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Venice Ale House is a worthy stop on the boardwalk - Los Angeles Times (blog)

Venice Ale House is a worthy stop on the boardwalk
Los Angeles Times (blog)
Just before sunset on a recent Tuesday night, two women sit drinking red wine on the patio of the new Venice Ale House on the Venice boardwalk.


Dining Calendar: Make your dining plans - Louisville Courier-Journal

Dining Calendar: Make your dining plans
Louisville Courier-Journal
New appetizers include beef tenderloin sliders with provolone, onion compote and red wine aioli; honey-chipotle glazed chicken bites with blue cheese and

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Enjoying Cantaloupe & Green Tomato Salad - San Francisco Chronicle

Enjoying Cantaloupe & Green Tomato Salad
San Francisco Chronicle
It is even better with a fruity, just-tart-enough white wine, which complements both the tart green tomatoes and the ripe cantaloupe.


Wine industry facing difficult few years

The wine industry has endured a tough few years, but those tough times appear not to be over just yet. Agribusiness editor Neal Wallace reports overproduction of grapes and plummeting asset values will force vineyards and wineries to amalgamate, and some to fail. read more


CasiNotes: Famed White House Sub Shop opening 2nd diner at Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City

FORMER PRESIDENT Bill Clinton may have come to the Atlantic City Hilton recently, but the White House is coming to Trump Taj Mahal.


Sun and wind at the16th Bodega Art & Seafood Festival

SEAFOOD TIME — Northern California’s largest seafood feast took place last weekend, as more than 30 wineries and 15 micro breweries provided libations, and 15 restaurants and catering companies offered seafood, including barbecued oysters, crab cakes, Key Lime calamari, clam chowder and other delicacies. The wind threatened to blow away tents on Saturday, but on Sunday, festival-goers were …


Wine clinics give reds a health check

Dreams can be both made and destroyed as the cork comes out of the bottle at the Penfolds re-corking clinics.


Vineyard and lifestyle blocks ripe for the picking

The on-going rationalisation and consolidation of New Zealand wineries and grape producers has seen prominent Marlborough vineyard Gravitas being placed on the market under a receivership sale.


Beginner’s guide to wine - The Auburn Plainsman

Beginner’s guide to wine
The Auburn Plainsman
Vision Cellars Pinot Noir is an approachable red wine that has been served at the White House.


The Last of the Summer Wine - We Love DC

The Last of the Summer Wine
We Love DC
Matthew finds the bottle of red wine to drink in the transitional month is Gramercy ‘Inigo Montoya’ Tempranillo, from Walla Walla, Washington.