San Francisco Wine Tours News for 11/08/2008



Watsonville revels in An Evening of Wine and Roses (Register Pajaronian)
A soft, muted glow came from strings of lights overhead and large bouquets of flowers on several tables gave the J.J. Crosetti Building a colorful glow that perfectly accented the food, wine and spirits of the crowd...

Cheap wine 'replacing papsak' (The Star)
The banning of the sale of papsakke, cheap low quality wine in foil bags, was welcomed in 2007 by wine associations but now a similar cheap wine is being sold in bottles with people buying as much as five litres a day...

Semi-Debunking Wild Yeast Fermentation in Wine
If you've read many wine labels, especially those of wines that cost more than $25, you've almost certainly seen on that contains the phrase "fermented with wild yeasts" or "native yeast fermentation." This indication that the winemaker ...

Sour wine (Hindustan Times)
COMMENT ON THIS ! Your Views! Vinegar is the result of an accident.. it was probably discovered thousands of years ago after a cask of wine had gone bad. In fact, the word vinegar is derived from French words vin aigre which means EUR�sour wine...

Search Diligently for These Wines
Six months in American oak give the wine a sheen of spice and an edge of brambles that bolster vivid black currant and black plum flavors infused with violets, lavender and bitter chocolate. The wine is boundlessly earthy and minerally, ...

Braille Wine Label
Lazarus Wine is made by people who are blind and uses the Braille alphabet. Madrid-based agency Baud designed the beautiful, innovative label, which comes in black or bright yellow. [via Swissmiss]..

Irvine - Australia's Renown Merlot Winemaker
Nov 18, 2008 (Tue): An Evening with Australia's Most Renown Merlot Winemaker, James Irvine will be on hand to share his experience & in depth information of the wines from Irvine winery. Adding on to the great wines, all the wines for ...

No More Overpriced Wine For The Holidays
Wine journalists Dorothy J. Gaiter and John Brecher have announced their wine gift pack for this holiday season. Now, youd expect such a selection to be a $100 bottle of the finest French wine. Thats just not so. [.]..

Food and wine event supports returning veteran families (River Oaks Examiner)
The Red Wine and Blue Festival this weekend honors Houston-area veterans with a food and wine event open to the general public...

Family offers Basque tie during local Wine Trail (Madera Tribune)
A Basque link to Chateau Lasgoity Winery of Madera is a distinction easily missed amongst the buzz of human activity during a Wine Trail weekend. This season, the Holiday Wine Trail runs Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and includes art items, crafts and food items adhering to its theme...

Food-wine fest toasts veterans (West University Examiner)
A food and wine tasting event both honors and benefits the Houston-area veterans community...

Expensive Wine, So Five Minutes Ago
In today's Wall Street Journal Tastings column, two of the country's most distinguished and level-headed wine journalists (Dorothy J. Gaiter and John Brecher) announced their annual wine gift pick for the holidays. ...

Drinking Now - 05 Prulier? Madness
Another good vintage from Sue Hodder, and fine, but a bit of a case of a wine reaching not surpassing expectations. Light, fruit filled but with not much secondary development. A problem for me, even with aged Wynns wines. ...

2005 Miller Wine Works Napa Valley Syrah
Backgrounder: Wine Spies Operatives love Rhone-style red blends whose primary composition is usually Grenache, Syrah and Mourvèdre (sometimes referred to as a GSM). Todays red Rhone blend leads off with Syrah, giving the wine a more ...

COLUMN: Ness: Still time to take part in Great Wine Escape (The Salinas Californian)
This weekend marks the biggest Monterey area wine event: The Great Wine Escape. And you still have time to take advantage of it: There are winemaker's dinners still available for this evening, plus most of the wineries have open houses and special pourings...

Cheap wine 'replacing papsak' (Independent Online)
Despite papsak ban, a similar cheap wine has become popular in Cape Town with people buying as much as five litres a day...

Police: Man gave girls cocaine, wine coolers
A 39-year-old Edmond man faces four complaints of child abuse and seven drug possession complaints for allegedly giving cocaine and wine coolers to underage girls during a slumber party...

Wine is Still a Winning Holiday Gift (Carteret County News-Times)
(ARA) - Looking for that holiday gift that is both personal and universal, sophisticated and fun? Smart holiday shoppers are turning to wine clubs and wine-related accessories to round out their seasonal shopping this year...

The wait is over, BRIX Wine Cellars is now (The Champions Sun)
Brix Wine Cellars will be a new edition to the beautiful Vintage Park Shopping Center...

Miller Wine Works 2005 Napa Valley Syrah
Todays wine deserves a special special alert. This is a richly delicious wine that is great now, and will continue to age beautifully. If you have never experienced a Miller Wine Works wine, well, now is your chance! ...



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