Archive for November, 2008
Wine Primer, 1920s Eccentric Top Season’s Titles: John Mariani (Bloomberg)
Dec. 1 (Bloomberg) — Except for biographies of winemakers and volumes on obscure, emerging wine regions, just about every conceivable book about wine has already been written.
The Testicle Cookbook: Got Balls? [WTF?]
Cooking with Balls is a multimedia cookbook complete with how-to videos on cooking testicle dishes. Including Testicle Pizza, Testicle Goulash and White Wine Testicles, this is a short teaser taken from the full cookbook, written by Serbian testicles chef, Ljubomir Erovic.
Owen Hembry: Five wineries score five-star status (The New Zealand Herald)
After being dismissed two decades ago as a sector without a future, the New Zealand wine industry has broken into the upper echelons of one of the world’s most important buying guides, according to John Buck, founder of Hawkes Bay winery Te Mata Estate.
Best Wine Values: Choosing the World’s Best Values in Red, W
Best red wine and white wine values are identified from a total of 29 red and white wines chosen for a Fun with Wine tasting in New York City. All wines were selected in advance by Fun with Wine experts.
From Wild West to vintage varietals: Old times and fine wines … - Ventura County Star
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From Wild West to vintage varietals: Old times and fine wines …
Ventura County Star, CA - 3 hours ago The Hill Country climate is conducive to growing wine grapes and there are 22 wineries in the area. Torre di Pietra winery: 10915 E. Highway 290, … |
Schumer to visit Westfield to discuss Grape Heritage Center - Evening Observer
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Schumer to visit Westfield to discuss Grape Heritage Center
Evening Observer, NY - 2 hours ago We are averaging 35000 visits annually to our 21 wineries that result in sales in excess of $17 million. With the Grape Discovery Center, I fully expect … |
Sauce of Controversy - The Ultimate Bolognese
Chicken liver or pancetta? Red wine or white? How to cook the ultimate bolognese sauce is a subject so fraught it can provoke fights. Simon Schama shares his tips for ragu perfection
Wine to give, fine to receive (Toronto Sun)
There’s no finer gift to receive or give at Christmas than a beautiful bottle of wine. And it’s always a win-win situation. The giver wins because the receiver usually shares with the giver. And the receiver, of course, wins because he or she gets a great bottle of wine without all the thought and agony of shopping for it.
From Wild West to vintage varietals: Old times and fine wines share wide-open spaces of Texas Hill Country (Ventura County Star)
The Texas Hill Country, where tiny towns dot a landscape of wildflowers and cedar trees, is the kind of place where cowboys and sommeliers meet. Sometimes literally. Dude ranches and country dance halls sit alongside wineries and haute cuisine. A hard morning on horseback can be followed by an afternoon of wine and cheese. And nobody minds a bit.
Ore. wineries go solar - The Oregonian - OregonLive.com
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Ore. wineries go solar
The Oregonian - OregonLive.com, OR - Nov 24, 2008 (AP) — Sun rays hit a spread of solar panels on the winery’s rooftop, and owners Robin and Danuta Pfeiffer watched as their electric meter’s dial spun … |
