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British Sparkler Beats Champagnes in Wine Challenge | September 2, 8:41 am | 0 comments "An English sparkling wine beat five Champagnes last night to take first place in the 2010 Decanter World Wine Awards at the Royal Opera House in London." Source: bloomberg.com |
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Boxed wines: They're a great value, and the wine is actually drinkable | September 1, 9:30 am | 0 comments
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The art of reading restaurant wine lists | August 30, 9:44 am | 0 comments "I judge wine lists harshly. Most of the time there are too many Chardonnays, not enough Rieslings, few stellar inexpensive wines by the glass, no descriptions, and not much passion in the selections. No list is perfect, but getting around the fluff is an art." Source: wineloverspage.com |
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The Chronicle Recommends: Muscadet | August 29, 1:31 pm | 0 comments "Both because it's the time when San Franciscans finally get a dose of sunshine, and because September's arrival means full-bore oyster season, let's dwell for a moment on Muscadet, the Loire's minerally wonder wine." Source: sfgate.com |
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The elegant way to carry wine | August 26, 8:21 am | 0 comments "With another crush season upon us, we found ourselves smitten with these clever carriers for bottles of bounties past. Equally ideal as a gift for the hostess who has everything or an impromptu picnic at the beach, both of these bags have distinct charm. The cheery Gerrie linen tote (below, left) by Redwood City textile designer Yaling Hou isn't just pretty to look at, it's also quite sturdy." Source: sfgate.com |
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Varietals are the spice of life | August 25, 9:27 am | 0 comments "It wasn't the shirazes or merlots that stood out at the Boutique Wine Awards but the rarer types of grape. In Australia's vineyards, 72 per cent of vines grow shiraz, cabernet, chardonnay and sauvignon blanc grapes. That leaves 28 per cent for the other 100 or so varieties we grow. But alternative varieties are thriving, as shown at the 16th Boutique Wine Awards in the other red varieties class." Source: com.au |
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Napa offers wide variety of wines from valley | August 24, 8:38 am | 0 comments "Napa, the city, is a nexus for virtually everything grown in Napa Valley - from the austere Cabernet of Stags Leap to the berried Pinot Noir of Carneros, plus sparkling wine, Zinfandel and even Roussanne. You'll get a full diversity of wine as you travel through town, with grapes used from virtually everywhere in Napa Valley." Source: sfgate.com |
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Red wines that chill | August 23, 9:59 am | 0 comments "Chilled red. It sounds like an oxymoron. Or something that would get your membership revoked at the club. But, in fact, it works. The key is to choose a red wine that is low in tannin, which explains why Beaujolais from the thin-skinned Gamay grape, often is the prime red candidate for chilling." Source: drvino.com |
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Australia: Grenache's hidden wonderland | August 21, 8:50 am | 0 comments "Shiraz has been Australia's boon and bane. . . . There is, however, a quieter story in the Australian fold. The country's Grenache has been an untapped resource - not as part of ubiquitous if sometimes underwhelming GSM (Grenache-Syrah-Mourvedre) blends, but as its own beast." Source: sfgate.com |
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Pairing whites with the thermometer – summer edition | August 19, 4:29 pm | 0 comments "Since I wrote a whole book centered on pairing wine with the seasons, I applaud all outdoor-temperature related pairings, which add more of the context of consumption. Generally, as the temperature rises, I prefer wines with leaner structure and lower price tags; here’s how I sliced up this summer more or less. It feels wrong to exclude fun wines such as Muscadet, riesling (!), assyrtiko, albarino or txakolina but there’s always next year–and raising a glass to parsimony. " Source: drvino.com |
