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California Wine Club shares family-owned wineries with Chicago and beyond
2010-03-27 20:28:00 Living in Chicago doesn't mean we should have to forgo enjoying the fruit of California, once in awhile. Many of us know that the most popular fruits of California are grapes, more specifically, grapes that have been turned into wine.The California Wine Club is the child of wine enthusiasts Bruce and Pam Boring, who wanted a wine of the month club that was just like "one friend recommending a great bottle of wine to another friend." Each month, travel California's wine country searching out small, family- owned wineries, tasting the wines that never make it to local stores or wine shops. If you love wine but are overwhelmed by the selection at your local liquor store or wine shop, a...
Attn: Wineries and Restaurants - Join The Cork Recycling Brigade!
2009-01-13 22:30:00 If you run a restaurant or winery and go through alot of wine bottles, then you probably also go through alot of corks. Well have no fear as the cork recycling brigade is here. At Terra Cycle there is a program called fittingly “The Cork Brigade” which accepts corks of all types, including natural synthetic ...
Urban Wineries
2009-01-13 18:01:00 Guest interviews from winemaker Marco Montez, sommelier Laurence Davidson and Crushpad CEO Michael Brill. http://delicious.com/newwine for links.
San Luis Obispo County Wineries
2008-06-07 19:59:00 Wet your appetite for a wine country vacation. The new Book ‘San Luis Obispo County Wineries‘ featuring California’s Best Wineries is a great resource. Author and Photographer Janet Penn Franks Captured the Charm and Splendor of Central Coast Wine Country in this already Best-selling Book. Hundreds of gorgeous, inspiring photos grace this first-of-the-series book, “San ...
Benziger Family Winery
2008-05-23 06:38:00 The second wine tour that my husband and I went on was Benziger Family Winery, in the Glen Ellen appellation of the Sonoma Valley. This was KJ’s pick, and I was so glad that we went on this tour. It’s amazing how different wineries can have completely different feels. I happened to ...
Open Wineries Day Italy Sunday 25 May 2008
2008-05-21 06:58:00 Every year on the last Sunday in May, hundreds of wineries welcome visitors to the “Cantine Aperte“. On this day many small wineries which may not usually offer public access can be visited by wine lovers. You can taste the wine and buy direct from the producer. Some wineries also offer samples of local ...
Robert Mondavi Winery
2008-05-17 07:34:00 The trip that my husband and I took to California’s Wine Country, while short, was jam packed with wonderful meals and memorable winery tours, all of which I have been taking my time to write about. Since we have been back, for the past two weeks, my husband has been asking me when I ...
Limousine Wine Tours Help You View Wineries and Vineyards in Style
2008-04-12 00:03:00 Connoisseurs of wine can enjoy their favorite drink in the country that makes the best grapes for wine in what are known as limousine wine tours. These limousine wine tours bring their guests from one scenic location to another to enjoy the great wine fields scenery while tasting some other unique wines along the way. The limousine wine tours go through some of the most beautiful and scenic countryside locations to visit the spots where the grapes are grown and the wine is produced. The limousine wine tours use motor vehicles with many different types of amenities to drive their guests from one location to the next. The luxury vehicles are fit for kings and queens. The guests are taken through Napa Valley on their limousine wine tour to the famous areas where great wine is produced. They are driven by experts with a lot of experience who are knowledgeable about the countryside, as well as the people and the numerous types of wines. As the people travel from place to place they will ...
By: Paid Posting
Carmel Road #1 Chardonnay Value Wine: 50% Discount Price Too
2008-04-10 21:12:00 Carmel Road Winery produces a fantastic Chardonnay with a big mouth feel, touches of oak not splintery, and just the right honey undertones that make it a fantastic taste. This wine is not for the Franco-file taste sensation as it is not flinty, mineral in nature, or austere in it’s mouth feel. #1 Chardonnay Value to ...
