San Francisco Wine Tours News for 10/10/2009



Top Wine Destinations: Napa, Yakima, Traverse City.
A survey of more than 1000 US respondents found 48 percent planned to visit a US vineyard this year, with 40 percent planning to do so this autumn. When it comes to taste, 59 percent prefer red wine, 43 percent want white and 12 percent ...

Paso Robles: It's not just about the wine (San Jose Mercury News)
Paso Robles is truly the heart of San Luis Obispo County's wine country, but olive groves, excellent restaurants and a quaint downtown add a layer of diversity to this city...

Bullard celebrates wine heritage (KETK 56 Tyler)
BULLARDEUR” The city of Bullard will be celebrating Texas Wine Month with the Kiepersol Estates Harvest Festival & Grape Stomp. The celebration is free and will be on Saturday, October 10th, at Kierpersol Estates from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The event is for the entire family and will include many activities such as: unique wine festival games, interactive vintage harvest "tintype" photographs, karaoke ...

'Red Wine' Chemical May One Day Treat Diabetes
The much touted red wine compound resveratrol shows some promise as a future treatment for type 2 diabetes, but drinking wine or taking resveratrol supplements isn't likely to do diabetic people much good, researchers say...

Wine tasting festival (Logan Herald-Observer & Woodbine Twiner)
The Auxiliary of Community Memorial Hospital in Missouri Valley announces their Fall Wine Tasting. This years festival will be held from 5:30-8 p.m. Oct. 16 at the Rand Center, 100 S. Fourth St. in Missouri Valley...

The Alternative Consumer - wine.com unveils Eco Wine Trio
To further minimize their wine's carbon footprint, Boisset Family Estates, a grower of organic and biodynamically-farmed estate vineyards, has custom-made a revolutionary alternative to the classic glass wine bottle and is hitting the ...

Fried butter: impossible food-wine pairing?!? | Dr Vino's wine blog
A spirited wine blog with independent picks for value vino, wine maps and commentary...

Wine Steward - by Tim Marko | LumberJocks.com :: woodworking community
Made this wine rack with ash and african mahogany. Finish is BLO/MS/Gloss Poly followed by a few coats of MS/Poly. The sides are shaped similar to a carafe. I used M/T construction on the bottle rack and attached the glass rack with ...

Fermentation: The Daily Wine Blog: Wine Industry & Consumers: Join .
It has been a while since I posted an update on the status of the Specialty Wine Retailers Association, the organization for which I happily serve as Executive Director and that is leading the effort to give wine stores and...

Yakima Valley earns recognition as top-tier wine destination (Yakima Herald-Republic)
YAKIMA -- The Yakima Valley has been selected as one of the Top 10 wine destinations in North America by travel Web site TripAdvisor. Yakima Valley was fourth on the list, following the Napa and Sonoma valleys in California and the Willamette Valley in Oregon...

New York City Wine & Food Festival - Bacon, Sandra Lee - Slashfood
Food Network personality Sandra Lee signs copies of her latest book, "Cocktails," at the New York City Wine & Food Festival on Oct. 8, 2009, at the Chelsea Market in Manhattan. Sara Bonisteel. Getty Images North America ...

Wine guy comes to the Bell House (New York Post)
This might not be the first time youre hearing the name Gary Vaynerchuk. A social media junkie proficient in Facebook, Twitter and webcasts, he has built up a fan base of over 80,000 online devotees as he unpretentiously gabs about wine on his video...

How perfume improves wine (Times Online)
Wine and perfume have a lot in common. No wonder they are teaming up EUR” with delectable results..

Orange Wine Edges Toward the Mainstream, Slightly - The Pour Blog .
The phrase is useful as it pulls together wines with colors actually ranging from pink to vivid orange. They are linked by a technique of leaving freshly crushed juice in contact with grape skins for several days or more. ...

'Red Wine' Chemical May One Day Treat Diabetes (WebMD)
The much touted red wine compound resveratrol shows some promise as a future treatment for type 2 diabetes, but drinking wine or taking resveratrol supplements isn't likely to do diabetic people much good, researchers say...

Napa Valley named top wine destination (The St. Helena Star)
Saturday update In a recent announcement, The Napa Valley was named North America's number one wine destination by TripAdvisor survey respondents...

Drink Wine to Save Endangered Hector's and Maui's Dolphins .
This means is that all the income from the wine, which is being sold by Olssens Vineyards, will be available to WWF for use in their campaign to save the endangered Hector's and Maui's dolphins. ...

Prosecutor: Thief didn't know wine's value (UPI)
FRAMINGHAM, Mass., Oct. 9 (UPI) -- A Boston man who admitted stealing a bottle of wine told police he had no idea it was worth $20,000, prosecutors say...

Wine for Asia (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Model Monique Freidanck poses with a variety of wine bottles displayed for the upcoming tasting competition at the Wine for Asia show in Singapore...

Connery won't give up wine despite doctor's advice
'I favour Merlots from Chile for their value and I keep a good deal of California wine in my cellar. I have one that cost me $2000 for two cases, which I think is rather steep,' he added. ...



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