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Rosé
in Celebrate Wine, on July 12, 2009
...n Rosés. And since they don't receive much press, I thought I'd pick up the story... Rosé wines are perhaps the most versatile, food-friendly wines around. They have had an image problem to ov...
Why Do We Get Hangovers (and What to Do About It)
in Celebrate Wine, on July 5, 2009
I love wine: red, white, and rose' (okay I lean more toward red), sweet or dry (dry is better). And I know my limits. So hangovers rarely happen to me. But on those rare occasions when I wake up with a little pain in my head and a case of dry mouth, like most people I spend a little time wonde...
Chianti Rufina
in Celebrate Wine, on June 29, 2009
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Tuscany is a place blessed with some of the world's best grapes. Sangiovese grapes. And they make some of the world's best wine, IMHO.
Deb Harkness had a post recently on a 2005 Marchesi de' Frescobaldi Chianti Rufina Nipozzano Riserva. "Cherry aromas and flavo...
Three White Wines: Gary Vaynerchuk
in Celebrate Wine, on June 20, 2009
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Wine personality Gary Vaynerchuk had a good program earlier this month on Three White Wines that have been getting a lot of attention: Simone Sauvignon Blanc 2008 from Chile, Nobilio Ico...
On the Shores of Lake Geneva...
in Celebrate Wine, on June 13, 2009
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Jaunted had a piece recently that looks like a great vacation idea - wine tasting in Switzerland, in an area where the vineyards are a UNESCO world heritage site.
It's called The Lavaux Vineyard Terraces. Thirty kilometers of UNESCO World Heritage site stretch along the...
Jewelry Sale at Shopbop.com
in The Jewelry Weblog, on June 7, 2009
...9;s apparel and accessories retailers. Originally conceived as the online offshoot of the Madison, Wisconsin-based boutique Bop, shopbop.com is considered a one-stop shopping destination for fashio...
Age and the Australian Riesling
in Celebrate Wine, on June 7, 2009
...ad of a cork. And there's some healthy skepticism around about whether they mature into quality wines.
Dr. Vino visited some Australian wineries that bottle Riesling and sampled some older vintag...
Washington's Best Wine
in Celebrate Wine, on May 30, 2009
...ve been. Rather, it involved attending the annual Taste Washington wine festival in Seattle.
Fifty wines is not an education. But two hundred and fifty is a good start. That's about how many I ma...
Wine Time: the Bunnel Family Cellar in Washington State
in Celebrate Wine, on May 24, 2009
...es customers a unique opportunity to appreciate the relationship between food and their distinctive wines," according to Entrepreneur.
The cellar's wines are good quality micro-vintages. Whi...
Dmitriy Pavlov Jewelry
in The Jewelry Weblog, on May 19, 2009
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Originally from St. Petersburg, Russia, Dmitriy Pavlov currently lives and works in Madison, Wisconsin. His successful exhibitions in Finland and Russia, including the Hermitage Museum in St....
A Look at Japanese Saké
in Celebrate Wine, on May 10, 2009
Having spent a sizable chunk of time in Asia, I'm familiar with saké . It's often called rice wine, even though it isn't technically a wine in any real sense. Vinography recently took a look at a particular saké and drew the conclusion that the process of making it resembles the b...
California's Mendocino Wines
in Celebrate Wine, on April 29, 2009
... a number of other vibrant, evolving wine regions. Vinography recently took a look at some of the wines produced in California's Mendocino wine region at the first annual Taste of Mendocino wi...
Naked Chianti
in Celebrate Wine, on April 20, 2009
Linda Sterling did a review recently of a nice chianti. A very nice chianti, actually. And she did it naked...
If you never seen Linda 's Naked Wine Show you're missing out. On this particular episode she looks at Barone Ricasoli Brolio Chianti Classico 2006 - which, at under $25 a b...
Wines for Latin Cooking
in Latina Viva, on April 18, 2009
...I came across two videos recently on Wines for latin Cooking. They were on Gary Vaynerchuk's Wine Library TV and he had Ingrid Hoffmann from the food network as a guest.
The two episodes of ...