New Fruit Wineries in India
2008-03-22 03:07:00 FUTURE Wine & Spirit Brand, a new entrant into the country's fast-growing wine market, is planning to launch over the next few months a range of fruit-based wines in select urban centres across western, northern and southern India.The company's senior Vice-President, Mr Hans Raj Ahuja, told Business Line that those who were fond of having a glass of wine in the evening could now look forward to some really fruitful times what with the company now manufacturing peach, plum and apple wines under the brand name `Sutter House'."It is for the first time that such a product is being launched in the country,'' Mr Ahuja said, adding that the company's wine basket would also offer apple cider, yet another new concept in the market.The company, promoted by NRIs with interests in large liquor retail chains in New York, has set up a winery with a capacity of half-a-million bottles annually at Himachal Pradesh where the raw material for fruit wines is available in abundance.Future Wine is ...
Wannabe Winos on the Road!
2008-03-12 20:06:00 Well, we are headed off to our annual trip to California. I had hoped we were going to be able to visit another part of CA wine country this time, but we've decided on one more trip to the Dry Creek/Russian River/Alexander/Anderson Valley area, due to time constraints and a few other factors. Plus, we do really love the area, and it brings back nice memories of our honeymoon.We will be in the area this Saturday evening through Wednesday morning, so really 3 full days. I'm trying not to plan too much this time, and I'm avoiding making appointments on this trip. Any you would absolutely say are MUST SEEs that don't require appointments? And if you have any restaurant recommendations in the area, I'd love to hear them! I'm fairly set on stopping in again at Roederer, so we will be up in the Anderson Valley, and I would like to try to run by Bella and David Coffaro again to taste their newer line ups and restock my cellar with some of their offerings. With that said, here's a...
By: Wannabe Wino
Wineries to Duke It Out Over FOOTE Mark
2008-02-13 05:50:00 On Feb. 8, the owners of Washington’s E.B. Foote Winery filed suit in the Western District against the owners of southern California’s Foote Printe Winery. Plaintiffs allege that defendants’ use of FOOTE PRINT WINERY and Design infringe plaintiffs’ register-ed trademarks, E.B. FOOTE and E.B. FOOTE WINERY and Design, which plaintiffs and their predecessors claim to have used since 1978.Defendants have not yet answered plaintiffs’ complaint. The fact that their surname is Foote would seem to help their cause.The case cite is Miller v. Foote, No. 08-00215 (W.D. Wash.).
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Wineries invested 500 million dollars in technology
2007-12-11 00:12:00 The Argentine wineries invested in the past ten years, 500 million for the incorporation of high technology in their production processes of wine. It reflected the market last audit conducted by the consulting group RAC for the communication campaign generic "Wine Argentino. A good wine." The ......
By: Wine Blog
24th Annual Holiday Open House: Sonoma Valley-Glenn Ellen-Kenwoods? Best Va
2007-10-27 23:26:00 Every year since 1984, the Holiday Open House presents wineries from the Sonoma Valley region and “sweet and savory nibbles.” The festival runs Friday November 23 and Saturday November 24. This year’s addition will be one of the best yet with 20 wineries participating. The list includes: Audelssa, Benzinger, Blackstone, Chateau St. Jean, Eric ...
Weekend Getaway: Wineries and Ghost Towns
2007-10-03 00:00:00 DOC: June 2007 Another great road trip in Arizona... We explore its most famous ghost town and indulge in some (surprisingly) fantastic local wine. ...
By: Blurgit
Stonehedge 2003 Krupp Brother?s Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon: The Finest Valu
2007-09-27 07:04:00 I began wine collecting with the 1986 vintage, a fine year for cabernet, when the prices for a bottle of California cabernet were in line with most consumer’s budgets. Since that time I have made it a point to buy ultra premium cabernets and very inexpensive “value” cabernets. I have yet to find a Cabernet, ...
Alpha Omega: Spectacular Wines, Tasting Room Staff Who Bring Excitement and
2007-09-14 20:47:00 Napa and Sonoma have no shortage of world class wines presented in beautiful surroundings with every bell and whistle imaginable. Yet in many cases, wineries spending millions on their grounds and tasting rooms neglect the most important asset they incorporate in promoting their products: people. At Alpha Omega the people are just as special and rich ...
