San Francisco Wine Tours News for 09/24/2009



Frizzell wine scoops Gold in Show (Scoop.co.nz)
Renowned New Zealand artist Dick Frizzell has claimed Gold for his Frizzell Hawkes Bay Merlot 2007 in the 2009 New Zealand International Wine Show, held in Auckland this month...

How to Kill a Wine Brand - Vinography: A Wine Blog
How to Kill a Wine Brand. In my other life, the one I lead in the business world, I've been involved with or close to the acquisition of several services companies by a larger one. And I have to say, they have always been a bit of a ...

Wine reviews: New Zealand Sauvignon Blancs Petite Chablis
Sauvignon Blancs are some of my favorite white wines. Unlike Pinot Grigio, which can tend to be thin and watery, or Chardonnay, which in my price range is often an oaky disaster,* Sauvignon Blanc is usually lively, with nice acidity and ...

HHS Receives Donation For Wine & Whiskers (Yankton Press & Dakotan)
Heartland Humane Society received a generous corporate sponsorship for the upcoming Wine & Whiskers event from Plains Marketing in Yankton...

America's top 10 wine destinations | GetListy!!!
TripAdvisor today announced its top 10 North American wine destinations, according to TripAdvisor editors. Travelers are particularly interested in wineries this fall, with searches for the term EURvineyardsEUR up 10 percent on TripAdvisor ...

Fermentation: The Daily Wine Blog: Native Food and Wine
Sometimes I wish food and wine lovers had far, far fewer choices of content and information to sift through and enjoy just so certain information forums would get more attention. Every now and then something pops onto my radar that...

Wine, music fest a success (Alamogordo Daily News)
Dr. Donald Ham said he didn't watch La Luz artist Ernie-Lee Miller painting a portrait of his home because he was too busy working. But he liked the finished product enough to be the successful bidder at $6,000 on Sunday for "Antojos: The Upper Place" at the Tularosa Basin Wine and Music Festival...

Wine King makes debut at parade (St. Catharines Standard)
The Grape King will share the spotlight with a rotund royal at Saturdays Pen Centre Grande Parade. Only this fellow is about three metres tall, sports a crimson nose and tipples from an oversized wine glass.[.]..

Genetic Discovery Could Break Wine Industry Bottleneck, Accelerate Grapevine Breeding (Science Daily)
By unraveling an unexpected twist in grapevine DNA, German researchers have shown that a long-established tool for distinguishing among Old World, New World, and hybrid varieties is unreliable. Classification matters because 19th-century hybrids that helped save the European wine industry from American pests also left a legacy of "foxy" tasting wine. This biomolecular detective work opens the ...

Havens, Billington wine inventories being liquidated EUR North San .
Great American Group of Woodland Hills was hired to liquidate about 50000 cases of Havens and Billington-imported brands; nearly 37000 gallons of bulk wine in the Havens facility in Napa; and barrels, racks and intellectual property ...

Red Wine Cancer Connection
Red wine has a mixed reputation in the medical community. Some health authorities cite evidence that indicates it may be the one form of alcohol that provides actual health benefits. Generally speaking, the positive research regarding ...

Calaveras Winegrape Alliance Wine Sierra Foothills California: A .
The Calaveras Grape Stomp isn't just about grapes. It's about the Original Grapes of Wrath from Oakland; Sushi & Wasabi from Hercules; the Cavity Stompers from the Murphys office staff of Tim O'Connor, DDS; The Grape Nuts (four teams ...

Holmberg joins Wine Cellerage (The New Canaan News)
Wine Cellarage, one of the leading wine services providers in the United States, has hired Per Holmberg as managing director of wine acquisitions and sales to lead the company's expansion into the sale of fine and collectible wines...

Wine: Let no drop go to waste (Pioneer Press)
If the dregs of a nearly empty bottle of wine have been kicking around your kitchen a little too long, chances are it will be better appreciated in a dish rather than a glass...

Bulgarian wine - English Forum Switzerland
Hi there, I am planning to start importing fine bulgarian wine in Switzerland. I know that Switzerland is full of wines from Italy and France, due to...

Wine industry tackling climate issues (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
Wine industry leaders say they are acknowledging the need for changes to ensure an environmentally-sustainable future for the industry...

Imperium Wine Room | Metromix Orlando
Wine bargains and pricey sandwiches in Celebration...

It's official: Jamie Kennedy Wine Bar soon to be just the Wine Bar .
Earlier this week, we reported that the sale of Jamie Kennedy Wine Bar was close to official. Well, the ink has dried sooner than expected. A press release...

Inquiring minds want answers to wine questions (The Standard-Times)
I receive a fair amount of random wine questions. Many of them warrant a full column, but I often get asked some great questions that only require short answers. Here are some of the latest and greatest I have been asked by readers. I welcome and...

Genetic discovery could break wine industry bottleneck, accelerate grapevine breeding (EurekAlert!)
( Technische Universitaet Muenchen ) By unraveling an unexpected twist in grapevine DNA, German researchers have shown that a long-established tool for distinguishing among Old World, New World, and hybrid varieties is unreliable. Classification matters because 19th-century hybrids that helped save the European wine industry from American pests also left a legacy of "foxy" tasting wine. This ...



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