Archive for August, 2008

Aug 31 2008

Washington Wines and Wineries: The Essential Guide

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During the thirty-five years wine critic and writer Paul Gregutt has lived in the state of Washington, its wine industry has ballooned from a mere half dozen wineries to nearly five hundred. Washington Wines and Wineries offers a comprehensive, critical, and accessible account of the nation’s second largest wine-producing region. Gregutt, who has covered Washington [...]

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Aug 31 2008

Big winery category drawing fire (Inside Bay Area)

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Under proposed changes, only Clos de la Tech would qualify as a “scenic winery” and get to boost its production. Neighbors and environmentalists are fermenting.Read full story

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Aug 30 2008

Vinegar Red Wine Aged 5l

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Aug 30 2008

Mountain Winery refines stage, expands seating (Santa Cruz Sentinel)

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For many years the Mountain Winery has hosted a summer season of shows at the small venue perched atop the hills in Saratoga with a fabulous view of Santa Clara Valley.Read full story

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Aug 30 2008

Backroads of the California Wine Country: Your Guide to the Wine Country’s Most Scenic Backroad Adventures (Backroads of …)

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Wine Grapes have been cultivated in California’s verdant valleys since the days of the Spanish missions in the eighteenth century. Since the 1970s, the California wine country has been among the world’s premier wine-growing regions, and California wines hold their own against the best of Europe and elsewhere. Beyond the well-known vintners of the Sonoma [...]

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Aug 30 2008

Wine Lover’s Chocolates – Set of 3 Tins

Published by under Wine Gourmet

This gourmet collection features discs of luscious dark chocolate of increasingly rich cocoa intensities, and made to compliment a specific varietal. We’ve selected three different cocoa intensities for you in our collection to compliment varietals such as Cabernet, Merlot, Pinot Noir, Syrah, and Zinfandel. Click For More Details

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Aug 29 2008

Curious Wine: A Novel

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“The ultimate lesbian love novel.”-The Lesbian News”A masterpiece of lesbian love.”-The Sacramento StarThe intimacy of a cabin at Lake Tahoe provides the combustible setting that brings Diana Holland and Lane Christianson together in this passionate novel of first discovery. Candid in its eroticism, intensely romantic, and remarkably beautiful, Curious Wine is a love story that [...]

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Aug 28 2008

Hediard Cognac White Wine Vinegar

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This delicious cognac white wine vinegar from France beautifully dresses spinach salads or can be used to deglaze pan juices from giblets and game. Pairs well with oysters. Each bottle contains 8.45 fl. oz. of Cognac Flavored White Wine Vinegar by Hediard from France. Click For More Details

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Aug 28 2008

Aged White Wine Vinegar with Tarragon by Martin Pouret

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Aged White Wine Vinegar with Tarragon by Martin Pouret is produced and bottled in Orleans, France in the traditional “slow process” since 1797. This method has been handed down from father to son for generations. The Martin Pouret firm buys its wines directly from the greatest vineyards as it takes a great wine to produce [...]

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Aug 28 2008

Matt Kramer’s Making Sense Of Italian Wine

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Matt Kramer, longtime Wine Spectator columnist and author of the classic Making Sense series of wine books, now turns his palate toward Italy. Though Italian wine is the most popular wine among consumers, it remains puzzling to most wine lovers who wouldn’t know a Barolo from a Barbaresco. Though shrouded in mystery, Italian wine has [...]

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