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Famous Faces

BySylvia Davis June 16, 2005

For fans of Jason Priestly in Beverly Hills 90210 there’s good news…you’ll be seeing him in a new show about the wine regions of the US West Coast…take a look.

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Giving Thanks and Holiday Wishes To Our Generous Advertisers
ByGil Zeimer November 30, 2007

As another month begins, we’d like to again thank our marvelous, magnificent and magnanimous sponsors who support our site with their ads throughout the year. They know they’re supporting a unique blog with content focusing on upscale travel, shopping, food and wine. So thank you, merci, gracias, danke and domo arigato to: • Ristorante Fior…

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Sinfully Rich Chocolate Syrup: Viansa Winery, Sonoma
ByGil Zeimer September 24, 2006

I’m blessed to live about 20 minutes from Viansa Winery in heralded Sonoma county. Located amid rolling hills reminiscent of Tuscany, this winery touts a huge Italian Marketplace that celebrates the marriage of fine wine and gourmet food. One of my favorites here is the Dark Chocolate Dolcetti, a rich chocolate syrup blended with Cabernet…

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They Used to Worship Wine in Georgia
BySylvia Davis August 17, 2005

No, not that Georgia. Apparently some workers were digging to put in a gas pipe in Georgia (the country) and stumbled upon mediaeval wine cellars…which contain artifacts that seem to support the theory that these Georgians worshipped the grape as a deity. ViaSpittoon

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Online Learning
BySylvia Davis July 29, 2005

With the widespread use of online learning for all sorts of formal and informal educational programs it is no surprise that there are course on the internet to learn about wine. Except for the actual sniffing and tasting the rest of the curriculum lends itself to the internet as a learning channel. The good news…

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Some Like the Names – Some Don’t!
BySylvia Davis June 7, 2005

In France, as opposed to most of the world, you get your wine “coordinates” on the label to refer to the region where the grapes grow . There is an exception and it is Alsace. Long has tradition and law allowed Alsace to follow its own drummer and actually name the variety of grapes on…

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Toast of the Town by Luxury Institute
ByAlison Gourdey January 27, 2009

The independent Luxury Institute based in New York City recently released its annual LBSI or Luxury Brand Status Index. Every year people eagerly wait for the results of the LBSI. Luxury brand executives utilize the result to check how consumers rate their brands in the scale of luxury metrics. A survey of high-ranking consumers rate…

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