A Look at 2007's Rhône Wines
in Celebrate Wine, on April 15, 2009
... spent a good ten days tasting 2007 vintages. Based on that trip, as well as the dozens of bottled wines I've tasted since I've been back in the office, I can report that it's a mix of goo...
Eric Asimov in Alcase
in Celebrate Wine, on March 31, 2009
...gh a tasting of 25 of the winery's vintages. His description of the evenings events (and of the wines involved) make for good reading. You can find it here .
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How to Rent an Affordable Classic on Your Next Riviera Vacation
in Classical Drives, on March 25, 2009
...ar scenery, the Mediterranean sea, Monaco and its Grand Prix, beaches, boats, French cuisine, great wines, elegant villas, exciting cars, glamorous women, a temperate climate. Of course, those dreams ...
The Wines Spies
in Celebrate Wine, on March 24, 2009
... give the web site a visit. The site is a blog review site, of sorts. But they are also selling the wines they review, at an attractive discount in many cases. The Wine Spies, LLC is a unique kind of ...
A Time to Invest
in Celebrate Wine, on March 17, 2009
Late last year Vinography pointed out that now is a very good time to invest in wine. Three months later, their point is still true... While the wine industry has trailed the general market malaise and the dive has not been as precipitous, things are tough right now in the world of wine. And the...
Buying Wine in LA
in Celebrate Wine, on March 11, 2009
... on seven of the city's wine shops.
Among the shops is Du Vin. Du Vin's focus is European wines, and the shop, a converted house off Melrose, feels like it should be tucked away on a narrow ...
Palm Springs Concours Begins With a Blast
in Classical Drives, on March 6, 2009
... dressed, being treated to specialty foods from renowned area chefs, accompanied by fine California wines. Suddenly there was a veritable explosion of sound as a show car parked nearby was fired up wi...
California Zinfandels: Which Ones Are Best?
in Celebrate Wine, on February 28, 2009
Vinography had an informative and insightful look earlier this month at California's Zinfandels. The author went to the ZAP Zinfandel Festival "for a chance to taste a whole lot of Zinfandel."
The place was crowded: Most Zinfandels top-out at $40 a bottle, and most really good ones ...
Lenten Recipe: Shrimp and Olive Pasta
in Do you like to cook?, on February 27, 2009
... For those who observe the Lenten season, try the
Shrimp and Olive Pasta with Wisconsin Parmesan Cheese , featuring fresh asparagus (usher in springtime!), olives and shrimp in a white wine sauce...
Italy's Unknown Wines from $10 to $20
in Celebrate Wine, on February 16, 2009
...The NT Times had an informative piece earlier this month on wines from Italy in the $10 to $20 prie range. Few places offer a wider selection of singular wines in the $10 to $20 price range - the sw...
Is That an "Honest" Wine You're Drinking?
in Celebrate Wine, on February 4, 2009
...and white divisions exist has some sort of agenda.
Instead I'd like to suggest that the honest wines distinguish themselves from the pack in the same way that truly kind and thoughtful people mig...
New Zealand's Wine Country
in Celebrate Wine, on January 28, 2009
It's been a few years since I've been to New Zealand. I spent a few days in Auckland once and was blessed to be allowed to spend Christmas with a Maori family near Napier. Some of the family's men swam out into the bay to get fresh abalone for Christmas dinner...
Chang-rae Lee has a...
Tasted a Good Wine Recently? Snooth It...
in Celebrate Wine, on January 21, 2009
Hat tip to TechCrunch this week for point Snooth out to me.
Snooth describes itself as "the world's largest and fastest growing community of wine lovers." TechCrunch's description is probably a little more objective. They call Snooth "a social wine review site that is gai...
18th Annual Boston Wine Expo 2008
in Celebrate Wine, on January 20, 2009
...wcasing over 450 international and domestic wineries from 13 countries pouring over 1,800 different wines; An Exclusive Grand Cru Wine Lounge, featuring the finest wines in the world; and a Seminar Se...
