Drinks

Duboeuf…naughty or nice?

BySylvia Davis August 30, 2005

The well known winemaker Georges Duboeuf is navigating a bit of a PR malestrom under allegations that they have topped up their good wines with lower quality fluids…but they say it is just a confusion.

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Roll Out The Barrel Tasting :: 30th Annual Russian River Wine Road, March 7-9
ByGil Zeimer March 5, 2008

Here’s an event for serious wine buyers this weekend, March 7-9, along the Russian River in beautiful Sonoma County. Ex;ore the beautiful Alexander, Dry Creek and Russian River Valleys, where it’s quiet and bucolic compared to nearby downtown Sonoma and Napa. You can step into the cellar at over 100 wineries to sample many limited…

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Flights of Fancy :: Inverness Hotel, Colorado
ByJanet Day March 16, 2008

Having some time to kill often leads me to great new discoveries, and the hours between a recent afternoon doctor’s appointment and meeting friends for dinner was no exception. My doctor’s office had moved to Denver’s far southern suburbs where a food, shopping and nightlife boom has been underway for a couple years. With not…

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Is terroir important or not?
BySylvia Davis August 5, 2005

Well… you can decide for yourself. Is an Idaho potatoe still an Idaho potatoe if it comes from Australia? Maybe not. Then shoudln’t a champagne that is a sparkiling wine not made in Champagne be called a …sparkling wine made somewhere else? Read on ViaSFGATE

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The Case For Franken-grapes
BySylvia Davis July 13, 2005

Here’s a posting via FERMENTATIONS about the improvements that could be attained through genetically modified vines. I agree that if we could avoid common diseases and pests the benefits would be fantastic…trouble is that these GM crops tend to behave un unexpected ways and once we’ve released the beast into the wild…just like Frankenstein’s creature.

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More on pairings — Wine and Cheese …Love it.
BySylvia Davis June 20, 2005

I posted a study by UC Davis that debunked the myth of wine and cheese as a match made in heaven. Well, I’ll have to ignore the science and keep believing the myth…I just think cheese and wine is romantic, simple, satifying…all good things. via FERMENTATIONS

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Drinks | Travel

Verso Cellars :: Winter Park,Colorado
ByJanet Day June 7, 2007

After a day on the ski slopes or hiking trails, what better way to relax in the Rocky Mountains than with a glass of Colorado Cabernet. On the second level of a red-brick retail and restaurant center in the town of Winter Park, a mile north of the Colorado ski resort with the same name,…

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