Wine Types: What They Are and Where They're FromPinot Blanc is not Pinot GrigioWonderful and informative article. Pinot Blanc is not the same as Pinot Grigio. The two are related as both are mutations of Pinot Noir, but Pinot Blanc is a white grape while Pinot Grigio is, as its...
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] WHEN customers in an upscale restaurant want to order a bottle of wine with dinner, they could be overwhelmed by or are unfamiliar with the selections offered on the wine list. When this is the case, they can ask the sommelier for advice. Sommelier is French...
SAN RAFAEL, Calif. -- Wine East, the wine industry magazine that has focused exclusively on Eastern North American readers for 27 years, has joined forces with Wines & Vines magazine to bring better and more frequent coverage of Eastern grape growing and winemaking to the pages of the broader-based publication....
New Release Responds to Growing Consumer Preference for Less Oak WOODBRIDGE, Calif. -- Delicious, affordable wines shared each night around the dinner table. Such was the vision with which the late Robert Mondavi founded Woodbridge Winery in 1979. Now, Woodbridge by Robert Mondavi has expanded its popular wine...
Mr. HandyPerson had to see a man about a horse this week, and Mark A. Hetts has graciously agreed to fill in for him, contributing another of his personal commentaries. What I don't know about horticulture could and does fill hundreds of useful books I have never...
ANGRY wine-makers have hit back at Prince Charles's staff for boasting his sports car runs on "surplus English wine". The announcement his Aston Martin will use biofuel from grapes infuriated producers - upset by jibes their wine must taste like four-star. Bob...
Errors & Omissions In a fable attributed to Aesop, a fox desires a bunch of grapes he sees hanging high up in a vine. He jumps and jumps but cannot reach them. Finally the fox gives up, remarking that he did not want the grapes anyway because...
WASHINGTON AFP — Scientists have confirmed what many people have known for years -- that drinking red wine leads to a better life, even if that life is not necessarily longer. A study by the US National Institute of Aging reveals that resveratrol, an anti-oxidant found in red...
MONTALCINO, Italy AFP — US Ambassador to Italy Ronald Spogli on Thursday vouched for the purity of the famous Tuscan wine Brunello di Montalcino, hit by suspicions of tampering to please the American palate. Brunello di Montalcino "will continue to be a symbol of excellence in the world"...
Two years ago, Bruce Talbott could barely scrape together enough workers to harvest the peaches, apples, pears and grapes on his 400-acre farm in Palisade, Colo. Competition for unskilled labor was fierce, he says, and the state was cracking down on the illegal immigrants who often filled those...
The acai berry, used for thousands of years inCentral and South America, has recently hit the health food store shelvesin America and is showing more promise than many of its superfoodpredecessors. In fact, it's been voted #1 superfood on Oprah.Feelgoodforlife.com covers the basics on the acai berry, what it can...
34 MILLION Hunters and Fishermen in U.S. $76 BILLION Amount they spent on their sports in 2006. 1.6 MILLION Jobs those sportsmen/women support. $3.6 BILLION Amount California hunters/fishermen spent. $3.0 BILLION Amount California grape crop brought in. 1935 Year China...
MARTINI: Greentini Going green's never been tastier. For the environmentally conscious, the Greentini is made from 100 percent organic 360 Vodka, made from local grains in Kansas and Missouri. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Greentini 2 oz. 360 Vodka 1 1/2 oz. Midori or other...
SONOMA, Calif. -- "CRUSH," a documentary about the 2006 wine grape harvest, presented and sponsored by Don Sebastiani & Sons, won the top award for short films at the 2008 Oenovideo International Grape and Wine Film Festival in Gruissan, France. "CRUSH" earned the Trophee Special for films less...
Third Annual Rias Baixas Recipe Pairing Contest Launches in July NEW YORK -- Will it be bitter, sour, sweet, or tangy? Will it be Indian, Asian, French, or Mexican? Amateur chefs across the country are invited to submit their favorite original recipe for the Rias Baixas Albarino food...
Wine drinkers often turn to whites and rosés when the weather warms up. NEWSWEEK’s Tara Weingarten talked to master sommelier Rob Bigelow, the director of wine at the Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas, about his favorite Italian varietals. Nothing ’ s more American than a...
Lily Allen: must be her 21st Glastonbury and she's still as moody as ever. Noel Gallagher: Totally wrong to slag off Jay-Z as choice of headliner. Sour grapes from the Oasis frontman. Shakin Stevens: A has-been who cannot laugh at himself. Luckily...
SUNDAY Family -- Surprise the family with this delicious MUSTARD CHICKEN WITH GREENS see recipe. The bright GRAPE TOMATOES added to the plate, along with ROASTED RED POTATOES, make a colorful presentation. Add BAGUETTES. Buy a BOSTON CREAM PIE for dessert. PLAN AHEAD: Save enough pie for Monday....
Noel Gallagher: Totally wrong to slag off Jay-Z as choice of headliner. Sour grapes from the Oasis frontman. Shakin Stevens: A has-been who cannot laugh at himself. Luckily we can...
UNDER A FIVER 2007 Muscadet A worthy member of the Taste the Difference range, this is a typically crisp, bone-dry muscadet from Jean Douillard who creates the thirst-quenching tang thanks to leaving the wine longer on its grape lees. 4.99, Sainsbury's...
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