San Francisco Wine Tours News for 11/05/2008



Glaxo customized "red wine" drug potent in mice (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
A drug in development that mimics a health-boosting compound found in red wine may be a powerful weapon in the fight against obesity and diabetes, researchers said on Tuesday...

'Pennies from Heaven'? Try wine from the bottle (Orlando Sentinel)
If we were living in another era, we'd probably go to the movies to see a Busby Berkeley-inspired musical to help us forget our troubles. These days, I'd prefer a nice glass of wine, one that goes well with whatever food is on my table. And one that, if not bargain-priced, is at least affordable. Here are the wines I've sampled lately that fit these requirements:..

Global credit crisis puts damper on wine prices (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Floodwaters from the global credit crisis have seeped onto the top deck of the wine business...

Red Wine and Dark Chocolate for Vascular Health
Drinking red wine provides a degree of protection against coronary heart disease. Alcohol as such has some advantages that could explain the positive influence on coronary heart disease but probably red wine has greater ...

Iron Chef Wine
The latest branded wine takes its inspiration from the Food Network show Iron Chef. The first offering from Iron Chef Wines is four wines: Pinot Grigio, Chardonnay, Merlot and Chianti. A rudimentary website offers more details on each ...

Hill Family Estate 2006 Stewart Vineyard Pinot Noir
Objective: Our Operatives snapped up our previous Hill Family Estates wine in record numbers. Send Agent Red back to Return to Hill Family Estate and procure an allotment of their 2006 Stewart Vineyard Pinot Noir ...

Sustainability to leave mark on wine
'The increase in the market share of alternative wine stoppers could lead to the loss Cape Town, South Africa: There is a unique opportunity in South Africa this week for the wine industry to engage with the conservation community and ...

For Your Pleasure
It challenges the limitations of the Italian wine trail that we terrestrials put on it. Buckminster Fuller said, EURWhatever nature lets you do is natural.EUR I wish all of you could have tried it with me. ...

Wine Time: Ed Murray (Pensacola News Journal)
Enjoying wine during the holidays is a tradition, but don't wait for a special occasion...

Now Open: Windsor Terrace Uncorks a New Wine Shop
Last week, Windsor Wines reopened in its new location on 216 Prospect Park West. The store has a big selection and a back patio for warm-weather wine tastings, but its real draw is the stained glass sign above the storefront. ...

Increasing your wine IQ EUR is this wine drinkable? (Honolulu Advertiser)
During my wine-tasting classes at Chef Mavro, I've come to the realization that most people have a hard time figuring out if a wine is drinkable or if it is faulty. Even people with extensive wine experience and training can have trouble discerning if a particular wine is sound or not. Just the other night I was at a friend's house enjoying some wine with three other wine professionals. When we ...

The grandest wine fair of all (Manila Standard Today)
They always say wine is good for the heart. But when you drink too much of it, would it still be healthy? The famous Joseph brothers: Robert, Ralph, Ronnie and Raymond, founder of Ralphs Wines and Spirits, will readily tell you it would...

Flemings wine dinner (Arizona Daily Star)
Flemings Prime Steakhouse is having a wine dinner featuring some favorite reds made from EURgreenEUR sustainably farmed grapes...

Even supporters surprised by turnout in favor of Sunday beer, wine sales in Ottawa County (The Grand Rapids Press)
Press Photo/Mark CopierSay Yes to Sunday campaign coordinator Jim Storey, right, and campaign field operations manager Matt Hallacy carry a banner in the New Holland Brewing Co. announcing the approval by Ottawa County voters to allow Sunday beer and wine...

Investing in wine are becoming increasingly popular
Wales-online reports that investing in wine is becoming an increasingly popular alternative to stocks and shares, according to a firm of independent financial advisers.Newport and Cardiff-based Bartholomew Hawkins says more people have ...

Chefs offer best during Art of Food and Wine fest (The Desert Sun)
For Coachella Valley foodies and wine lovers, this weekend's 2008 Art of Food and Wine Palm Desert is hog heaven. The four-day food fest begins tomorrow with the opening-night Food Fight! at Desert Willow Golf Resort and runs through Sunday's Grand Tasting at the Desert Springs J.W. Marriott Resort and Spa...

Are you drinking EURPre-installedEUR OR EURAlternativeEUR Wines?
Kramer is referencing the fact that when it comes to traditional post-Prohibition wine distribution an ever-smaller number of wholesalers/distributors (read: Southern Wine & Spirits of America) decide what wines entire swaths of the ...

Single-serve wine flaunts its portability (and eco credentials)
Although single-serve wine has been on our radar for a while (including this brand for women), our ears pricked up when we heard about Volute. Available from selected stores or via its website, Volutes wine is available in three ...

Spirits Stuck in the Middle
The popular Food Network show Iron Chef is launching a new wine collection in combination with Italian Wine Growers Inc. in the United States. Upon the initial launch the Iron Chef Collection will include: Estate Bottled Pinot Grigio, ...

Dunne on Wine: Bordeaux worthy of a dream (The Sacramento Bee)
Somehow, my hand brushed against the glass, spilling the wine into my lap before it crashed to the floor. Only after I bolted awake, calmed my racing heart and focused on the ceiling fan over the bed did I realize I'd been having a low-level nightmare. This was the middle of the night, after I'd joined wine critic Robert M. Parker Jr.'s tasting of 2005 Bordeaux at the Culinary Institute of ...



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