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Red wines that chill

Wine News - Tue, 08/24/2010 - 12:15pm

Chilled red. It sounds like an oxymoron. Or something that would get your membership revoked at the club.

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U of M hosts 2nd annual cold climate wine contest

Wine News - Tue, 08/24/2010 - 8:06am

The St. Paul campus of the University of Minnesota is hosting the second annual International Cold Climate Wine Competition on Tuesday.

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Foster's on track to untangle beer and wine

Wine News - Tue, 08/24/2010 - 4:56am

Foster's Group Ltd , Australia's largest brewer, said on Tuesday the split of its beer and wine divisions was on track for next year, but was silent on growing takeover talk for its profitable $10 billion beer unit.

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Harvest comes early for local winegrowers

Wine News - Tue, 08/24/2010 - 1:51am

When it comes to growing wine in Virginia, "you hope for the best and prepare for the worst," says vineyard manager Fernando Franco .

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Lodi wine grapes aren't ripe for the picking

Wine News - Mon, 08/23/2010 - 10:47pm

The milder-than-normal summer could put the Lodi grape harvest on hold. Wine grape growers should be gearing up for a very busy harvest, but according to Mark Chandler with the Lodi Wine Grape Commission, because of the weather, the harvest might be delayed for up to three weeks.

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Seattle Wine focuses on customer servuce at its Bellevue location

Wine News - Mon, 08/23/2010 - 7:42pm

At Seattle Wine Co. in Bellevue, personal relationships are important, and names are remembered, even if it's a long stretch between visits.

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Alsatian White Wines, Which to Choose? Winemaker Anne-Laure Helfrich's Favorites

Wine News - Mon, 08/23/2010 - 5:37pm

If you're contemplating which specific Alsatian Riesling or Pinot Gris -- or screw it, Gewurztraminer -- to bring to LudoBites , or if like us, you simply think it's entirely too hot to even consider the word "buttery" and white wine in the same sentence , perhaps it's time for a few Alsatian wine insider tips.

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Children’s Day at Four Seasons

New York Times Dining & Wine - Mon, 08/23/2010 - 4:18pm
When the whole menu is free, if you're under 15.

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Case Study | Cloudy, With a Chance of Ginger

New York Times Dining & Wine - Mon, 08/23/2010 - 2:39pm
To worry about what rum goes into a dark 'n' stormy is to miss the point; the real game changer in this cocktail is the ginger beer.

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Bartlett Maine Estate Winery wins Badger Cup for second year

Wine News - Mon, 08/23/2010 - 1:28pm

Christy and Michael Greer of The Badger Cafe hold the coveted Badger Cup behind judges, from left, Jane Carr, Melissa McClure, Peg Laurita, Lani Temple, Jim Stiles and Sarah Greer.

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Food Photography: How to Plan a Food Shoot

New York Times Dining & Wine - Mon, 08/23/2010 - 12:43pm
Andrew Scrivani describes the steps he takes to prepare for a photo shoot.

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Some fake Australian wines.

Wine News - Mon, 08/23/2010 - 12:27pm

Emanuel Skorpos with a selection of Flinders Run wines alongside a counterfeit Chinese copy, on the right.

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Booze Clues on the end of summer pool parties around town, and a deal on wine at RIS

Wine News - Mon, 08/23/2010 - 12:27pm

We can't say we'll miss August. Celebrating the 90th anniversary of U.S. women winning the right to vote is awesome and all - and please, if one more headline talks about how they "were given" the vote, I'm going to have to write some letters - but it's been a miserable month.

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Silverton hills emerging as next focus for Oregon wine country

Wine News - Mon, 08/23/2010 - 10:23am

Maybe Oregon's pinot noir pioneers had it right after all, that the rolling hillsides near Silverton -- not Dundee -- were best suited to cradle the state's wine industry.

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Indonesian Corn Fritters

New York Times Dining & Wine - Mon, 08/23/2010 - 9:53am
A recipe perfect for the height of corn season.

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The Ticklish Topic of Typicity

Wine Enthusiast - Mon, 08/23/2010 - 9:00am
For such an elusive concept, how faithfully a wine represents its variety can certainly affect wine-making decisions.
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Celebrity architects take on French wines

Wine News - Mon, 08/23/2010 - 6:18am

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Sold: Two-bedroom home with wine-tasting room

Wine News - Mon, 08/23/2010 - 6:18am

Each room of this house has its own a oewow,a says listing agent Eileen Wylie. The two-bedroom, two-bathroom home has a vineyard-inspired wine-tasting room that hasA exposed brick walls and a a oewine barrela -inspired ceiling.

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what LI's hot summer means for winemakers

Wine News - Mon, 08/23/2010 - 4:13am

Peter Pugliese roams the sun-drenched rows of his family's Cutchogue vineyard with the subdued excitement of a man who knows good fortune can be fleeting.

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Winegrowers focus on ``rebalancing and recovery''

Wine News - Mon, 08/23/2010 - 12:03am

Falling profitability is the most significant challenge currently facing grape-growers and wineries, says New Zealand Winegrowers chairman Stuart Smith.

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