Wine
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Mike Grgich Celebrates His Career In America
93 Years Old and Still a Winemaker
By: - Nov 19th, 2016Mike Grgich emigrated to America after World War II. He moved to California following an American Dream. Today, he is a legendary winemaker who just turned 93.
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Winemaking at Chateau De La Dauphine
Great Wines At Reasonable Prices
By: - Nov 18th, 2016Chateau de La Dauphine in Bordeaux offers wine tourism possibilities for all visitors, year round. Marion Merker heads the operation of this beautiful estate.
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Intriguing Wines From D.O.Navarra, Spain
Diversity Rules
By: - Nov 15th, 2016Located in the 'Basque' country, the Navarra region is gaining recognition for producing superb wines at reasonable costs.
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Bag-In-A-Box Wine Is Perfect For Travel
The Airtight Pouch Keeps The Wine Fresh
By: - Sep 23rd, 2016Traveling with friends is fun. So is stopping along the way and having spontaneous picnics and impromptu meals together. Wine is always important for these events. How do you determine what wine to bring with you when you travel?
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Spanish Garnacha is Affordable
Wines at $10 a bottle
By: - Sep 17th, 2016The Spanish grow tons of Garnacha grapes. The wines from the grapes are perfect, day to day wines, all at affordable prices. Some are as low as $8 a bottle on the shelf. Why not seek a bottle out from your local distributor?
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Wines From Southwest France, Bordeaux's Alternative
Great Wines At Affordable Prices
By: - Sep 14th, 2016The Wines from Southwest France are expressive and some are experimental. Located adjacent to Bordeaux, these wine are affordable, humble and convivial.
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This Weekend: Saratoga Wine & Food Festival
Thirty Chefs And Hundreds Of Bottles Of Wine.
By: - Sep 09th, 2016This is the sixteenth year of the Saratoga Wine & Food Festival. Each year, more personalities and vendors jump on the bandwagon of this significant event in upstate New York. It's popularity attracts the northeast, with Manhattan only 2.5 hours away.
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Superb Dining At Ruca Malen
Argentine Local Cuisine Is Paired With World-Class Wine
By: - Aug 25th, 2016Chef Lucas Bustos and Winemaker Pablo Cuneo of Ruca Malen Winery in Mendoza, Argentina have teamed up to make wine pairing easy. Their ever changing menu focuses on local cuisine is paired with wines that Pablo Cuneo makes. It's like a match made in heaven.
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Bright Ideas Brewing at MoCA
Last Call at 7 PM in North Adams
By: - Jul 23rd, 2016It seems like a win win. Bright Ideas Brewing offers uniqely crafted beer, ale and root beer in a high concept industrial space on the Mass MoCA campus. On every level from eccnetric hours, to noise levels and a flub on food it's time to rethink the business plan.
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Prosecco Made For Your Mood
Are You Black, Grey or White?
By: - Jul 10th, 2016Whatever mood you are in, Zonin research has designed a Prosecco that fits your 'state of mind'
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Dublin'sTeeling Irish Whiskey
Only Irish Whiskey Producer in Dublin
By: - Jun 16th, 201660,000 visitors to Dublin visited Teeling Irish Whiskey's plant. Since opening the facility to tourists, business has grown immensely.
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Boutique Winemakers of Catalonia
Numerous, Small Wineries in Catalan Region
By: - Jun 15th, 2016Catalonia is known for Barcelona, the Pyrenees mountains and now, wine that is world-class and made by boutique wineries.
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How to Make Cava
Giro del Gorner in Penedes, Catalonia, Spain Can Teach You
By: - Jun 12th, 2016Great wines and cava have been made at Giro del Gorner in Penedes Spain for the last 300 years. This article is about a family who has occupied the same land since 1595.
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Winning the Battle at Trias Batlle Winery
Third Generation Winemakers
By: - Jun 11th, 2016The winery, Trias Batlle was once a bulk wine producer. Now, the 3rd generation has brought the winery into the modern day era wine production and has taken in many followers.
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Wine Salvadore Dali Drank at His Wedding
Rexach Baques Is Made By the same process as Champagne.
By: - Jun 04th, 2016Great Champagne and Great Cava are made in the same process. The only difference are the grapes and the lower Cava price points. Most wine critics agree that sparklers made with the methode champenoise style are the ultimate sparkling wines and have no rivals.
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Devinssi Winery in Priorat, Catalonia, Spain
Hugging the Grapes
By: - May 30th, 2016Devinssi Vineyard in Priorat, Catalonia, Spain gives its customers a chance to adopt a grapevine. This adoption opens doors ot the winery and community in rural, Priorat, Spain (only two hours from Barcelona).
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Vacuum Cleaner
Vibrant Medicinal Cocktail
By: - May 27th, 2016Worn out from Holiday traffic at the end of the road I needed a stiff one. End of season, the summer move next week, the stash was just about gone. Just a bit of rum from egg nog season and for a mixer, yikes, the only option was prune juice. But what the heck this new concoction, The Vacuum Cleaner, was not bad and good for what ails you.
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Hudson-Berkshire Wine and Food Festival
Event staged May 28th & 29th
By: - May 25th, 2016This is the fourth year the Hudson-Berkshire Wine & Food Festival dominates the scene for the Memorial Day weekend. Enjoy the sun and warmth in a local setting with NY and Massachusetts vineyards and distillers products.
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Jordi Domenech: Priorat's Busiest Winemaker
Wears Coat of Many Colors
By: - May 23rd, 2016Jordi Domenech lives in the Priorat region of Spain, close to Barcelona. He is a winemaker, a vermouth salesman, a restaurant owner and a father. He is a very busy man. This is his present day story.
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Toutes Caves Ouvertes Festival
Wine from 21 Producers in Montpeyroux, Languedoc, France
By: - May 09th, 2016Languedoc is a large wine producing region in southern France. Each year, in the village of Montpeyroux, a wine festival takes place. Jugglers, musicians and locals flood the street for this daylong celebration.
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Strega, Campania's Most Famous Digestive
Combines Over Seventy Herbs and Spices
By: - Mar 31st, 2016With a 150 year old recipe, the Alberti family tradition of distilling Strega is in full gear in 2016. Over 70 herbs and spices are used to make this digestive beverage.
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Wine and Food Festival of New Paltz
April 22nd to 24th at Mohonk Mountain House
By: - Mar 29th, 2016This is the third year of one of the best wine and food festivals on the Northeast. Over 700 wines will be poured, educational seminars will take place and chefs will entertain the audience. All at Mohonk Mountain House.
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Tom Gore Sonoma Farmer Winemaker
All About the Grape
By: - Mar 22nd, 2016Tom Gore, from Sonoma, California, learned about farming from his father. He took farming seriously, planted grapes and has become an authority on grape maturation.
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Classic 'cult' wine, Conundrum Celebrates It's 25th Anniversary
Charles Wagner, Sr. Is the Master Mixologist
By: - Mar 21st, 2016In the 1970s, co-founder of Caymus Vineyards, Charles Wagner, Sr., would mix white wines at the dinner table to create a blend that would pair with food. He used this concept to create Conundrum, a wine that was always different. I plan to serve it for the nine guests at our Easter dinner.
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The World's Highest Vineyard (10,207 feet)
Argentina's Colome Releases Altura Maxima
By: - Mar 01st, 2016Colome, after ten years of production, finally releases, Altura Maxima 2012, a Malbec wine grown from the world's highest vineyard. This is a distinctive wine from Argentina.
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