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Back from the grazing fieldBack home On goat cheese, wine, garden shoes, crashing birds....and Wal Mart As soon as I came to the Loire, back from my trip in Israel, I rode to the old farm lady who makes goat... Gary Vaynerchuk visits a very cool wine bar and selects one of their wines to taste.
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“Just seeing how LITTLE the amount of wine came out for the dollar tell…” by ... transparentTest Gallery 1 - Sitges - Images by Per Karlsson#AAAAAATest Gallery 1 - Sitges - Images by Per Karlsson You have to admire people who inaugurate a local festival by dancing - men, women and children -- in the plaza at midnight to a traditional tune with the chorus: "Waiter, bring me the mushrooms.'' The 29th annual San Francisco International Wine Competition results have been announced. Anything you find surprising? And does anybody else besides me remember those little gold-medal, silver-medal stickers that wine retailers slapped onto bottles as selling points? I specifically remember... There are some interesting tidbits embedded in this Gallup Poll story about Americans’ drinking habits. The anecdotal stories that we occasionally hear about folks drinking more alcohol because of the tough economic times apparently aren’t borne out by the Gallup... As a child, I used to hide behind the sofa when Doctor Who came on the television, and these days, would
probably do the same again given the spate of ordinary Doctors more recently. Peter Davison was passably
good, although I found it very hard to get past seeing him as the idiot brother, Tristan ... There’s no regional marker on the label so I can only guess that it’s not from Rutherglen, or at least it’s not all from Rutherglen. It’s nice to see these Cofield reds coming in at mid-alcohol levels.
You need a subscription to The Wine Front to see this part of the post The best source of independent, web-only wine writing will no longer be free beginning July 6th. That's right, Appellation America recently and quietly announced it would be transitioning to a subscription format on that date. Though this move will significantly... 400 dozen made of this dangerous booze..
You need a subscription to The Wine Front to see this part of the post Now owned by Yalumba and replete with a Vino-Lock glass stopper and a new label.
You need a subscription to The Wine Front to see this part of the post Cofield wines have new labels and winemaker Damien Cofield seems to be doing good things. Part of a general lift in the table wine quality in Rutherglen parts.
You need a subscription to The Wine Front to see this part of the post The new Rumble Seat Wine bar and retail shop that we told you about back in May is scheduled to open later this month at 5853 Far Hills Ave. next to Caribou Coffee in Washington Twp. And it has hired... Finca Roja because of the red earth, although here in the vineyard it's not all that red.View of the
vineyard and soil Bodega Del Anelo Winery, also called Finca Roja, Anelo Region, Neuquen, Patagonia,
Argentina, South AmericaDo you have wine & travel picture needs?Let us know if you have any ... A new court ruling (will it be the last in a dozen or so?) has established that both the
classification from 1996 and the one from 2006 will be valid. In other words, the chateaux that
were classified in 1996 will all retain their honorific label and those that were upgraded in ... After recently trying the 2005 vintage, Gary Vaynerchuk tastes the 2004 Shafer One Point Five.
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“Great show Gary V. Makes me want to pony up the hundred or so bucks ... Evidently, blogging has become passé. Now you need a lifestream, like PR maven Steve Rubel. While I'm poking a little bit of fun at the idea, I think Rubel's workflow is worth a look if you're interested in the idea... New Wine Consumer is LIVE, join the call by going to http://newWineConsumer.com One of the greatest joys of working in wine public relations has been the remarkably collegial, helpful and generally encouraging attitude of my peers. In the 20 some odd years I've worked in this area of the wine industry I... Enormuous concrete fermentation and storage vats covered in white tiles. Kantina e Pijeve Gjergj
Kastrioti Skenderbeu Skanderbeg winery, Durres. Albania, Balkan, Europe.Do you have wine & travel
picture needs?Let us know if you have any specific photo requests from wineries and vineyards.More ... France has decided to lower the VAT on restaurant meals from 19.6% (the standard VAT) to 5.5% in an
effort to stimulate the sector that is suffering from the difficult economic times (and since many
years from the French 35 hour working week). The new VAT should take effect already ... Gary Vaynerchuk sits down and explores the wines of Santenay including one white wine which only
represents 10% of all the production of the region!
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good episode. ... Hunger for exciting new discoveries (as well as for good food) led us to Burgundy again. Us? That is my
friend Jan van Roekel and myself, we mostly do these travels together.Thursday 18 June we arrived, and
upon descending on our hotel we did nothing but strolled around a bit in Beaune and ended up ... Stainless steel cooling coils to cool the must. Detail of thermometer. Temperature reading 25.6 degrees
centigrade. Kantina Miqesia or Medaur winery, Koplik. Albania, Balkan, Europe.Do you have wine &
travel picture needs?Let us know if you have any specific photo requests from wineries and ... I count 2004 as the birth year of wine blogs. Given that only slightly arbitrary date, the wine industry finds itself with only five years under it's belt of dealing with this somewhat chaotic, but impactful form of communication. And... Have the alcohol levels in wine gotten too high? And, just what is too high? It’s a
controversial subject, and one with many opinions about its relevance in today’s wines. Some say
it doesn’t matter at all - “it’s just a number.” Others counter that it takes
... Syrah du Monde is the competition for wines made from the syrah grape. It is of course held in
the Rhône valley. This year’s top ten wines included syrahs from South Africa, Australia,
Canada, Chile, France, Switzerland (!), USA and Italy. Not bad. You can find the full list ... First halt in a four day Alsace wine tour, a delightful restaurant Au Vieux Porche in the village of
Eguisheim. Seeing as the restaurant manager is the sister of winemaker Paul Zinck, it is understandable
that the domaines wines are served here. The winerey is right next door!