Zinfandel Festival 2009
in Celebrate Wine, on January 16, 2009
If you haven't yet, you might want o get hold of a ticket to the Zinfandel Festival to be held in San Francisco on January 28-31, 2009. This year's theme is "Unmask Your Passion".
"Unmask Your Passion" reflects our enthusiasm for America's Heritage Wine-Zinfand...
A Philosophy of Wine?
in Celebrate Wine, on January 8, 2009
Is wine a topic for Philosophy? Barry Smith thinks so...
I mentioned elsewhere this week that one of my favorite websites was Philosophy Bites . The website makes podcasts available - podcasts of interviews with leading academics in the field today. They discuss, well, philosophy. And occasion...
Pinot Grigio for New Years Eve
in Celebrate Wine, on January 1, 2009
My wife and I dropped in on some friends early on NY Eve. We'd planned to be home by 11pm or so. After all, we live in a very rural area and it's not like there are block parties going on. But as it turned out, we stayed later than that. So my champagne is still chilling in the fridge and th...
Tilar J. Mazzeo's "The Widow Clicquot" Tells How Champagne Became Famous
in Celebrate Wine, on December 31, 2008
Jane and Michael Stern has a great review of Tilar J. Mazzeo's biography of Barbe-Nicole Clicquot Ponsardin in the NY Times on Sunday.
With New Year's Eve upon us and a glass of bubbly soon to be in almost everyone's hand, I thought the review of Mazzeo's book was timely. Clicquot...
Tonino Lamborghini Jewelry
in The Jewelry Weblog, on December 30, 2008
...rs, burners, solar panels, water treatment, air conditioners, air generators, hydraulic components, wines, golf carts and more. Undoubtedly the masterpiece of Lamborghini was the "Miura," t...
Wine Without Clothes: The Naked Wine Show
in Celebrate Wine, on December 18, 2008
Susan Sterling has brown straight hair that flows down to at least her chest and a small mole on the front of her right shoulder. She has a light tan and, I think, wears lipstick to do her wine show. Lipstick, and maybe a little make up - but nothing else, at least as far as I can tell... Okay, some...
Gary Vaynerchuk on South Africa's Pinotage...
in Celebrate Wine, on December 7, 2008
I wandered upon this podcast of Gary Vaynerchuk and couldn't help but be entertained. I suppose I've lived a deprived life until now, having managed to reach the age of 48 without actually seeing any of Gary's previous 589 wine podcasts.
Gary has a unique style and his animated st...
Colleges Create Online Programs in Response to Troubled Economy
in The Online Universities Weblog, on December 4, 2008
...to create online degrees to help students prepare for a tumultuous job market.
Nicolet College in Wisconsin, for example, has adapted this strategy. News of the North reports: "Building a sol...
Do You Have Your Champagne for New Year's Eve Yet...?
in Celebrate Wine, on December 2, 2008
Heather Johnson gives us a few tips for picking out a bottle of champagne or sparkling wine for New Year's Eve. It's not like you can do without some the bubbles in your glass for that one night each year.
Heather's tips on dryness and fruitiness are especially useful if you aren...
NY Wine Lovers Taste 2008 Beaujolais Nouveau
in Celebrate Wine, on November 24, 2008
French vintner are hoping that this years offering of Beaujolais nouveau will raise spirits during the hard financial times facing much of the world, according to the Associated Press . The vintage is traditionally released on third Thursday of November.
Beaujolais nouveau is a red wine made from ...
Wheezing Raises Asthma Risks in Children
in Allergies, on October 27, 2008
...was associated with a tenfold increase in asthma risk by age 6, researchers from the University of Wisconsin report.
Nearly 90% of the children in the study who wheezed with rhinovirus infection duri...
Traveling Alone
in The Dating Weblog, on October 22, 2008
...n't say I ever really have. The closest I came were trips to Door County and The Dells (both in Wisconsin.) On each of those trips, my husband had to work during the day. One of the reasons I went...
Shooting up with AIG
in Sox First, on October 20, 2008
... of CHAUFFEUR DRIVEN cars at £5000 ($US8649)
SUMPTUOUS feasts washed down with bottles of fine wines and liqueurs costing £5000 and giant picnic hampers to guzzle in between slaughtering birds . ...
