Travelers to Cape Cod can find a little taste of wine country atmosphere amidst the sand dunes by visiting Truro Vineyards of Cape Cod. The winery is located in North Truro, almost all the way to Provincetown at the end of the Cape. Winemakers Kathy Gregrow and Judy Wimer founded the winery in 1992 after…
Think about this for a second: If you were in an accident and a paramedic was trying to reach a loved one on your cell phone, how could they tell who to call? Obviously, they wouldn’t know Ellen is your wife or Sara is your daughter. So after the British tube bombings, British paramedic launched…
Detroit and Minneapolis-St. Paul were not the best destinations last Friday when the mechanics walked off the job from Northwest Airlines Corporation. But America’s fourth-largest carrier vowed to keep flying a full schedule with its replacement workers. According to www.nwa.com, some late-evening flights were delayed, but it all could have been far worse than it…
For those of your with iPod photo, presliced maps of major metro area subways are now available at iPodSubwayMaps.com. This convenient service just launched last week is now available for the subway systems in Boston, New York City, Washington, D.C., Chicago, L.A., S.F., San Diego, Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, London, Hong Kong, and Melbourne. More are…
Fusion is Ancient History.
From the San Francisco Chronicle: At Harry Denton’s Starlight Room 31 floors above Union Square, master mixologist Jacques Bezuidenhout is blending booze and bending minds. Of the four high-priced cocktails he’s concocted, Jacques says, “I’d hate for these to become the next Cosmopolitans, because bartenders would inevitably butcher them. The high balls range from $80…
I’m posting a lot about terroir. Maybe because I’m in France at the moment, and there seems to be a near-religious reverence as to the actual geographical provenance of the wine. The other day I took a bottle of St. Emilion to the neighbours when I joined them for dinner and they were reverently nodding…Oui,…
We all seem to be goin gaga over pinot noir …for good reason. Check out this recommendation from FERMENTATIONS
From Dive Newswire: For the first time in over a decade, Aggressor Fleet, the world’s largest fleet of franchised live-aboard boats, is adding a new Caribbean destination –– Utila, Honduras. The all-new, 14-passenger Utila Aggressor dive yacht will operate from Utila Watersports beginning in November 2005. It caters to both divers and snorkelers who will be…
Here’s an approach to pairing food & wine…go for balance. If either the food or the wine are standing out above or ahead of the other, you may want to follow these guidelines. Via The Nassau Guardian
We’ve all heard about chilling white wine, but it seems that we also need to check out the ambient temperature before serving our reds. In the summer, reds may need to be chilled as well! Viacourant