Lunch opened with a ... For those of you who enjoyed Freakonomics, there's a New York Times blog written by the same fellows, along with guest writers. A newly-added guest economist, Robin Goldstein, writes about wine and the wine industry. Tom Wark has created a "must read" summary of what is a complex topic in his recent Fermentation blog post titled "The Three-Tier System and Consumer Access to Wine." Make sure you read the comments too. Why you should read... One of the most recognisable names and also one of the oldest wine families in Alsace is Hugel. Under
the winery, improbably positioned in the heart of Riquewihr (just how 'do' they get the grapes into the
winery?) is this imposing beast of a barrel.
Certified by the Guinness Book of Records as ... On June 8th, I wrote about what I felt was a missed customer service opportunity by Chateau Julien. After they received some "negative comments" on what they had intended to be a "tongue in cheek" post, they've asked their readers... Sotheby's Wine department excellent results for the 1st half of 2009 provide further evidence of Asian buying power (read the press release). The tables below provide more details but here are a few points to highlight:With only a single debut... After many requests to do so, Gary Vaynerchuk reviews 6 offerings from Cameron Hughes Wines.
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“Hi Gary,
I just want to say thank you.
Thank you for continuousl…” by ... Shay Nir in the machinery & tools storage barn Moshav Mata, Jerusalem hills. Thank you again to Ze'ev who made a keen intelligence-gathering here and led me to this moshav for this last Israeli story after foreseeing that there was... Perspective view over the plantation along the rows of young vines. Woman women working the soil with a
tool. Protecting their heads aginst the scorching sun. Fidal vine nursery and winery, Zejmen, Lezhe.
Albania, Balkan, Europe.Do you have wine & travel picture needs?Let us know if you have ... Many fine wine events on tap for this weekend and beyond, and you can read about them here thanks to the Dayton-based wine listserv that compiles the region’s tastings and dinners into one glorious list. Check out the appearance tonight... On May 29 La Clape was approved as an AOC/AOP. the wines used to be sold as “Coteaux du
Languedoc – La Clape” but now they will be, simply, “AOC La Clape”. The district is close
to the coast in the Languedoc, mostly on a small mountain that used to be an island but is ... Some time back the EU countries agreed to a big reform of the wine sector. One thing that was
agreed was to allow rosé wine to be made by blending white and red wine. This is already
permitted, but only in Champagne. The idea was to make it a generally allowed practice. When ... "JD in Napa" has started an interesting blog on winery marketing through social media, which deserves your attention: Facebook for Wineries And I would say that even if he hadn't been nice enough to mention this blog in a couple... Gary Vaynerchuk breaks down a white wine made from the Pinot Noir grape.
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“Made my own Limoncello!…” by KyBoy
“Sorry I have been away. Great show and greaat ... I've always enjoyed playing games, partly because of my competitive nature but also because a good, well-designed game can reveal a lot about the players. And I like revelation. The first game (not sport) that I was really good at... Instead of hiring an agency, consider hiring your users. I had the privilege recently of having lunch with Pablo Álvarez, the general director, and Xavier
Ausás, the technical director, of Vega Sicilia, the great Spanish estate in Ribera del Duero. They
were in New York briefly to discuss arrangements for an auction to be held this fall at Sotheby's, ... The three-tier system of having a “distributor” in between the producer of wine and the wine retailer was put into place after prohibition to prevent the abuses associated with “tied houses” prior to prohibition. Unfortunately this system has merely served... David Winch already has one career: he is part of the fifth generation of his family to operate The Minster Machine Co., which sells metal stamping presses from its Auglaize County headquarters. Yet the 44-year-old Oakwood resident also has decided... Today is devoted to new technologies with the conference of the Bordeaux School of Business (BEM) in the
morning and the Great Wine Capitals in the afternoon.The focus of the morning was on Prof. Gregory
Bressoles' new study on wine e-commerce. My readers know about Gregory's first study conducted ... Asaf, Sharona and Doron in the vatroomMoshav Kvar, Vitkin Vitkin is a small family winery making small-batch cuvées near Netanya, north of Tel Aviv, from vineyards located on the Carmel mountain slopes and in Ella valley in the Judean hills.... Dwayne Perreault − In this time of rosé confusion, let's make it a point to drink quality
rosé.By confusion, I'm referring to the recent decision in Brussels to allow EU wine producers to make
rosé simply by mixing red and white wines. Bah. I'm sure there are people somewhere who've been ... Good beer deserves better than fried mozzarella sticks, dried-out burgers, chicken fingers and greasy
wings. American beer culture has progressed to the point where it offers wonderful, civilized beverages
rather than the infantilizing mass-market brews, yet many beer bars offer grownups these ...
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Wine Tasting at CLO – Wine Bar in NYC – Episode #699 [ Wine Library TV ]
