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Thursday February 16 2012 |
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Advice on paying for friends' food, tipping on a free meal and putting hands on the table. Christophe Pacalet Cercié, Beaujolais Cercié is only 5 kilometers away from Villié-Morgon, the village houses seem to be lower compared to Villié-Morgon, a long street around which the village built up. You already feel the proximity of the plain and... A collection of links from the reporters and editors of the Dining section. Cette URL n’est plus valide. Si vous y avez accès, consultez cette page pour y trouver la nouvelle URL : http://www.facebook.com/notes.php?id=18292317532 A true Kabinett. Ich bin mittlerweile ein großer Fan vom halbtrockenen Kabinett. Leider wird man an
der Mosel nicht mehr so leicht fündig, gerade in 2010 & 2009 hat man eher eine Spätlese und
manchmal sogar eine Auslese im Glas. 2008 war der letzte große Kabinett-Jahrgang an der Mosel. ... Wednesday February 15 2012 |
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It's clearly an attack on faith and conscience!! It has come to my attention that as part of implementing the mandates of the new federal health care law, I am required to provide health insurance to Wark Communications employees that... A collection of links from the reporters and editors of the Dining section. First...All wine bloggers are wine writers, but not all wine writers are wine bloggers. That said... Wine blogging isn't dying. But it is tired. Enthusiasm for the platform and for the practice is on the wane. The same can be... Chapel Down Nectar Late HarvestI’m on an Italian bent (Oi! Stop it…) at the mo. Last October’s
EWBC in Brescia and trips out to Fruili and Alto Adige followed by a trip to Perugia (and trips out and
about) for the IWineTC. Who would not want to continue the exploration and keep the longing to ... Das Weingut „Stara Winna Góra“ heißt übersetzt „Alter Weinberg“ und liegt in Górzykowo an
der Oder. Hier mehr
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877968&kdhash=Dank meines polnischen Handwerkers Janosz konnte ich ... KETTERING — Arrow Wine & Spirits on Far Hills Avenue at East Dorothy Lane in Kettering will host a drop-in tasting of the wines of Patricia Green Cellars featuring winemaker Jim Anderson from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. this Thursday... What are the foods you've kept with you when you're far from home? A shop, a bakery, a salumeria and a restaurant that makes use of all the other services on the premises. Philippe Bornard at the counter Arbois (Jura) Arbois is as you know a lovely town, with something special beyond its lovely setting in a wooded valley. I believe in special places where there's a telluric energy or something which makes... One of the defining aspects of on-line wine content today is that it has become increasingly difficult to track what is available on the Internet, whether you are a consumer or a member of the trade. This is as much... At Jean Foillard's Villié-Morgon (Beaujolais) About Foillard, the bar with the best wine-by-the-glass list, and the barman who helped start all this thing 27 years ago... Very fruitful visit recently in Beaujolais, beginning of course with the one at Jean... MIAMISBURG — Giuliano, an Anticoli Tavern will host its first wine dinner with veteran wine distributor and importer Ardie Bonanno at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 21 at the tavern at 67 S. Main St. in Miamisburg. Bonanno is president of 55... Wine Tasting In ItalyHard to select just one image for this weeks Sunday Snapshot. The set of eight
images covering people holding wine glasses, taken during the 2012 International Wine Tourism Conference
in Perugia, Italy, are all quite strong. It is this image, a combination of colours, angle and ... Pierre-Olivier Bonhomme and Thierry Puzelat Les Montils, Loire If you combine the cuvées of the Puzelat-Bonhomme (the négoce) and the ones of Thierry & Jean-Marie Puzelat (the family winery), you end up with so many wines that you have to... Saturday February 11 2012 |
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Noëlla Morantin in her new Sauvignon block Pouillé, Cher valley (Loire) As you may know, Noëlla Morantin who makes wine in Touraine along the Cher valley, has recently purchased her first vineyards, as she's been renting the rest of her... 1kg beef cheeksroast vegetables (carrot, leek, celery)bouquet garni (parsley, thyme, bay leaves)2-3
shallots4-5 carrots500ml red wine500ml beef broth/stockdash red wine vinegar/aceto balsamicooptional:
2tsp Molé spice/1-2 pieces Valrhona chocolate/cream sherryPreparation/Zubereitung1kg ... Zur späten Stunde gab es noch FROSTA „Nasi Goreng“. Ich esse sehr selten Tiefkühlprodukte, aber
das Nasi Goreng war gut, insbesondere zeichnete es sich durch eine feine Curry Note aus. Passend dazu
ein halbtrockener Kabinett „Domprobst“ mit einem schmelzigen tropischen Fruchtkorb. ... One quick addition to the wine-events list: Today is the reservation deadline for a Citilites “Heart & Sol Wine Tasting” to be held from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 15, in the Schuster Center NCR Donor Lounges. The... SPRINGBORO — A ribbon-cutting is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. today, Feb. 10, at the newly opened Whiskey Barrel Bar & Billiards Co. at 857 W. Central Ave. (Ohio 73) next to Miami-Jacobs Career College. Whiskey Barrel Bar & Billiards is... One of the high points for us at World of Pinot Noir, is the time we get to spend with winemakers. Join
us as we sit down with some familiar and maybe not so familiar winemaking names in the “World of
Pinot Noir,” as we hear about their beginnings, their processes, their passions, and ... Wednesday February 08 2012 |
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In Photos – A Tasting at Mustilli WineryI’ve been in Italy, vineyard hopping, snow
permitting, from Umbria down to Campania and Naples. Not just me, I should add, but a party of fabulous
people gathered in Italy for the International Wine Tourism Conference and various trips out after, ... Today's wine picture is no longer here!
