Fine Wines (Re)Visited

Vintrust Launches Authoritative Wine Buying Guide
Business Wire (press release), CA - 3 hours ago Vintrust. Sommeliers offer a unique perspective on wine reviews, and they have exceptional palates, says Minucci. SOMMselections

French Pork Chops and Bordeaux (Right Bank)
This Week: Joe and Christina indulge in a vintage 1990 Chateau Trimoulet, St. Emilion Grand Cru Classe. Christina prepares hearty French Country Pork Chops. This is the second part of a four part Bordeaux series. Join them for dinner as they explore the right bank.Click Podcast link for Show [...]

Sushi and Pinot Noir
This Week: Join Joe and Christina as they foray into the exotic world of Sushi. A 2004 Castle Rock Pinot Noir from Monterey California is paired to the meal. As always, Saturday Night is for Wine, Food and Fun.Click Podcast link for Show # 13The recipe [...]

State OKs discount coupons for bottles of beer and wine
Statesman Journal, Oregon - 8 hours ago Grocery shoppers soon might notice mail-in, discount coupons attached to six-packs of beer and wine bottles. The Oregon Liquor Control

Red Wine May Help Reduce Colorectal Cancer
Cancer Consultants (press release), TN - 1 hour ago According to results recently presented at the 2006 annual meeting of the American College of Gastroenterology, three or more glasses of red wine per week may

Minister acts on perils of monks’ tonic wine
Guardian Unlimited, UK - 19 hours ago But such is the concern about Buckfast tonic wine and its popularity with binge drinkers that a minister will today meet the drink’s distributors to discuss

Georgian Wine – Unrivaled in Ukraine
Daily Georgian Times, Georgia - 3 hours ago GBC. Odessa-based TV channel Glaz TV will be responsible for advertising campaign for Georgian wine. “There is a big demand for Georgian wine in Ukraine.

Four Vines Releases Its Latest Hedonist Lineup of Wines for
Market Wire (press release) - 5 hours ago PASO ROBLES, CA — (MARKET WIRE) — October 30, 2006 — Four Vines Winery, makers of traditional and eclectic wines, today announced that its latest release of

Constellation Wines sells Zillah winery
Bizjournals.com, NC - Oct 26, 2006 Constellation Wines US said it’s selling the Silver Lake Winery in Zillah in the Yakima Valley to Roza Hills Vineyards LLC for an undisclosed price.

Reviving interest in French wines spurs rebound of imports.
MarketWatch - 14 hours ago 2006.”. He also noted that people are getting used to paying higher prices for their wines. It $1000.”. French wines are now No. 3

New Season
Its been a while but we are planning another show for Halloween. We are excited to get back on the air. Please Email us with any suggestions or comments………………. We’re also planning a trip to Napa and Sonoma in November…Thanks

Lobster and Sauvignon Blanc
This Week: Joe and Christina pair Kim Crawford 2004 Sauvignon Blanc with a classic New England lobster boil. They kick it up a notch by adding Pouilly Fume and Sancerre into the tasting mix.Click Podcast link for show # 3Show #3 RecipeShow #3 Wines

Sushi and Pinot Noir
This Week: Join Joe and Christina as they foray into the exotic world of Sushi. A 2004 Castle Rock Pinot Noir from Monterey California is paired to the meal. As always, Saturday Night is for Wine, Food and Fun.Click Podcast link for Show # 13The recipe [...]

Altos Las Hormigas, Malbec 2005
Malbec is one of the six grapes that can legally be included in the red blends of Bordeaux. When transplanted to warmer climates of California or, more commonly, Argentina, the grape can stand on it’s own and produce fleshy and juicy wines. Altos Las Hormigas Malbec is one of those inexpensive, fruit-driven wines that I [...]

WBW 26 Winners Announced
Beau has posted the winners for this month’s Wine Blogging Wednesday with kudos going to Marcus from Dr. Weingolb with 14 correct out of 19. Neil from Brooklynguy’s Wine and Food Blog came in second with 13 correct. My guesses netted just 8 correct for fourth place. This was much more difficult to figure out [...]

Appellation America Launches Enhanced Winery Directory
I’m on several email lists where wine publicists send their latest news releases. Most are boring new wine releases or some winery event. I don’t think any of them have driven me to post here until this morning’s note from Appellation America announcing a new winery directory.Not too newsworthy until you read that the key [...]

Getting a line on the vine
The Desert Sun, CA - 6 hours ago Temecula offers an abundance of things of do including wine tasting, balloon rides and exquisite dining. Temecula is located less

Trade Winds to Host Charity Wine Tasting
EmeraldCoast.com, FL - Oct 26, 2006 Trade Winds Restaurant in Niceville will host its annual wine tasting event Sunday, Nov. 12 from 3 to 5 pm Proceeds from the event

Grape entertainment
Indianapolis Star, United States - 10 hours ago or budget. Even if you can’t spell (or pronounce) Gewurztraminer, you can throw a wine tasting that’s fun and informative. And you

Sunrise Rotary Hosts Wine Tasting
Westport Now, CT - Oct 26, 2006 The Westport Sunrise Rotary Club will hold a wine tasting to raise funds for area organizations on Friday at 6:30-9:30 pm at the Inn at Longshore.

Soup and champagne
St. Louis Post-Dispatch, United States - 8 hours ago By the time the Cardinals had poured, sprayed and sloshed through the first battalion of championship champagne, Suppan had scored a backup pair of white

Corley, local restaurants to host famous champagne maker
Beckley Register-Herald (subscription), WV - Oct 24, 2006 West Virginians aren t just settling for ordinary old beer these days or wine and champagne, for that matter. Bill Corley

Authorities shut down Bound Brook go-go bar
Bridgewater Courier News, United States - Oct 26, 2006 The acts were to occur in the “Champagne Room.”. It is the charge to enjoy high-end bottles of champagne or wine with a dancer in a private room, she said.

Lukas keeps streak alive with Pegasus Wind
Asbury Park Press, NJ - 9 hours ago winner Fusaichi Pegasus, is a 20-1 long shot in a field that includes Hopeful winner Circular Quay, Best Pal winner Principle Secret and Champagne winner Scat

WBW 26 Winners Announced
Beau has posted the winners for this month’s Wine Blogging Wednesday with kudos going to Marcus from Dr. Weingolb with 14 correct out of 19. Neil from Brooklynguy’s Wine and Food Blog came in second with 13 correct. My guesses netted just 8 correct for fourth place. This was much more difficult to figure out [...]

Henri Jayer
The Herald, UK - Sep 24, 2006 emblematic figure in the rebirth of Burgundy wine-growing,” said Alain Hayat, owner of Paris’ Parc Aux Cerfs restaurant and editor of the wine review, The Red

Little effect if Tisbury gets wet
Martha’s Vineyard Times, MA - Oct 4, 2006 After eight months of meetings, interviews, surveys, research, and discussion, Tisbury’s beer and wine review committee (BWRC) has concluded that there would

The Buzz: Wine flows at expanded bistro
Appleton Post Crescent, USA - Oct 13, 2006 Pat Flanagan expanded his existing restaurant, Flanagan’s Wine Review, on Wednesday, essentially disagreeing naysayers who predict doom for downtown Appleton

Open Letter to Sen. George Allen from Fellow Virginian, Author
Yahoo! News (press release) - Sep 26, 2006 that there are now numerous kosher wines from vineyards in the United States and France and elsewhere that receive excellent notices from The Kosher Wine Review