San Francisco Wine Tours News for 10/21/2008



Wine Boot Camp Chronicles
For wine lovers with ample resources, luxury travel provider Beautiful Places can provide a more private setting where you can stay in a villa in the middle of a Napa Valley vineyard and learn how to make wine with the villas grapes. ...

Wine Museum in the Philippines? (Manila Standard Today)
The Joseph brothers are at it again. this time around, an ambitious project called the Wine Museum. If anyone or any group is to pull this off, the Joseph brothers are definitely your best bets to do so...

Wine Train into the West whets appetites (Rapid City Journal)
HILL CITY EUR” In its fourth year of heading toward Tin Mill Hill and the wilderness of the Black Hills, the 1880 Wine Train into the West was completely sold out weeks in advance of its Saturday and Sunday excursions. With four wines to sample, a delicious lunch and a slow ride to Keystone and back, riders found it was worth the ticket...

Luca Maroni Comes to New York - Sense of Wine
Luca Maroni is one of those famous luminaries on the Italian wine scene together with Luigi Veronelli and a handful of others. Each year he produces an enormous guide which I buy and bring back in my suitcase. ...

Fine wine suspects are arrested (BBC News)
Four men are arrested by Hertfordshire Police on suspicion of taking part in a fine wine fraud...

Wine, food events to benefit Ozarks Public Television children's programming (The Springfield News-Leader)
From the Friday Night TV Dinner to the traditional Wine and Food Celebration , Ozarks Public Television (OPT) and the Brown Derby International Wine Center will celebrate exquisite wine and fine foods Nov...

MĂntrida DO
Because most of the wine produced is sold in bulk , not much of what is bottled is seen outside of central Spain. This DO produces red and rosĂ wines. The main grape used is Garnacha Tinta ( grenache ), along with some Cencibel ...

Wine Grapes - Part 2
lower in tannins and makes wines that mature faster and are softer in texture. Merlot is often blended with Cabernet Sauvignon in order to soften the blend. At its best, Merlot makes a wine that is dry, rich in ...

White Wine is Good for You, Too! (ThirdAge)
A new study provides the perfect excuse to pour another glass of Pinot Grigio. Experts say white wine is just as healthy for the heart as red. Rats given a tipple of Italian white wine with their meals suffered less heart attack damage than animals allowed only water or raw grain alcohol...

Authorities in Italy release seized bottles of Brunello wine (The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News)
ROME - A top Tuscan wine producer says authorities have found no irregularities in thousands of bottles of Brunello di Montalcino that were seized earlier this year...

Wine Shows Signs of Slowing
During the four weeks, wines priced above $7 dollars lost 40bps of dollar share to those priced below $7. Since mid-May wines priced above $7 have lost 30bps from the same period last year. According to wine industry trends in the ...

Pickens County OKs Sunday wine tastings (The Greenville News)
Tourists who visit the Pickens County mountains for the fall colors this year will be able to swing through a winery for a taste of wine -- even on Sundays...

Moose day 6 -wine tasting - Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada
We were taken to the pyramid where the wine is stored. We had been told that we couldnt go in as there was a function going on. The pyramid is said to be sacred as no metal was used in the building to ensure the buildings alignment with ...

Wine (Region) of the Week: Paso Robles
As the wine region has grown, so has the town, from upscale, fresh- and locally- sourced restaurants like Artisan and Villa Creek to sweet little boutique hotels like Hotel Cheval to quaint, quirky shops and wine tasting rooms ...

Kathy's Club Wine, Cheese and Holiday Shopping Party
Kathy's Club Wine, Cheese and Holiday Shopping Party Kick off the holiday season with an open house wine and cheese party! Holiday shopping items including jewelry, purses, gifts and more will be available for purchase during the event. ...

Ultimate Guide to bargain wine shopping (South African Wine News)
Since it was first published in 2001, WINE Magazine's Best Value Wine Guide has become an authoritative reference for enthusiasts who appreciate wines that deliver the best quality at the best possible price...

Prairie Star to open $250k wine bar (BizJournals)
The Prairie Star restaurant will unveil a new wine bar Tuesday with a grape crushing and VIP reception. There will be a 2 p.m. press conference to unveil the space and the reception is from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m...

New Board Game Based on Washington Wine Country (KAPP Yakima)
A new board game is on the market which can help make you a Washington wine expert. The game was created by three area wine makers so it has a very local feel to it...

Wine and Cheese Pairing
Taste an assortment of wines from around the world (red, white and bubbly!), and pair each with a variety of cheeses. Learn which pairings work best and why. Develop a new understanding of food-and-wine matching and a refreshing ...

Notes and Selections from the Wine & Spirits Top 100 Tasting
There are good public wine tastings and there are bad public wine tastings. The difference between the good ones and the bad ones can be quite dramatic. The bad ones are in crappy locations, are poorly organized, offer no food, ...



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