Mid October Food and Wine Festivals
in Do you like to cook?, on October 17, 2008
...e gourmet offerings, the festival will expand to include California wineries sampling more than 600 wines attended by more than 3,000 wine lovers. Photo courtesy of iStockphoto , roxy maronyan
Fo...
The Winners ... College Football
in End Zone Buzz, on October 16, 2008
...offensive struggles all year. They've scored a combined 36 points their last two games against Wisconsin and Purdue, who are 53rd and 59th, respectively, in scoring defense in the nation. Meanwhil...
College Football 2008 Week 8
in Play Las Vegas, on October 16, 2008
...ollege
Georgia, at home, minus 15, over Vanderbilt
Michigan State, at home, plus 4, over Ohio State
Wisconsin, away, plus 4, over Iowa
Check out the "Vegas.com" and "Vegas Insider&q...
Learning about Gigondas
in Celebrate Wine, on October 14, 2008
...et overshadowed by its flashy and better-known cousin, Chateauneuf du Pape. However, the smooth red wines of this Rhone Valley region have a charm and complexity all of their own. Like Chateauneuf, th...
Product Alert: Brownberry Whole Grains 100% Whole Wheat Bread
in Allergies, on October 9, 2008
...was sold through retail stores and bakery thrift outlets in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota, and Wisconsin.
The product is in 1-lb., 8-oz. bags with green twist ties and a code date of " ...
College Football 2008 Week 7
in Play Las Vegas, on October 9, 2008
..., over New Mexico
Vanderbilt, away, minus 3, over Mississippi State
Penn State, away, minus 5, over Wisconsin
Georgia, at home, minus 13, over Tennessee
Check out the "Vegas.com" and &qu...
Cheese of the Month - Sainte Maure de Touraine
in Do you like to cook?, on October 7, 2008
... two purposes; to hold the cheese's shape and to allow air to penetrate the interior.
White wines such as Vouvray or sancerre , or a red from the Loire such as Chinon are delicious when pai...
College Football Top 25
in End Zone Buzz, on October 6, 2008
...State, but coming back from 20-0 deficit is impressive.
18. Virginia Tech
19. South Florida
20. Wisconsin
21. Northwestern: Their opposition isn't awe-inspiring, but they still had to beat tho...
Celebrate October at These Tasty Festivals
in Do you like to cook?, on October 2, 2008
...y Shed Wine Show in King Valley, Victoria, Australia
The 26th Annual Apple Affair in Galesville, Wisconsin
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Veuve Clicquot für unterwegs
in Worldwide Luxus, on September 30, 2008
...black leather dazzles with glowing interiors. Ideally meant to carry a range of high-end wines and champagnes, this trunk also features high-tech fittings like an LCD screen and a small refrigerator...
Wine Set for the Cure
in Celebrate Wine, on September 28, 2008
October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Mon th (NBCAM). Started by First Lady Betty Ford, a breast cancer survivor herself, and her daughter Susan in 1985, NBCAM has made great strides both by increasing early detection of this disease and erasing the stigma that was once attached to it. A...
The Road to the "Wine House"
in Celebrate Wine, on September 27, 2008
...residential election, one Washington DC restaurant, OYA Restaurant and Lounge , is pitting Arizona wines (from Senator McCain's home state) against those from Illinois (Senator Obama's home s...
Robert Parker's Wine Buying Guide
in Celebrate Wine, on September 26, 2008
...39;s Wine Buyer's Guide," a 1536-page catalog of the world's great, good, and average wines and comes out on October 7. Far from being dry and laborious, this tome is easy-to-read with l...
College Football 2008 Week 5
in Play Las Vegas, on September 25, 2008
...ver Louisville
Minnesota, away, plus 18, over Ohio State
Virginia Tech, away, plus 7, over Nebraska
Wisconsin, away, minus 6, over Michigan
Oklahoma, at home, minus 18, over TCU
Check out the "...
Amazon.com to Begin Wine Sales
in Celebrate Wine, on September 20, 2008
...ss. Beginning as early as mid-October, the online retailer will offer a selection of more than 300 wines from all over the United States to customers in 26 states. The company indicates that the sele...
