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  • Change up Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 5:42AMWinemaker Darryl Brooker confesses he jumped ship to British Columbia's CedarCreek Estate Winery from the Niagara region in part because of its appealing mix of vineyards and grape varieties. The company owns four vineyards in B.C.'s Okanagan Valley, each carefully tended by its own site manager.[...]
  • Nothing is sacred in ‘Machete’ Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 5:36AMIt’s the first question answered by Robert Rodriguez’s outrageous and splendidly anarchic joke “Machete.” And it grieves me to say it but Steven Seagal was right.
  • Star/NVV tasting panel judges 36 wines Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 2:33AMSaturday update The St. Helena Star/Napa Valley Vintners Tasting Panel tasted through a total of 36 wines in its last tasting with seven of the wines covered in Thursday's St. Helena Star. The wines were all in the category: "Tasting Room Wines, $50 and under."
  • Cachet for kosher wines Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 12:11AMSince Rosh Hashana, the Jewish new year, is all about clean slates and fresh starts, perhaps it's time to give kosher wines another chance.
  • 'Top Chef': Gastro-nauts gear up for Singapore Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 8:15PMThis week, Angelo recovered with a one-two punch, Padma test-drove cross-dressing and the chefs get revved up for street food-savvy Singapore. But before they hopped on a jet for Southeast Asia, the remaining cheftestants were chucked the wine pairing quickfire...
  • Boireann: Granite Belt star, exquisite quality Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 7:51PMThere is always a lot of fun associated with a Boireann tasting: you know there is a gem of a wine to be discovered every year, and maybe not the same lineage as the previous year. To new readers Boireann is the meticulous handicraft of Peter and Therese Stark who make their wine totally on their special site, a vineyard 5 km off the main highway Brisbane-Wallangarra at the Summit if travelling ...
  • Murder most foul in the tasty world of wine Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 2:16PMPeter Lewis's Dead in the Dregs is a piquant addition to the recent flow of murder mysteries set in wine country.
  • Tonight: Party with Rihanna Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 8:37AMPlus: One Man Chicago happy hour and Quartino's wine bash. Happy hour - United States - Restaurants and Bars - Washington DC - Business and Economy
  • Court orders thief to pay £5 to store as compensation Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 2:41AMA 20-YEAR-OLD who stole a bottle of alcohol from a supermarket has been ordered to pay compensation. (25/08/2010 08:39:06)
  • Mirassou Winery Announces Winner In National 'I Do With Mirassou' Contest Wednesday, August 18, 2010 @ 12:06PMMirassou Winery congratulates Tara Miller of Seattle, WA, the winner of the 6th annual "I Do with Mirassou" national contest. Hundreds logged on to Mirassou.com to read the finalists' entries and vote for their favorite couple.
  • Seniors invited on trip to a Missouri winery Saturday, August 14, 2010 @ 10:01AMLocal seniors are invited on a trip to the original wine country.
  • The Graveyard Shift: Special friday the 13th edition Part1 Saturday, August 14, 2010 @ 1:16AMGood evening moggers. Tonight I have decided to do somthing special and just write a couple short little bits of a story I might actually work on later. Anyway I'll attempt to put these paragraphs to music and make a multimedia extravaganza of it. If you havn't read my last post your gonna be a little lost so take a couple seconds and catch yourself up. The night was warm, unbearably warm for a ...
  • Latest Issue of Fifteen501 Available Now Wednesday, August 11, 2010 @ 8:09PMTriangle - RALEIGH, N.C. (August 11, 2010) – The fall 2010 edition of Weiss & Hughes Publishing Inc.’s Fifteen501 magazine hits newsstands throughout Chatham, Durham and Orange counties this week.
  • Thumbprint Cellars Wednesday, August 11, 2010 @ 6:34PMIt all started out innocently enough, says Scott Lindstrom-Dake. What to name his first release, a cuvée of Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Merlot? Such Bordeaux-style blends are sometimes called Meritage in California, but that term is reserved for Meritage Association members.
  • Record-low score beats heat at 3M Championship Wednesday, August 11, 2010 @ 5:55PMLeave it to a guy named David Frost to set all kinds of records and burn up the field to win...
  • Music Review: Foundling Wednesday, August 11, 2010 @ 5:14PMReviewed by Melissa Maerz | B+
  • Job seekers advised 'ditch the merlot' Wednesday, August 11, 2010 @ 12:10PMJob applicants who drink alcohol are perceived as less intelligent and less hireable, a bias dubbed the "imbibing idiot bias" in a study.