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Please update your RSS feed, book marks, subscriptions etc! I like Justice. Real justice, the kind that provides an appropriate response to a dastardly act, feels good. And it makes you believe that civilization is a good thing, despite its occasional tendencies to roll off the rail. Today, it... Winery Steps, Castello della SalaA day late with this Sunday Snapshot post; but I have an excuse –
I have spent the last week in Italy. It seems an age ago now, but in reality it was just over a week
that our party rolled up at the Castello della Sala winery in Orvieto. Its new and gleaming, ... Today's wine picture is no longer here!
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Please update your RSS feed, book marks, subscriptions etc! What makes American Viticultural Areas, like similarly demarcated wine growing areas in Europe and other parts of the New World, important is that they are among the few items that can legally be placed on the front of a wine... A lot of wineries cite concern about the possibility of negative comments when asked why they are reluctant about using social media like Twitter and Facebook. Here's a company in an industry which is easy to hate (insurance) that let's... More at The Pronunciation Guide. If you want a smile — or perhaps a smirk — take a look at the wines on the tasting bar at the Wine Gallery on Feb. 8. How do they get AWAY with those names?? Thanks to the Dayton-based... Wednesday February 01 2012 |
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When we last spoke with Antonio Galloni, he was happily covering the Italian wine scene for Robert
Parker’s The Wine Advocate among other projects, and had just contributed to Parker’s new book
“Parker’s Wine Bargains: The World’s Best Wine Values Under $25.″ So, what’s new with ... Today's wine picture is no longer here!
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Please update your RSS feed, book marks, subscriptions etc! From this brief-but-insightful-article at Search Engine Guide: what needs to happen on your site to get your business where you want it to be, and identify which metrics will tell you if what you want to happen is happening. Simple... Wednesday January 25 2012 |
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A while ago I stumbled upon a Canadian website that clearly deserves attention. It would have made sense
if not me, but Dwayne, the Canadian, would have come up with it, but he hasn't.
This is what I have seen on the web: Bu sur le web. Aurélia Filion tells about wine, in a contagious
manner, ... Today's wine picture is no longer here!
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Please update your RSS feed, book marks, subscriptions etc! From The EtymologiconNot having given it that much contemplation I always assumed that Marvin Gaye was
walking through a vineyard for his 1968 song. But apparently not. And, while I was aware that the word
alcohol was Arabic in origin, I didn’t know it was a kind of make-up al kuhul. As kohl is ... If your winery sells wine online (doesn't everyone these days?), this analysis of online wine store growth patterns is relevant. The money quote: Repeat business is where your investment online becomes truly viable, but without new customers you will never... Dwayne Perreault – To continue from my last posting, which had more to do with the viticulturalist
aspect of winemaking, I will now turn to the actual making of wine, which begins with the process of
adding yeast to the grape juice, the basis for the wine. Mas des Dames, being an organic estate, ... Alcohol and Balance – could there be a more controversial issue for today’s wine geeks? Well,
thankfully, the 2011 World of Pinot Noir held a seminar on this very contentious topic. Joining N.Y.
Times columnist Eric Asimov as moderator, was an illustrious (and, we might add “balanced”) ... Friday afternoon 27 January there will be a wine and oyster tasting in downtown Amsterdam, in the red
light district. Famous Oesterman Marcus van den Noord will present his oysters, while you can taste the
wines from laVieleVin and Bolomey Wijnimport. French wines only!
This tasting will start ... Another eagerly awaited seminar from the 2011 HdR was this in-depth look at the Central Coast wines of
Joey Tensley (Tensley Wines) and the Sonoma County wines of Morgan Twain-Peterson (Bedrock Wine Co.).
Many of the attendees were probably already familiar with Tensley’s wines, but this was ... Saturday December 31 2011 |
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I say goodbye to 2011 with fifteen random personal thoughts & remarks.
1. Being a wine merchant and a wine blogger is a difficult combination in December (hence the 20 days of
silence).
2. Beaujolais Nouveau in general is not very popular these days. But Natural Bojo Nouveau of raving
beauty ... Louis-Fabrice Latour is the seventh generation to run the family-owned Louis Latour business, taking
over as President in 1999. Born in Beaune in 1964, he is the son of Louis Latour, current Chairman of
Maison Louis Latour. Louis-Fabrice is president of the association of Burgundy négociants and ... If you're a "green" winery, then this may be of interest to you: --- Winery Videos Critic offered at Green Wine Summit Do you ever wonder why some wineries get more attention and press than others? It could be the... Tuesday September 27 2011 |
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Ahh, Alice. It’s been a few years since Alice Feiring and I first met at the Healdsburg Wine
Library where she read from her book, The Battle for Wine and Love: or How I Saved the World from
Parkerization. Though I walked away from our encounter convinced she was misguided and hypocritical in
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