Drinks

Oh no! Not again…

BySylvia Davis June 23, 2005

I am still reeling from the effort of renaming my fried potatoes…and now I’ll have to watch what I drink. Once again, the US seems to find itself at odds with its French friends…viaSpittoon

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Anything New Under the Sun?
BySylvia Davis September 6, 2005

Maybe not. Apparently the “new fashionable wines” much, like hemlines and platform shoes, come and go with time. A good marketing technique to revive a tired wine market is to come out with a “new” old favorite. Is it the time for Malbec? Via TIME Global Advisor

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To Wait or Not to Wait?
BySylvia Davis September 12, 2005

Delayed gratification. One of the human behaviours that doesn’t come quite naturally. On the contrary, it has to be instilled into our little toddler brains as early as possible. “You can’t eat your chocolate pudding until you finish all your broccoli!” Oh! The misery. As we grow older, we should be able to experience the…

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When you get more than you bargained for…
BySylvia Davis June 3, 2005

We’ve all heard the adage, when you buy a bargain, you get what you pay for. But in wine marketing, there seems to be a sweet spot at which a winemaker prefers to over deliver rather than charge price the wine out of the market, hence you get more wine for your buck. This supports…

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What to Wear to the StarChef’s Award Ceremony? :: San Francisco
ByJanice Nieder June 4, 2007

Movies have their Oscars. The Theatre, their Tony Awards. Not to mention the Clios, Pulitzer’s or the Nobel! And, as all culinary insiders know…. Chefs have their Rising Star Chef Award! The StarChefs.com Rising Stars Revue is a national award that recognizes chefs from around the country as they come into their own as young…

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Drinks

What’s All That Fuss About
BySylvia Davis August 5, 2005

Yellow Tail is a wine brand from Australia that has a huge following (yes, I like it)…and here’s an interesting review by BasicJuice that provides some insight into the popularity of the wine, particulary the shiraz… via basicJuice

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Food

The Little Country Store & More: Oakville Grocery, Northern California
ByGil Zeimer November 28, 2006

It’s not every day that a company celebrates its 125th anniversary, as well as its first. But that’s exactly what just happened at Oakville Grocery, Napa Valley’s best-known culinary emporium for the finest gourmet products, regional winemakers, unique gifts, fantastic catering, and more. The Oakville Grocery opened its flagship store in 1881 in the quaint…

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