  • 'No winemaking,' says Italian vintner Wednesday, August 11, 2010 @ 10:49AMStefano Inama wants to return to the old ways of crafting wine Stefano Inama wants to return to the old ways of crafting wine.
  • Silvertop Farm and Vineyards To Harvest First Grape Crop Wednesday, August 11, 2010 @ 10:03AMGrape vineyards have returned to the Salt Fork River Valley with the introduction of a five acre vineyard at Silvertop Farm & Vineyards, southwest of Ponca City. At the turn of the century, according to Joe Glaser, 101 Ranch Oldtimers Association Treasurer, the 101 Ranch had over 100 acres of vineyards in the area.
  • Mercer Estate Wines Wednesday, August 11, 2010 @ 3:06AMThe Mercers have roots in the Horse Heaven area that go back four generations, and they have been growing grapes since the early 1970s. by David Kirkpatrick David Forsyth, winemaker for Mercer Estates, was in town a couple of weeks ago on his way to the Sun Valley Wine Auction. Forsyth was one of the driving forces behind the enormous success of Hogue Cellars, and now he's back with Mike Hogue ...
  • Spasso: Celebration of flavors Wednesday, August 11, 2010 @ 2:56AMPiccolini (small plates) is how they refer to the appetizers that you can share or combine to make a full meal. Tapas, is how many know it. From that category we were served the Chicken gizzard aglio olio and Risotto fritti.
  • Avidan's grape expectations Tuesday, August 10, 2010 @ 7:06PMFounded in 2000 by Shlomo and Tsina Avidan, the boutique Avidan winery is located on Kibbutz Eyal in the Sharon region and relies on Chardonnay, Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon, Pinot Noir, Grenache, Mourvedre, Carignan, Petite Sirah and Merlot grapes selected from various vineyards in the Judean Hills, and is currently producing about 30,000 bottles annually.
  • The real deal Tuesday, August 10, 2010 @ 2:56AMChilean wines are one of the fastest growing wines in the country. Since the start of the new millennium until 2009, Chilean wine imports to the Philippines have grown over four-folds from just around 160,000 liters in 2001 to 818,968 liters last year.
  • Westonite Frank Lugossy opens Vintage Fine Wines in Wilton Monday, August 9, 2010 @ 10:54PMTo Frank Lugossy, owner of the newly opened Vintage Fine Wines, service and selection are a good blend. “We offer excellent customer service, great selection, fair prices and a fun atmosphere,” said Mr. Lugossy, who had his grand opening last week at 142 Old Ridgefield Road in Wilton Center.
  • Fruits of their Labor Monday, August 9, 2010 @ 3:21AMIt was a warm afternoon, and Ozzy and Judy Osmera’s garage was filled with the sounds of a lot of people having a good time.
  • Oakland Wine Scene: The Urban Wine Xperience Monday, August 9, 2010 @ 3:00AMIf you're into buying local food, why not pair it with local wine? The East Bay has a burgeoning winemaking scene. On July 31, dozens of winemakers and restauranteurs from Oakland, Alameda, and Berkeley joined hundreds of wine lovers from both sides of the Bay for the fifth annual Urban Wine Xperience . This event filled the former Barnes & Noble location at Jack London Square with good music ...
  • David Frost turns in a vintage performance to win 3M Championship Monday, August 9, 2010 @ 12:06AMThe champagne victory toast is so cliché. Especially when you've got a 300-acre vineyard in your back yard, where you pump out 30,000 bottles of wine every year.
  • Tel Aviv: Side Trip Sunday, August 8, 2010 @ 10:28PMIsrael's modern-day wine industry is a fledgling one, but winemaking has been a regional ritual since biblical times. Today, there are more than 200 wineries across the country, with some of the best lying within striking distance of Tel Aviv.
  • Cocoa and grapes collide at Jordan’s Toute Sweet Saturday, August 7, 2010 @ 4:22PMIt’s a match made in heaven. Kelly Nemeth, owner of Toute Sweet Ice Cream and Chocolate Shop has taken Niagara’s bounty and melded it with chocolate, starting up the new Truffles of the Twenty, wine-infused chocolates.
  • Sommelier George Zaboura recommends Duck Pond Cellars Red Blend 2008: From the Sommelier Saturday, August 7, 2010 @ 3:38PMThis week, Sommelier George Zaboura recommends Duck Pond Cellars Red Blend 2008.
  • Bar exam Friday, August 6, 2010 @ 2:10AMStep away from the budget beer.
