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Yats Wine Cellars Reports Record Participation of Foreign Tourists in - PR.com
Public wine tasting events dubbed Yats Wine Experience have traditionally been patronized mostly by local wine enthusiasts but all that changed in the recent event held in November 2009. Wine lovers from Singapore, China/Hong Kong, Korea and Japan

Party like it s 2009 - RichmondBizSense
With New Year s Eve on Thursday this year, many of us have made an advance resolution for an extra-long weekend. Here s food for thought in many directions the D.C. area, Charlottesville, Staunton, Williamsburg, Virginia Beach/Norfolk

Raise a glass: Wine tasting in Tuscany, heart of big, bold Chianti - Nationalpost.com
View of the vineyard of Castello di Gabbiano in Tuscany, where one traveller drank a lot of Chianti. Ivano Reali, managing director of the property, says the Sangiovese grapes thrive here because of the balance of soil, altitude and easy-going

Prosser, Washington keeps a close eye on Kellen and Kirby Moore - Idaho Statesman
PROSSER, Wash. - Tom Moore, the man who built the powerhouse Prosser High program, has noticed a change in colors around this small southcentral Washington town of 5,138 people. For years, it’s always been red and white, the colors of the high school

Juneau shoppers spend a little more this season - Juneau Empire
The event is similar to an open house, drawing locals to downtown shops that stay open late for hobnobbing, snacking and wine tasting as well as shopping. Gallery Walk is held most months of the year but December’s is considered the beginning of the

Wine is a gift of flavor, knowledge - Beaches Leader
(ARA) - Is there a person on your holiday gift list who has always wanted to become a little more cultured about wine? Perhaps he or she has attended several wine tasting events to sample different styles - just to pique his or her interest even more

Mom aids families battling cancer - Courier-Post
MOUNT LAUREL When Debby Formica DeFeo’s 5-year-old daughter, Kayla, was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia in February 2006, she spent the next year commuting between Mount Laurel and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. After a year of

Morning Feature: Tis the Season - DAILY KOS
‘Tis the season to be of good cheer. Myself, I’m feeling a bit holiday impaired. I’ve been searching, but coming up empty. It’s the first time in a decade that Santa isn’t coming The “baby” of the family is eight and she semi, sort of, believes

2009 San Diego Bay Wine & Food Festival - SanDiego.com
The festivities have come and gone, but the memory of good times still lingers (well, that and the food and wine hangover just kidding, this being our third year, we have learned the difficult task of pacing ourselves). The 2009 San Diego Bay

Last-minute gifts still available - Iowa City Press-Citizen
If you haven t crossed everyone off of your list, there s no need to worry, several stores in the Iowa City area will be open today. From alcohol and chocolate to books and Hawkeye gear, these stores offer a variety of gifts for nearly anyone

Showdown: What’s on tap for Christmas? - A.V. Club
Sip it from a wine glass. A little later on, when things are getting slower and dimmer and desserts magically appear, crack open a Samuel Smith Taddy Porter . It s not particularly strong (5 percent), but it pours pitch-black and comes laced with

Siona Benjamin’s Blue Angels - Jewish Press
A blue-skinned woman with at least one wing carries a caged dove in her right hand and has just released a golden bird from her other hand. Her hair is covered by a shawl that rests over a curved dagger (like the Yemenite jambiya ) with a sheath

Vampire Fang Wine Glass - FEARnet
Show off your inner vampire with this unique set of wine glasses. Sitting on the table, it just looks like a wine glass with a minimalistic design. But take a swig, and your vampire nature is revealed those sparse triangles turn into your very

Pruning like the pros - Orange County Register
Orchard trees are much smaller than their backyard brethren and pruned in a classic wine glass shape. I’ve got the basics right open in the center with a wine-glass shape, reducing the branches to six or 10 strong leaders, but not much else of

Three Sisters Vineyards Wine & Chocolate Lovers Celebration - Daily Citizen
Where: Three Sisters Vineyards & Winery, Dahlonega, Ga. Three Sisters Vineyards presents the Annual “Wine & Chocolate LOVERS Celebration” during the first three weekends of February. 1 to 5 p.m. During this event, (February 6th & 7th -13th & 14th

Walk Away - Baltimore City Paper
If she had told me what was going on, instead of letting me discover it for myself, I wouldn’t have felt betrayed. I would have supported her, taken her side even. It’s not like I’ve never been in a morally questionable situation and in need of

Breathable wine glass makes decanting automatic - DVICE
Wine needs to breathe, you know. Without allowing it to come in contact with the air, all of its complex flavors won’t come out and you won’t enjoy the full wine experience. Every wine expert knows that! But if you’re too lazy to get a decanter and