Mid September Food and Wine Festivals
in Do you like to cook?, on September 18, 2008
...ish Festival in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Green County Cheese Days in Monroe, Wisconsin
Chowder, Blues and Brews in Florence, Oregon...
College Football 2008 Week 3
in Play Las Vegas, on September 11, 2008
...erbilt, at home, minus 7, over Rice
UCLA, away, plus 9, over BYU
Oregon, away, minus 7, over Purdue
Wisconsin, away, minus 1, over Fresno State
Buffalo, at home, minus 6, over Temple
Oklahoma, awa...
Free Downloadable Wine Book
in Celebrate Wine, on September 5, 2008
Best Deal Magazines is currently offering "The Complete Idiot's Guide to Wine" as a downloadable version for free. The guide is currently off of print in bound form, but is loaded with good advice on how to select, taste, and collect wine. Although aimed at the beginning wine lover,...
Pairing Sangiovese with Food
in Celebrate Wine, on September 3, 2008
...Fall is just around the corner and few wines are more enjoyable when the weather turns cool than Italy's Sangiovese wines. In the video below, Iron Chef Mario Batali and Joe Bastianich discu...
Drink for the Cure
in Celebrate Wine, on August 30, 2008
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October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and Fat Bastard wines are doing their part to cure this disease by donating 25 cents for every bottle sold in restaurants and retail stores, up to $75,00...
College Football 2008 Week 1
in Play Las Vegas, on August 27, 2008
...a
5. Florida
6. Missouri
7. LSU
8. West Virginia
9. Clemson
10. Auburn
11. Texas
12. Texas Tech
13. Wisconsin
14. Kansas
15. Arizona State
16. Brigham Young
17. Virginia Tech
18. Tennessee
19. South F...
Wine Pairings for Labor Day
in Celebrate Wine, on August 23, 2008
labor day is next weekend and many of us will be grilling up hot dogs, bratwurst, and other traditional picnic fare that is difficult to pair with wine. In a recent article , Washington Post columnists, Karen Page and Andrew Dornenburg offer suggestions on what to serve with "d...
Late August Food and Wine Festivals
in Do you like to cook?, on August 21, 2008
...The Morden Corn and Apple Festival in Morden, Manitoba
The Milwaukee Wine Festival in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
23rd Annual Winterville Watermelon Festival in Winterville, North Carolina...
Wine Glossary: Veraison
in Celebrate Wine, on August 16, 2008
Veraison is the time with wine grapes begin to turn from green to purple. In northern California, this process usually begins in early August. This video from "Adopt-a-grape" explains Veraison and what it means in the overall process of crafting wine.
Veraison '08 at Adopt A Gr...
Drink Red Wine - Live to 100
in Celebrate Wine, on August 16, 2008
A little red wine might actually be good for you, at least according to Dr. Metmet Oz, author and frequent guest on the Oprah Winfrey show. In his bestselling book , " Staying Young: The Owner's Manual for Extending your Warranty " with Dr. Michael Roizen, he cites the benefi...
Unique Wine Glasses
in Celebrate Wine, on August 16, 2008
Do you have trouble keeping a set of wine glasses intact. Are you always breaking one, leaving you with a set of three, five, or seven? These stemless glasses from Columbia might be just for you. They're all but unbreakable-and good for the planet, too. The 18oz. glasses are made from recycl...
Ken Forrester on South African Wines
in Celebrate Wine, on August 15, 2008
...In this video filmed at the Aspen Food + Wine Festival, Ken Forrester of FMC Wines discusses South African wines. Take a look: ...
Mid August Events
in Do you like to cook?, on August 14, 2008
...aturday in San Raphael, California. Festival-goers will enjoy food from area restaurants and sample wines from 25 of the region's outstanding boutique wineries. In addition, there will be a chef d...
Wines of China
in Celebrate Wine, on August 9, 2008
... it's only fitting that we look at China's wine industry. Actually, China has been crafting wines for more than 4600 years, using grapes, rice, Asian plums, and lychees. However, it's only...