Wineries in all 50 States!
2007-09-13 17:00:00 All 50 states now boast wineries. Some of the most important in number are in Texas, Ohio, Virginia and Pennsylvania. We also talk about AVA, American Viticultural Areas.
Wineries in all 50 States!
2007-09-13 17:00:00 All 50 states now boast wineries. Some of the most important in number are in Texas, Ohio, Virginia and Pennsylvania. We also talk about AVA, American Viticultural Areas.
Martinelli?s Tasting Room: A Tasting Experience Lost in a Dollar per Square
2007-08-27 16:26:00 Helen Turley is the most important figure in wine making today. She is a pioneer and leading expert of a generation of California wine making brilliance. Her talents and abilities have been well documented by some of the most outstanding artistic creations California has to offer the wine loving world. She is to wine ...
Iron Horse Vineyards: Finest Tasting Room in Green Valley Appellation of Ru
2007-08-27 01:23:00 In what has to be the only “outdoor” tasting room in the Western Hemisphere, tasting at Iron Horse Vineyards is a truly unique experience. Imagine driving to a remote location, down a secluded unpaved trail, up the side of a hill, to reach the top where you are treated ...
Bodega Bay Seafood, Art and Wine Festival: Last of the Fantastic Summer Win
2007-08-24 17:15:00 The San Francisco Bay Area’s Summer Festival season is coming to a close with one of the very best outdoor celebrations. The 13th annual Bodega Seafood, Art and Wine Festival provides celebrants with a serene water location, world class musical talent, and gourmet food and wine offerings. The Bodega Bay ...
Ed Sbragia Winery: Prominent Winemaker Uses Glass Stopper to Slay the Cork
2007-08-23 17:57:00 The dirtiest little secret, within the wine industry, long a terrible fact is the”corkage factor.” It has been estimated that up to 20% of the wines in circulation are contaminated rendering them undrinkable. The reason for this high rate of loss is the material used to seal a wine bottle: cork. Cork has long ...
The Greatest Value Chardonnay You May Never Taste
2007-08-21 18:54:00 Chardonnay, easily one of the most controversial and popular grapes harvested , has many superstar offerings. Wines such as Kistler, El Molino, Beringer Reserve, Martinelli, Rombauer, Patz and Hall, Shafer’s Red Shoulder Ranch, and Ramey are bursting with multiple flavors, structure, and balance. The problem remains the price as most of these offerings begin ...
New York Wineries Face Tastings Gone Wild
2007-07-10 14:47:00 This one came from Mookie: There are reports of wine tastings gone wild involving intoxicated visitors who have tossed back full glasses of wine without regard to nose or body until they grabbed the brass spittoon for baser purposes. ?All of a sudden it?s five deep at the bar with people knocking into each other and pushing each other out of the way to get to the tasting,? said Kristen Venasky, 27, who has been pouring for two years at Palmer. ?Saturdays,? she said, ?are for people who want to get sloshed.? Yes, this post is perfect for a rerun of Sherry Girl, don't you think?
By: Attuworld
In Napa, Wilderness Above the Wineries
2007-06-10 08:02:00 In Napa, Wilderness Above the WineriesBy KERMIT PATTISONhttp://travel.nytimes.c-om/2007/06/08/travel/escapes/08-Napa.html?em&ex=1181620800&-en=326611186d3c2b9e&ei=5087-%0AAFTER hours of tromping through the hills of Napa County, beneath towering redwoods, over mountain creeks, past ruins of 19th-century homesteads, there still wasn't a single grape to be seen.Finally, from the top of a mountain peak, there was the wine country at last. Grids of green vineyards stretched for miles. Far below, perched on a hilltop, stood a white stucco winery that seemed small as a matchbox.From the highway, Napa seems to be wall-to-wall vineyards. But from the trails that snake through the hills of the county, you can see just how little of it is actually covered in vines ? only about 9 percent.I had detoured into the hills to appreciate the Napa terroir in a new way ? by hiking it. Napa offers a rare pairing of wine and wilderness. The climate and topography that make the region so ripe for vit...