A tale of two calendars - Ventura County Reporter
Two calendars, two causes, both genders, all nude. Forget the puppies, astrology, Twilight and lighthouses calendars at the mall kiosk this year. Depending on your sexual preference (and other associated fetishes) there are but two choices (excluding

Drinking My Way to Holiday Sanity - Salon
2pm. When I lived in the great United States of America, I discovered the magic of the Reynolds turkey bag. This amazing invention means less cooking time and a moist, delicious turkey. It also ensures I don’t start my festive drinking until after

Hulk wants his toilet seat back - MyFox Tampa Bay
LOS ANGELES - The drama surrounding Hulk Hogan’s divorce continues. The former wrestler claims his now-ex-wife stripped the home the two shared. In court documents, obtained by TMZ.com, Terry Bollea accuses Linda of pillaging a variety of valuable

Despite Recession, California Resort Thrives - NPR News
The luxury hotel market around the country is hurting: several are on the block; others have slashed prices or made package offers that they ordinarily wouldn’t. But in Southern California, one place refuses to cut prices. The rooms start at $700

A Famed Paris Restaurant to Auction Its Wines - New York Times
The French capital sprawls over an older version of itself, a vast warren of tunnels and stone chambers, many dating from the Middle Ages and now housing anything from pantries to jazz bars. After the gold vaults of the Bank of France (and the

The ’scandal du jour’ from Bordeaux - Napa Valley Register
I am not merciless. I am just being reasonable. For years, the French have been working with the importers with big wine chains to push the top Bordeaux prices higher and higher. Note: 2000 was the vintage of the century, then 2005 was even

Chatter: What we’re hearing - GlobalPost
Want to know: Perhaps the most famous piece of subterranean Paris real estate is the wine cellar at La Tour , stretching for 27 rooms and holding 450,000 bottles. Of that immense collection, 4 percent or 18,000 bottles will be sold Monday and

French vintners need to adapt to modern drinking habits - Windsor Star
PARIS - French vintners have to take more account of the habits of modern drinkers if they want to survive the current crisis, but they should not go as far as making fruity drinks with a little alcohol, a leading critic believes. “The current trend

MU uncorks a new subject: Wine making - Kansas City Star
Among the vineyards owned by the University of Missouri is this one in Mount Vernon, Mo., where the task of training vines is among the chores. MU took its first steps into the world of wine making a little more than three years ago when the

Davao eyed as fruit wine capital of RP - Manila Bulleting Online
DAVAO CITY The Region 11 office here of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI 11) is urging entrepreneurs to venture into fruit wine making as this city nurtures a liberal supply of resources used for this internationally known product. Cesar

Kosher wines uncork their premium side - Stamford Advocate
Vintner Ernie Weir wants to make one thing perfectly clear. Yes, his wines are kosher. But first and foremost, they are award-winning Napa Valley wines. “Some people ask about kosher; we explain it to them. Some people don’t ask about kosher; we don

Top 5 Wineries in California - Associated Content
The Raymond Vineyards has a long history of involvement in wine making. Five generations of Raymond’s have been involved in making wine in some capacity. Prior to 1971, the Raymond family worked and became part of the Beringer Brother’s Winery in St

Bordeaux’s best with Chinese food - English_Xinhua
BEIJING, Dec. 3 — The fruits of the acclaimed French wine growing region of Bordeaux are again on the lips of wine drinkers, with Mecuris Fine Wines showcasing the offerings of the 2006 vintage. Bordeaux’s red wines have been particularly popular in

Shopping Mall - decanter.com
Owning your own vineyard is probably one of the finest and most satisfying things one can do in life. Savouring fine wines, understanding their bouquet and acknowledging their flavour is part of the very essence of life itself. So wouldn’t it be

Professor Not Surprised By Party Crasher’s Stunt - CBS 13/CW31 Sacramento
One of the now-infamous party crashers who made headlines when he snuck into a White House state dinner got his degree from UC Davis, and professors who remember him aren’t entirely surprised by his actions. Tareq Salahi, the husband in the party

Pleasant Valley savors its historic winery - Democrat and Chronicle
The Pleasant Valley Wine Co., established in 1860 by Charles Davenport Champlin, survived the Civil War, Prohibition and the Depression. But corporate acquisition nearly killed the historic winery. The Champlin family lost control of the company in

On the trail: Keuka Lake vintner talks of challenges in wine making - Democrat and Chronicle
KEUKA We all have a vision of what the life of a winery owner must be like. But then there’s the reality. “I’ve seen these commercials on television where you watch people walk down the vineyard roads, lifting up the foliage and then you have the