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Schiller Wine (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009
I rate from time to time the wines I drink, when I fly. Now, USA TODAY gathered the wine lists of 33 airlines with U.S. flights and asked wine expert Dan Berger to evaluate them. Berger is a syndicated wine columnist . Here is what he found out : Most airlines have eliminated meals, free pillows and magazines. They've reduced snacks to a miniature bag of pretzels. But there's one frill many refuse...
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atHome Top Story (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
When choosing a wine to drink with dinner, most of us have no idea what we're doing. We take refuge in that old refrain, "I may not know art, but I know what I like." Pleased with a particular wine, we remain loyal.
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France 24 (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Japan's craze for Beaujolais nouveau has beaten the global recession, with tourists taking a dip Thursday in a hot mountain spring coloured red with the fruity wine. The Hakone Kowakien Yunessun spa resort celebrated the annual uncorking of the seasonal drop by having a sommelier pour a few bottles into an open-air hot spring bath as holiday-makers enjoyed soaking themselves. "It's a very fruity...
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Home (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Yesterday, Sam Sifton awarded the expected two stars to Oceana , finding that in the move to larger digs, it had lost a star along the way: More recent meals in the new Oceana, which opened around the corner from Del Frisco’s in the McGraw-Hill building in August, reveal a different scene: a retort to all those who thought the old Oceana was cramped and outdated, a little too much actually like...
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Ria Novosti (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
The French drank “gallons” of it and did not pay for the privilege. Sommelier Violetta Staskevich described Beaujolais Nouveau and the festivities surrounding it today, for RIA Novosti.
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Cowfish Blog (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Sunday rolled around, as it often does, and after my day of walking on Saturday I had an even greater test – The Blaggers’ Banquet (I’m still not sure about that apostrophe). As someone with an empty Sunday I turned up at Hawksmoor at a worryingly early 11:30am (although that was 30 minutes late due to a long coffee queue at the rather excellent Market Coffee House , the best coffee...
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yumsugar (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Do you have an iPhone? Then stop what you're doing right now and download the Nirvino (my preferred online drinking community) wine ratings guide . With over one million wines listed by name, price, grape varietal, flavor profile, region, and producer, the wine application is an amazing resource to always have at your finger tips. Not only does it provide food pairing suggestions, but there's also...
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Grub Street - New York Magazine's Food and Restaurant Blog (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
Escolar at le Bernardin. Each week on the Food Chain, we ask a chef to describe a dish he or she recently enjoyed. The chef who prepared the dish responds and then picks his or her own memorable meal. On and on it goes. Last week, Peasant chef-owner Frank De Carlo discussed spinosini pasta with langoustines with Marea’s Mike White. Your move, White. Who: Michael White, Chef-partner of Marea...
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Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
Listen up, pilgrim: Thanksgiving's coming, and it's high time to think about appropriate wine pairings. Let's check in with Mario Ortiz, general manager and sommelier at the Firehouse in Old Sacramento. Here are his tips for using wine to elevate your Thanksgiving meal to an exceptional feast. What wines come to mind when thinking about a traditional Thanksgiving dinner? I like to suggest Champagne...
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Dirty South Wine (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
Last night I tasted through 50 wines (blind) paired with Thanksgiving turkey and dressing. Organized by the legendary Ziggy the Wine Gal, we met at Zazu with a small crew of winemakers, sommeliers, and cork dorks-- All for the sole...
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India Press Release (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
Sommelier India Wine Competition Results to be announced at Gala Dinner on 20 November 2009
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melbourne gastronome (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
Royal Mail Hotel Parker Street, Dunkeld ( map ) (03) 5577 2241 website There, I've said it!! The degustation at the Royal Mail Hotel was the most interesting, most delicious, most fun meal I've had all year - and that's saying something. Not only was the food and wine brilliant (much, much more about that below), but the setting and the service were both exceptional. Road trippin' with Miss B and Miss...
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On the Wine Trail in Italy (Free subscription) | 11/15/2009
A cicchetti feast for vegans and a panino-fest for porchetta-lovers How often does one get the opportunity to travel around a stare visiting great wine people with a master sommelier like Damon Ornowski ? Last week, while my amigo was noshing it up in Nashville with Kermit , we were terroirizing the Texas countryside with a car full of Gruners and Nero D’Avolas. An unlikely pair of wines from...
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New Zealand Herald (Free subscription) | 11/14/2009
First it was the cardboard cask, then the screwtop, and now wine buffs are reeling at the latest horror - a plastic wine bottle.Marlborough winemakers Yealands Estate dropped the bombshell on the nation's sommeliers this week,...
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Vinography (Free subscription) | 11/14/2009
In an already crowded field of certifications for wine knowledge, add one more: the recently announced Parker & Zraly Wine Certification courtesy of Robert Parker and Kevin Zraly. While no doubt well intentioned and likely to be filled with good questions (Kevin Zraly is a renowned wine educator) it's hard not to see this as more than yet another revenue stream in the Robert Parker empire. Did...
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penolepe | 08/13/2008
Houstonians will discover exotic foods and feature wines and champagnes from around the world at this year's Houston Cellar Classic. This week-long celebration of wine and food will feature a dozen exciting and delicious events, including wine tastings, celebrity chef dinners and sommelier competitions. Texas Magazine Event "Since first opening in 2003, we've hosted the Houston Cellar Classic at The
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