, whose fiction invokes the Italian peasants of his boyhood and their fight against crushing hardships...

Wine & Spirits Daily: We've Come a Long Way in '09
Southern Wine & Spirits ended up winning Constellation's portfolio in the most states (including CA, NY and FL), while Republic National Distributing Company came in second. National Wine and Spirits and Johnson Brothers won the brands ...

Local growers may benefit from wine industry challenges (The Hanford Sentinel)
Its the recession in a bottle. The wine grape harvest has started in California, but the nations chilly economic climate is casting a shadow over the wine industry, as consumers shift away from the more expensive bottles...

Vintner turns city into wine (Plano Courier)
Vintners Cellar, Planos own custom winery, is now selling wine named after the city. The EURPlanoEUR wine, bottled as red and white wine, is also sold in boxes. The price per bottle is $8.25 and $15.99 for a box of four bottles...

Natural wine fest (San Francisco Chronicle)
For a town so fixated on organic living, it's about time that natural wines - those made using sustainable farming, native yeasts and minimalist winemaking - get a serious discussion here in San Francisco. They will during the first Natural Wine Week,...

Quebec liquor board profits up 12.8 per cent to $187 million on higher wine sales (The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News)
MONTREAL - Quebec's liquor board said its first-quarter profits rose 12.8 per cent to $187 million as wine lovers drove up sales by 7.3 per cent despite the recession...

Ask a Sommelier - Strawberries and Wine with Chez Panisse's .
Strawberries with wine? It's not a pairing most people ask Chez Panisse sommelier Jonathan Waters about. In fact, he can't remember anyone ever asking him to take the sweet-tart berry -- which has dotted dessert menus for much of the ...

Wine tasting at St. Lukes today (The Oneida Daily Dispatch)
NEW HARTFORD EUR Its a Caribbean Escape at the St. Lukes Home Wine Tasting and Auction held under the big white tent on the grounds of St. Lukes Home on Saturday, Aug. 22, from 5-9 p.m...

Pewter Rose Bistro announces new wine class (dBusinessNews.com)
CHARLOTTE - Pewter Rose Bistro in South End has announced a series of new wine classes that will focus on wines from the Pacific Northwest, including Washington and Oregon wineries...

Wine Diva Blog Archive The Wine Diva CWG Awards
Easy to consume South African wine, dine and life blog for women...

Buckley chamber sponsoring Beer and Wine Walk Sept. 12 (The Enumclaw Courier-Herald)
The Firehouse Pub will host the Buckley Chamber of Commerce's second annual Buckley Beer and Wine Walk from 3 to 6 p.m. Sept. 12...

Fermentation: The Daily Wine Blog: The Meaning of "Wine Country .
For almost 20 years now I've been reading (and writing) invitations to events that inform that the event's dress code is "Wine Country Casual". But there's a problem with this: I don't know exactly what "Wine Country Casual" means from...

Gary Vaynerchuk's Literary Wine Tasting - mediabistro.com: GalleyCat
Jobs and recruiting for media professionals in journalism, on-line content, book publishing, TV, radio, PR, graphic design, photography, and advertising...



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