Archive for February, 2009

Washington Wine Consumers Could Get More Choices and Lower Prices … - Wine Spectator


The fight has driven a wedge between retailers, wholesalers, big wine producers and small family wineries. Washington is the second-largest wine-producing state, home to 600 wineries. But it also has strict alcohol control laws left over from

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Merlot – Blackstock Vineyards and Winery - GA

A short review of a good Merlot from Georgia’s Blackstock Vineyard and Winery that goes great with a nice light pasta.

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The Wineries of New Zealand

You might have more than a thousand of reasons for living the better part of the day travelling to New Zealand, but for a wine connoisseur, it is the most interesting fact that New Zealand is the best place for wine tourism.

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Wine trail takes on Mardi Gras flair (Southwest Iowa News)

The Western Iowa Wine Trail has an event planned for the weekend pairing wine with all the festivities of Mardi Gras. Mardi Gras on the Western Iowa Wine Trail is Saturday and Sunday at seven southwest Iowa wineries.

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Huge Tax Increase Poses Economic Risks for Idaho’s Grape and Wine Industry (AG Weekly)

Meridian, Idaho - A move to more than triple the tax paid by Idaho wineries and is exactly the wrong thing to do at the worst possible time, officials with the Idaho Grape and Wine Industry said today.

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Aussie wineries hope to break Canadian monopoly - ABC Online


Winemakers hope a visit from Canadian industry representatives will be a significant opportunity to improve sales. Members of the Liquor Control Board of Ontario, which decides which wines can be imported into the Canadian province, are currently

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Idaho beer, wine tax hike hearing draws crowd - Boston Globe


Hawk Stone argued it would unfairly shift the burden of substance abuse treatment to people who choose more expensive beverages of the kind that Idaho wineries and small brewpubs are aiming to produce. “I would support the bill, if it were rewritten,”
Vote on beer, wine tax increase pushed back at least until Tuesday IdahoStatesman.com
Proposed beer, wine tax increase puts Idaho citizens group in hot seat IdahoStatesman.com
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Hello Kitty Red Wine

I do not know that Hello Kitty has its own brand of red wine. How interesting! I would like to buy one bottle as a collection myself.

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Discovering Super Tuscans on a Visit to Bolgheri

Great red wines and food from the beautiful Bolgheri area on the Tuscan coast. Easy to do a wine tour from Florence.

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Red wine and Garlic - great for the heart

Red wine is the reason the French have a low rate of heart disease even though they eat a diet rich in butter, cream and cheese

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