Wineries Popping Up on S. Dakota Prairie (AP)
2007-06-04 00:00:00 Jim and Nancy Schade opened their winery, Schade Vineyard, with the goal of bringing a touch of Napa Valley to the South Dakota prairie.
By: Commodity Wealth
Wine Tour Italy ? Open Cellars Memorial Day Weekend
2007-05-24 22:36:00 I have found there are two times during the year when a tour on the Italian wine trail becomes more interesting. The harvest in October is a unique occasion to participate in the wine making process, from gathering the grapes to fermenting the wine. The second is during the spring when one can have the first tastes of last year?s production. Italy is all about tourism and the Wine Tourism Movement sponsors a nationwide tasting of the newly bottled wines. It is an opportunity to meet the producers, stay in some fantastic Agriturismo and get to know, first hand, about what is going to be available during the upcoming year.Italy is expecting well over a million wine lovers and tourists to flock to some 1,000 vineyards taking part in this year's Open Cellars event. Now in its 15th year, Open Cellars has been a pioneer in developing Italy's wine tourism sector attracting over four million people to the Italian countryside. Aside from seeing where and how wine is made, and discovering t...
Poggio Antico ? Not just a winery ? Visit Montalcino
2007-05-06 23:24:00 Vacationing in Montalcino. The great wines of Tuscany are not the only reason to visit this area. Many wineries not only make wine, but also produce Olive Oil and may have a small restaurant. I have found that while the wine may be really good the true attraction is one of the ancillary services they offer. Poggio Antico is one of these wineries. Located in Montalcino the restaurant is one of the best places to eat in the area. Considering this is in the heart of Tuscany that is saying something.The Poggio Antico restaurant is owned by the winery but is run by the husband and wife team, Roberto e Patrizia Minnetti. The menu? is constantly changing as the finest and freshest ingredients are employed to prepare traditional regional plates. The menu? is also carefully choreographed to the elegant wines of the winery. Desserts are prepared in house and local cheeses are part of the attraction. The ambiance of the restaurant is that of a traditional Tuscan villa, elegant yet sober.This r...
A Laundry List of Wineries
2007-03-19 18:27:00 One of our wine clubs, Nelson Family Vineyards, is having a nifty event on April 14. You sign up to come to a lunch and a wine blending, where you work in teams to create the winning blend, which will then be bottled and you win a magnum if your blend is chosen. To me, this sounds awesome and like it would be lots of fun (I get to play winemaker!).We had already been planning a trip to CA to visit Matt's parents and I thought it wouldn't be such a stretch to take a short flight up towards wine country at the end of the week.....it took a few days of convincing, but Matt's on board and we are headed back to the Sonoma area in mid-April!!Well be in the area for 3 full days. I figure we will be able to go to 6 vineyards in that time, given that the wine club event will take up most of the afternoon of the Saturday. I've already scheduled a visit to Michel-Schlumberger thanks to a tip I found on Fork and Bottle. We are also definitely going to go to Ridge Vineyards (I think you can ...
By: Wannabe Wino
Foss Marai Prosecco DOC Extra ? Dry
2007-03-01 19:21:00 Our current evaluation of Prosecco ends with Foss Marai Prosecco Extra ? Dry. Foss Marai Prosecco is a good Prosecco, produced using traditional methods. Foss Marai is part of the Consorzio dei Produttori Prosecco del Valdobbiadene but their claim to quality has been earned over generations. The Biasotto family has dedicated their efforts to the production of Prosecco for over a century. Foss Marai produces some very interesting wines and the Prosecco Extra ? Dry is just one of many quality products. The vineyard is located deep in the valleys of Guia. The local dialect calls the valleys, fossi. Marai is another name for Guia, thus the winery took the name of the place of production, Foss Marai.Foss Marai Prosecco Extra ? Dry develops the common floral flavors of Prosecco. While it is an extra ? dry we found it slightly tending toward sweet without the slightly bitter tones we like so much in the sparkling Prosecco. The bubbles are small and probably on the light side of other spark... |
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