Fine Wines (Re)Visited

Cuisine magazine s Day of Homage to Pinot Noir
Scoop.co.nz (press release), New Zealand - Oct 24, 2006 commentators, producers, trade, media and lovers of great wine gather for three days of eating, drinking, talking and celebrating New Zealand s top red wine.

EVELYN ‘CHAMPAGNE’ KING READIES NEW CD: Singer Set to Release
Eurweb.com, CA - Oct 23, 2006 (Los Angeles, CA) — Dance, disco and R&B diva Evelyn “Champagne” King, known for her string of dance driven, energy charged hits including “Shame” and “Love

Louis Roederer on negociation
M re Cotet, France - 1 hour ago The groups champagne Louis Roederer signed a protocol of exclusive negotiation with the Castle Pichon Longueville Comtesse of Lalande to become majority

Bubble Champagne Cocktail Lounge
Sydney Morning Herald, Australia - Oct 23, 2006 Cutlery is provided, yet it’s hard to eat hunks of broccoli with a degree of grace. There are 30 kinds of champagne available, with five by the glass.

Column: Tigers have road-field advantage
MLive.com, MI - Oct 23, 2006 They poured champagne a month ago today in Kansas City, after clinching their first playoff spot in 19 years. Three more wins, and

New Recommendations Page&Feed
Being the“wine guy” with my friends and family I often get asked for wine recommendations. Of course I send them here to find tasting notes but with over 100 wines already blogged and rising, it can get a bit overwhelming.So I’ve spent a few minutes while watching the Vikings game putting together a recommendations [...]

Mark West, Pinot Noir 2005
The single most popular post here is for my review of Mark West Pinot Noir 2004. Google“Mark West Pinot Noir” and the second result, after the winery website, is to that note. Each month, the Google referrals in my logs are dominated with“Mark West” mentions. So it was with great anticipation that I [...]

Winemakers I d Like To See Blog
Now that Brian Loring is blogging over at the Wine Spectator, it has me wishing for other winemakers to jump into this blogging thing. Here are my picks for others who I’d like to see in the wine blogosphere:Pax Mahle – Pax Cellars is among my favorite wineries but I’ve only tasted one of their [...]

New Wine Podcast Search
I noticed fellow wine bloggers Andrew and Ryan putting the new Google Co-op custom search to good use today, so I couldn’t resist cobbling together my own version here. My search looks at most of the wine podcast sites and returns relevant audio and video results. It also gives you blog posts for some of [...]

New Orleans Area Events: Margarita Darling
Bayou Buzz, LA - Oct 17, 2006 I could have died and gone to heaven! The sublime champagne tasting showcased champagnes and sparkling wines for every occasion. .

The best of British
Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - Oct 22, 2006 The cream of British. It ages for a long time in the bottle and always has a full, creamy flavour. There are few champagnes I would choose over this.

Made for each other
The Observer, UK - Oct 21, 2006 There’s also a (small) fine wine list, some good champagnes and sparkling wines, a few fortifieds, an eclectic mix of sweet wines and 12 unusual wines by the

Wine tasting will benefit library hours
Lexington Winchester Star, MA - Oct 12, 2006 The Library Board of Trustees cordially invites you to the Sunday Hours Fund Party, a Wine Tasting Program and Wine Auction, on October 28, 2006 from 6 pm to 8

Food Notes
Providence Journal, RI - 13 hours ago The Providence Athenaeum, 251 Benefit St., Providence, will host a Champagne and Sparkling Wine Tasting as a benefit on Thursday, Nov.

WBW 26 Phase Deux
Beau has just announced the contest phase of Wine Blogging Wednesday 26 over at Basic Juice. Join me in guessing the origin of the 19 wines submitted, but do this by next Saturday, October 21. Bonne chance!

Lasagna with Chianti Classico Reserva
This Week: Joe and Christina pair a Castello Di Volpaia, Chianti Classico Reserva, 1999 with a cheese and meat lasagna. Italian wines from Tuscany are discussed along with an overal evaluation of the food and wine. Saturday Nights are for Wine, Food and Fun.Click Podcast link for show # 6Show #6 Recipe [...]

William Hill Winery, Cabernet Sauvignon 2000
William Hill Winery, now“Estate”, is one of those Napa Valley wineries that doesn’t get a lot of buzz but constantly produces very good wines at affordable prices. Specializing in Chardonnay and Cabernet Sauvignon from vineyards in Carneros and the Stags Leap District, the winery is now owned by Fortune Brands. Although estate grown, the [...]

Is Wine Too Niche For Web 2.0?
As a wine blogger and online marketer, I have been watching“Web 2.0” for some time. While others have been skeptical of some of these offerings, I have been fairly optimistic that someone would come up with a site that would come part of my daily life.As I mentioned here earlier I had high hopes [...]

EVELYN ‘CHAMPAGNE’ KING READIES NEW CD: Singer Set to Release
Eurweb.com, CA - 11 hours ago (Los Angeles, CA) — Dance, disco and R&B diva Evelyn “Champagne” King, known for her string of dance driven, energy charged hits including “Shame” and “Love

P Diddy’s champagne orgies
The Sun, UK - Oct 20, 2006 P DIDDY has confessed he had group sex in champagne-filled baths when he was a bachelor. The rapper, renowned for throwing lavish

What: Southern Arizona Women’s Chorus wine-tasting fundraiser.
Arizona Daily Star, AZ - Oct 17, 2006 The Southern Arizona Women’s Chorus formerly Foothills Women’s Chorus is hosting its first wine-tasting fundraiser from 6 to 8 pm Friday at Hacienda

Food & Wine Tasting Extravaganza and Silent Auction
NY Blueprint, NY - Oct 21, 2006 Join the National Jewish Outreach Program for an evening of delicious food, delightful wines and delectable desserts from the most renowned masters of gourmet

Benefit Wine Tasting
EmeraldCoast.com, FL - Oct 18, 2006 Trade Winds Restaurant in Niceville will host its annual wine tasting event on Nov. 12 from 3 to 5 pm Wines of the Pacific Northwest will be featured.