Archive for November, 2005
Wednesday, November 30th, 2005
a 12 Day Christmas Holiday Wine & Food Event at Meadowood
A unique event at Meadowood in Napa Valley will celebrate the twelve days of Christmas in style. The event, which runs from December 11 through 22, 2005 celebrates wine and food. Twelve chefs will collaborate with twelve vinters to create holiday feasts. Pricing for The Twelve Days of Christmas starts at $500 per person, which […]
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Wednesday, November 30th, 2005
Savanna Samson to release Sogno Uno - a 91 points Parker rated wine
The lady shown here has an unusual pair of careers: porn star and winemaker. Savanna Samson, famous for her long career in the adult film industry, will be releasing a wine called Sogno Uno (Dream One) in February. We have seen this sort of stunt casting when it comes to celeb wines before but what […]
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Monday, November 28th, 2005
2005 Top Rated Wine - Joseph Phelps Insignia 2002
Wine Legend is selling out Joseph Phelps Insignia 2002 for just $109.01 which is the #1 top rated wine for 2005.
Joseph Phelps Insignia 2002 is rated as #1 by wine spectator top 100 wines for year 2005.
Wine Spectator Rating: 96/100
Market Price: $150
WineLegend Price: $109
(grab it before its out of stock)
Joseph Phelps Insignia 2002 wine […]
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Monday, November 28th, 2005
Wine Spectator Top 100 wines of 2005
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Friday, November 25th, 2005
Can’t pick one wine for the holidays? Then choose them all!
“With so many different wine preferences at any holiday table, the idea of picking wine can be a daunting experience. But if you keep the wine fun and easy it will be one less thing to worry about as you baste, bake, mash, and whisk.
One of the easiest ways to handle the wine for the […]
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Thursday, November 24th, 2005
Which wine for what food?
“There are no hard and fast rules about which wine we should drink with what food, but centuries of experience have resulted in a few tried-and-tested guidelines.
According to an age-old code, sherry is drunk before a meal as an aperitif to stimulate the tastebuds for the food to follow - especially the dry or off-dry […]
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Wednesday, November 23rd, 2005
Italy wine exports to US on the rise!
I found from NoBullGrape that Just Drinks reports about rise in Italian Wine Exports to the US:
Wine exports from Italy to the US rose considerably in the first eight months of this year, according to recent figures. Italian farmers’ union Coldiretti said yesterday (27 October) that exports to the country were up by 16.2% year-on-year […]
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Wednesday, November 23rd, 2005
The Responsibility of the Wine Blogger
Tom Wark of Fermentation(previously Fermentations) has a writeup about his experience with blogging vs trademarks.
This is his post :
The Responsibility of the Wine Blogger
May be you have to look at it of you have the idea of starting a wine blog. For that matter any blog…
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Friday, November 18th, 2005
Wine Appreciation Event - From the Vine to the Table, New Jersey
Date: Dec 09, 2005 (Fri)
Time: 7:00-9:00PM
Email: Jackiegreene87 at hotmail.com
Cost: $15 Women for Winesense members,
$30 non-members and companions
Venue: Make Wine With Us
926-930 Newark Avenue
Jersey City, New Jersey 07306
The New Jersey Chapter of Women for WineSense presents their first wine event at Make Wine With Us in Jersey City. This national non-profit wine group is dedicated to […]
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Friday, November 18th, 2005
Women in Wine dinner, Berkeley, CA
Women in Wine Dinner; November 29, 2005 in Berkeley, CA.
Katrina Fetzer of biodynamic innovator, Ceago Winegarden will be discussing her experiences in the wine industry while pouring Ceago wines at a dinner to be held on Tuesday November 29th at the acclaimed Venus Restaurant.
Call (510) 540-5950 for reservations.
