The Paso Robles Festival
It seems they had a lot of fun this year at the growing Paso Robles Festival.
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Mummy Dearest: King Tut & The Golden Age of The Pharoahs
If you missed the US King Tut exhibit in 1990, here’s the greatest news about him in 3,000 years… It’s back and begins a six-month run from June 16 –…
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And What Do Wine Experts READ?
So every expert needs to learn their expertise somewhere. Either you are born and raised in a winery or your dad is a sommelier, or you go the more traditional…
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Know Thy Cheese
A wine and cheese party is a good occasion to be lazy and look like a glamorous host/ess at the same time. You need a little imagination and some cash…
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Taking Wine & Beef Pairing to The Next Level
Some people are really particular about picking the wine that goes well with the menu. Wine and food pairing is a sophisticated art form, a far cry from just sitting…
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Lose £10 In Your Sleep: EasyHotel To Open in the UK
Last Christmas, I paid £150 per night at an upscale London hotel. But now, you can pay just £10 through EasyGroup’s first bargain-priced EasyHotel locale, which will open on August…
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How to Spot a Snob.
I posted earlier about wine geeks and the hyper-jargon they use to describe wines. Some people find snobs irritating. I actually find them to be a source of great entertainment….
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“Parle Vous Englais” In Paris: “Go Go” Magazine
Crazed by French irregular adverbs and male/female pronouns for people and things? Pick up “Go Go” Magazine, a new, free, English-language monthly magazine. It writes about art, food, culture and…
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This Bacteria You Will Like…
Can you believe that after centuries of making bubbly we are still finding out about the mysterious process that lies within the bottle during fermentation? It seems that we owe…