  • Mostly Muslim Mideast sets sights on wine making Saturday, July 31, 2010 @ 5:58AMSAMA AL-SARHAN, Jordan (AP) -- Omar Zumot goes to extremes when making his organic wine. Specially cultivated sheep slurp the dry leaves off the vines, their saliva serving as an anti-bacterial, while fish from a nearby pond produce nitrates to fertilize this northern vineyard.
  • Vermeil Wines gets new label Saturday, July 31, 2010 @ 2:16AMFootball great Dick Vermeil, a Calistoga original, will announce the launch of a new Proprietary Red Wine called XXXIV at a press conference in St. Louis next week.
  • From 'Chateau Migraine' to awards, new breed of vintners are redefining Mideast wines Saturday, July 31, 2010 @ 1:05AMOmar Zumot goes to extremes when making his organic wine. Specially cultivated sheep slurp the dry leaves off the vines, their saliva serving as an anti-bacterial, while fish from a nearby pond ...
  • Ashmead who is the proprietor of Elderton wine estate in Australia Friday, July 30, 2010 @ 7:14PMHIS style of deflecting cynicism, quick to laugh at himself and returning sarcasm, are unmistakably Australian. His reservoir of unlimitless energy, I suspect, is fuelled by good food, endless interest in people and of course, good wine.
  • Celebrate with a roast Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 6:39PMMake Sunday, August 1, a winter highlight – celebrate National Roast Day.
  • 07/30/10 Planner Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 6:11PMWAREHOUSE THEATRE COMPANY AUDITIONS. 1 p.m. Aug. 21. Allied Arts, 5000 W. Lincoln Ave. For "You Can't Take It With You." 509-966-0930 or www.alliedartsyakima.org/wtc.html.
  • Don’t be afraid to chill a red Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 5:29PMLast week I was trapped in a small, cramped commercial jet parked on the tarmac in 90-degree heat. Read more...
  • 2010 Nedbank Cape Winemakers Guild Auction Wines announced Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 5:09PMGreat diversity and a record number of white wines and debuts by new members are the hallmark of the 2010 selection of exclusive wines that will go under the hammer at the 26th Nedbank Cape Winemakers Guild Auction to be held at Spier outside Stellenbosch on Saturday, 2 October.
  • Meeting Sophia and Pania Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 1:38PMNormal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt ...
  • CHARDONNAY-POACHED SHRIMP SALAD WITH AVOCADO AND PAPAYA Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 11:52AMRinse the shrimp under cool running water and drain well. In a large pot, bring the chardonnay and water up to a simmer, and simmer with the salt for 5 minutes. Add the shrimp to the poaching liquid and bring the liquid back to a simmer.
  • Kentucky's newest winery, Black Barn, is in Fayette Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 12:45AMA new venture in Fayette County has joined Kentucky's wine producers. Black Barn Winery, at Ash
  • Naked women and an affordable strip steak, together at last Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 6:08PMPole Position: Stadium Club raises the bar for strip-club food. When the attendant in the black jacket told me that valet parking would be $20 at the Stadium Club , I was quickly reminded about the strange, otherworldly inflation of strip clubs: The closer you are to naked bodies, the farther prices wander from the costs of things in the fully clothed world.
  • 4 restaurants for dinner and romance Friday, July 23, 2010 @ 3:50AMThe Shore can be the perfect setting for a dinner date.
  • Wine Tastings Friday, July 23, 2010 @ 12:57AMWHAT: Wines of Central ItalyWHERE: O'Brien's Market, 4120 Dale Road, Modesto; 545-8100
  • Rich palate for fine tastes Thursday, July 22, 2010 @ 10:32PMA VISIT to the Heathcote wine region in Victoria will create an appetite for more.
  • Anakie Thursday, July 22, 2010 @ 8:23PMSmall service township on the edge of the Brisbane Ranges National Park.
  • Tips on short-term wine storage Thursday, July 22, 2010 @ 6:14PMDear Gil: I have a 12-bottle wine fridge that sits on the floor, and most of the time that is plenty of space as I am not usually able to keep more than that due to my frequent consumption.
  • South Africa's top terroir wines Thursday, July 22, 2010 @ 5:09PMAfter a record 239 entries for the fifth annual SA Terroir Wine Awards, three wine estates stood out with two National Certificate winners each, Kaapzicht, Wildekrans and Klein Constantia.
  • Old Fletcher's space gets a swanky makeover Thursday, July 22, 2010 @ 3:01PMThe Get Down part is upscale lounge, part neighborhood pub A DJ booth has replaced the stage where the White Stripes and other rock bands once played, and the formerly dim, grungy music hall is now awash in thousands of small lights.